This is the St. Clair country school near what what would become Umatilla. St. Clair is a community in east Lake County. This photo is from ‘Through Schoolhouse Doors’.You can purchase a copy by clicking here:https://amzn.to/2MavvsM This book is part[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
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Yogi Bear Campground, Kissimmee, 1970s. – Swampy’s Florida Postcard.
Here’s a large, undated postcard for Yogi Bear’s Jellystone Camp-Resort on west US 192 in Kissimmee, just south of Disney World. This was one of two in the area. The other one was about five miles away on Turkey Lake[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
It’s 1906 and the railroad repair yard in Dunnellon, in western Marion County, is busy. Notice the steam coming from the locomotive and the people in the background to the right. I’d be curious to know how this photo was[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Comedienne Phyllis Diller, who died in August 2012, spent time in Florida, including performing her comedy act at the Fontainbleau, the Eden Roc and many other locations across the state. She was also in Cape Coral in 1964 to film[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Here’s a service at Penney Memorial Chapel in Penney Farms, near Jacksonville, in the 1920s. This photo is from ‘Parade of Memories – A History of Clay County, Florida’ by Arch Fredric Blakey. You can purchase a copy by clicking[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Swampy’s #Florida Postcard Thursday: Bok Tower, 1947.
This colorful Bok Tower postcard is a rare one with the flamingo featured with the carillon. This was mailed December 25th, 1947 from Mother to Mrs Howard Heteisimer in Milton, Indiana. Click here to go to my Bok Tower page[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Travelers and their dog make their way from St. Louis to Lake Worth in 1912. From ‘Lake Worth – Jewel of the Gold Coast’.You can purchase a copy by clicking here or below. https://amzn.to/35oHpoy
Swampy’s #Florida #Sunday Services: Union Congregational Church, #Tavares.
This is the Union Congregational Church in Tavares. It was built in 1888 after the congregation was organized in 1885. The land for the church was donated by the founder of Tavares, Major Alexander Abrams. Click here for the website[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
At the wheel of his delivery truck is B.B. Hawkins, the first distributor of Coca Cola in Fort Myers. Apparently he also sold Cherokee Ginger Ale. The child sitting beside him is his son, who took over after B.B.’s death. […]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Swampy along the arms of the stately oak that greats visitors to the Ridge Manor Trailhead of the Withlacoochee hiking trail! A hike from this point gets you about 1.2 miles later to the Withlacoochee River. The trail continues both[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
The Google folks did this, not I. Somehow it took a set of photos I took this past Saturday along Lake Mary Jane at Moss Park, south of Orlando, and strung them together to create this bit of animation. Pretty[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Swampy’s Florida Tuesday Ads: Souvenir of Circus World, Polk County, 1970s.
Here’s a glass tray once available in the attraction Circus World more than thirty years ago. The image is a replica of the ticket one would pay for to get into Circus World. This glass tray is part of the[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…