This mastodon sculpture was a tourist stop while traveling from Cypress Gardens and Bok Tower in the 1960s. The Phosphate Valley Exposition opened 30 miles east of Bartow on 130 acres of reclaimed phosphate lands. The sculpture was to be[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
This undated postcard gives no more information as to where this is in our state. If you know where this building is or if this is your house, let us know below in the comments section. This postcard is part[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Found this amongst the cartoons on the comics pages of the Sarasota Journal: Alvin & Bert. This used to be a common sight in the comics section a long time ago. Kept many a cartoonist busy across the U.S. These[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
This advertisement is an the kindling to the Florida Boom that would turn into a wildfire of real estate speculations and scams across the state a few years after 1915. During that time there was an effort to especially get[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
$15 for a lot! and they “Invite Investigation”! “Hamilton Heights is only 11 days old and over 600 lots have been sold. This is positive proof that it is an exceptional buy.” How easily people with money were conned into[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Here’s an undated postcard of the former Cape Coral Gardens. The attraction was built with the intent of getting people to visit and then consider buying a home nearby in the development (Golden Gate Estates) owned by the fellows who[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Here’s an ad from a St. Petersburg Apartment guide that is undated but appears to be from the 1940s. One interesting bit here is that there is no actual physical street address given for the building. For many people in[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…