This postcard of Clearwater Beach was mailed December 31, 1959 by Ada to Paul Fummer in Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania. Ada writes that she saw strawberries, cane sugar, cattle and “nice black soil”. This postcard is part of the Swampy’s Florida collection.[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Here is the infamous Daytona Beach pier before hurricane remodeling. The postcard is undated, but the car underneath would indicate around 1970. This postcard is part of the Swampy’s Florida collection. . . . . . . . . .[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Notice the horse and buggy on the beach. Would that be allowed today? 🙂 This is a postcard that was hand painted to add color. With no postmark, would have to date this in the early 1900s. This postcard is[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
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…
Bathing in Daytona Beach, 1930s. – Swampy’s Florida Postcards. Folks getting soaked in Volusia County. Their cars, too! The back of this unmarked postcard states- “One may drive for 23 miles along this strip of sand which at low tide[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Here’s an odd place for a police line up…oh…wait..appears these are members of the Indian Rocks Beach Chamber of Commerce. This photo is from ‘Indian Rocks – As It Was’ by the Indian Rocks Beach Historical Society. You can purchase[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Here’s a matchbook for the Seacomber and Surfcomber in Miami Beach. Seems to be from the 1940s. Both have been combined as the Surfcomber at 1717 Collins Avenue, Miami Beach. Click here to learn more or plan a visit or[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Swampy finds an early version of a barber chair at the Riverview Hotel in New Smyrna Beach. Click here to learn more and plan your own visit to the Riverview Hotel.
Swampy jumped into the ‘Hands Across the Sand’ in Cocoa Beach on Saturday, June 26th, for one reason: Tourism is more important than endangering our economy and, moreover, the public safety of Florida’s citizens. There sure were a lot of[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…