This image seems to picked up a bit of a stormy day. Added a lot to image. The card doesn’t indicate where this was, but it’s unlikely this area looks like this today. This picture is part of a fold[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
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Here’s a unmarked postcard of the Marina Mar in Sarasota. The Marina Mar opened February 1st, 1965 and eventually became Marina Jacks. Mar means ‘Sea’ in the Spanish language. Marina Jack’s has added on beyond the marina with the[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Here’s a scene just north of Sanford that looks a bit like this today. The woods on the right are thicker and the road has changed, too. Something that has changed a lot are the woods seen in the background.[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
This 1951 postmarked postcard is of the former Solarium that once was one the east side of Lake Estelle in Orlando. Folks would swim and have a beach-like area to go to inland. I’ve heard many stories about the fun[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Swampy’s Florida Postcard : Holmes Beach Pete Reynard’s Yacht Club Restaurant, Holmes Beach, 1950s.
Pete Reynard’s Yacht Restaurant was part of a larger development described in a story from the Bradenton Herald: “According to a historical account compiled by the Manatee County Historical Society, town founder Jack Holmes built a supper club-style restaurant on[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Swampy’s Florida Postcard Thursday: Driftwood Hotel, Vero Beach.
And it’s still around! To learn more and visit the, now named, Driftwood Resort click here: http://www.verobeachdriftwood.com/ This postcard is part of the Swampy’s Florida collection. . . . . . . . . . . . #FLorida #ORlando #Florida[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Swampy’s Florida Postcards: Jumping around at Marineland, 1975.
Marineland has had a few different names over the decades. Marine Studios, as shown on the ramp, was one of those as the spot looked toward film opportunities. Today the location is known as Marineland Dolphin Adventure. Though there has[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Swampy’s Florida Postcards: Orlando Motor Lodge, 1967.
This postcard is marked 1967 and sent to Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Danforth in Bonita Springs, Florida. They write of visitors from New Smyna Beach and Miami to the place they just cleaned. They end with a note that the[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Swampy’s Florida Postcard: Orange Grove by Moonlight, 1955.
This postcard was mailed from Sebring in 1955 to George W. Hardy in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. It’s signed “Dad”, so it appears the postcard was mailed to his son, George. Apparently George’s mother had a bad headache and went to the[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Here’s a 1952 postmarked postcard sending greetings from Lake Wales. It was sent to Laurine with a last name I can’t read from Sterling, Illinois. This postcard is part of the Swampy’s Florida collection……………#Florida #Postcards #FloridaPostcards #Collectibles #History #FloridaHistory #FloridaLiving[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
This unmarked postcard is of the restaurant and pier at the beach in Flagler County. This postcard is part of the Swampy’s Florida collection. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . #Florida #Postcards[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Devil’s Millhopper, Gainesville, 1908. – Swampy’s Florida Postcards.
Here’s a 1908 postmarked postcard of the Devil’s Mill Hopper in Gainesville sent from Gainesville to a Mrs. R. Hildetch on Clark Street in Jacksonville. This postcard is part of the Swampy’s Florida collection. . . . . . .[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…