Here’s a part of the Swampy collection that was added when it was mailed in 1977 – this J.M. Fields Super May Sale book. I received it due to the nearby J.M. Fields in Winter Park. In the early[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
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I nabbed this off the website mentioned below and don’t know when this sign came down or if someone even kept it. There were signs like this all over Florida with just the insertion of a different location into where[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
A lot of national and international businesses got their start in Florida. Chico’s is one of those. Back in 1983 the first store, above, opened on Sanibel Island selling gifts and island clothing. That original store is still open amongst[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
It’s Toys ‘R Us in Ocala at 7:30 pm Thanksgiving night. The parking lot full and people parking everywhere else. The building itself is set back almost a block back from the sidewalk full of people. Closer examination found that[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Here’s a familiar site to long time Floridians! Publix, Woolworth, appliance store, etc. This photo is from Swampy’s friend Tim Hollis’s book, ‘Selling the Sunshine State’. You can buy one by clicking here or below.
Swampy’s Tuesday Ads: Pompano Square Mall, 1976.
on April 5, 2012
at 6:00 am
Some very familiar names to Floridians that grace this 1976 ad for Pompano Square Mall.
Swampy’s Postcard Wednesday: Lakeland – Southgate Shopping Center
on May 18, 2011
at 1:23 am
See the arch? It’s still there in Lakeland on Florida Avenue! So is the Publix and the Hardware store. The rest of the stores are gone. This card is from around 1970. Interesting that the lineup of stores of W.T.[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…