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Swampy’s Florida Postcards: Looks Like Spring Break 1975 in Fort Lauderdale!

by on October 3, 2022 at 6:00 am
Posted In: Florida Hotels, Florida Paperwork, Florida Postcards, Swampy's Collectibles

Somebody named Betty mailed this to Missouri in 1975 informing Ed not to be worried about the “lite bill”, she’ll take care of it when she gets home. In the meantime, it looks like she was enjoying Fort Lauderdale Beach[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…

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Swampy’s Florida Postcards : Bahia Mar, Fort Lauderdale. Home of Travis McGee.

by on August 29, 2022 at 6:00 am
Posted In: Florida Books, Florida Postcards, Swampy's Collectibles

This undated postcard shows the Bahia Mar Yacht basin, the home of the famed Travis McGee. He lived at slip F-18 on the Busted Flush. John D. MacDonald created the hero of McGee and wrote 21 novels to tell his[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…

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Swampy’s Historic Photos: A Fashion pose during 1947 Hurricane in Fort Lauderdale.

by on August 26, 2012 at 12:55 pm
Posted In: Swampy's Florida History

It’s a hurricane fashion pose after a hurricane in Fort Lauderdale in 1947. Photo is from ‘Florida’s Hurricane History’ by Jay Barnes. You can purchase a copy of the book yourself by clicking here or below.

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