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Swampy’s #Florida Historic Photos: Bright Spot Service Station, Punta Gorda.

by on May 26, 2020 at 6:33 am
Posted In: Swampy's Florida History

Here’s the Bright Spot service station in Punta Gorda. The front wall of the building was assembled locally by the Punta Gorda Cement Products company using a concoction of palm roots and a secret binder. This photo is from ‘Our[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…

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Swampy’s #Florida Historic Photos: Sparks “Sea Monster” in Punta Gorda, 1937.

by on May 1, 2020 at 3:50 pm
Posted In: Swampy's Florida History

Bill Sparks found that tying a 500 pound jewfish to the front of his car, adding cow horns and painting spots on the fish garnered a ton of public attention to his tackle store in Punta Gorda in 1937. This[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…

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