Posts Tagged Florida hotel
Without an actual address, it’s hard to know where this was. Below is what is at 89th Street and the beach today. The building on the right is too new. The one on the left may have been The[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Swampy’s Matchbook Wednesday: The LaBelle Motel, Labelle, 1960s.
The LaBelle Motel in LaBelle still stands today as it did in the 1960s when this matchbook was available. Though, I’d think it more “modern” these days. Below is the front and back of the matchbook. Below is what[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Swampy’s Matchbook Wednesday: Seacomber & Surfcomber, Miami Beach
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’s Tuesday Ads: Patrician Hotel, Miami Beach
The Patrician Hotel sits on Collins Avenue off 36th & 37th in Miami Beach. The address is 3621 Collins Avenue. Well, it was once The Patrician. Now it has the name, ‘All Season Condo/Hotel’ and is for sale. Here’s what[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Swampy’s Matchbook Wednesday: San Carlos Hotel, Pensacola.
Swampy’s Friend’s Photos: Today on the Wakulla River
Swampy’s friend Susan Green is at the Wakulla Springs Lodge and took this photo of the tour boat taking off into the river for one of it’s fantastic trips earlier today. She and her husband were fortunate to take the[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Swampy’s Matchbook Wednesday: The Catalina Inn, Orlando, @1970.
The Catalina Inn opened at 33rd Street and Interstate 4 connected to the Catalina Isles neighborhood that still sits between the hotel and Clear Lake behind it. Since it’s opening in the late 1960s the hotel has had many names.[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Swampy’s Tuesday Ads: The Caribbean, Miami Beach.
Swampy’s Postcard Saturday: Hotel Continental, Miami Beach.
It’s the Hotel Continental that once stood at the corner of Collins Avenue and 40th Street featured on this unmarked postcard.
Swampy travels all of Florida. Here he visits a location revealed at the end of the short video. Can you figure out where he is before the end of the video?
Here’s teh still surviving El Rancho Hotel Court, now more referred to as a motel. I seem to recall the sign being around in the early ’80s. Don’t know when the sign came down, but would guess it was during[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…