Here’s the Bright Spot service station in Punta Gorda. The front wall of the building was assembled locally by the Punta Gorda Cement Products company using a concoction of palm roots and a secret binder. This photo is from ‘Our[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Bill Sparks found that tying a 500 pound jewfish to the front of his car, adding cow horns and painting spots on the fish garnered a ton of public attention to his tackle store in Punta Gorda in 1937. This[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
The docks were a popular place for business and travel in Punta Gorda. Here is one of the railroad docks in the early 1900s. To the left are fish warehouses. Watch for an upcoming Swampy’s Florida cartoon about Punta Gorda.[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
“Put your “duds” in our “suds”” might have become a TV commercial jingle today. In 1916 it was ink on paper. The steam laundry of yesterday was mostly replaced with the dry cleaners today. Most just use the home based[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…