It’s Six Gun Territory! A perfect action shot of the show that once graced the property that was Six Gun Territory in Ocala. Opening in 1963 it combined with Silver Springs to pour hundreds of thousands of tourists into Marion[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Not surprising to find an ad from 1962 focusing on space travel. But Silver Springs? This ad is from an Orlando – Winter Park Attraction Guide from 1962. This guide is in the Swampy’s Florida collection. If you have any[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
This was once a very popular fried chicken spot according to locals in Ocala. The Ocala Center shopping center sits in the location now. If you have any memories of ‘The Golden Drumstick’, please leave some in the comment area.[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
A postcard with the image of a 1937 Mercedes-Benz 540-K with “huge eight cylinder supercharged engine”. According to the back of the postcard, the King of Afghanistan bought this in 1937 for $40,000. It was at one time part of[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
This was the First United Methodist Church in Ocala and was built in 1850. It was replaced in 1889. The church was built at the corner of 1st Street and Fort King Avenue. Here’s what that area looks like today.: […]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Get your film developed and get a flower! Here’s an offer we won’t see again. The offer is from Cameo Photo Supplies that opened back in 1942 in Ocala. The store helped supply the professional photographer to the child with[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Another part of the Swampy’s Florida Floridana collection. This is an advertising card for the long gone and well missed Six Gun Territory in Ocala.
Below is what inside the matchbook – Below is the full matchbook –
Here are two sides of a 1960 Silver Springs brochure.
Here’s a Silver Springs banner that would hang on the walls of tourists home from a visit to Silver Springs,
It’s been over a month since the Marion Theater reopened in all it’s glory. It’s one of a handful of grand dames of the early theatre set in Florida to be showing first run films. The theater originally opened with[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…