Posts Tagged Rob Smith JR
Swampy’s Travels: Marshall Hampton Reserve, near Lakeland.
Swampy visited Polk County’s newest park last weekend, Marshall Hampton Reserve along Lake Hancock near Lakeland and the Circle B Bar Reserve. Riding the newly built trails Bob and Lee Julius encounter the elusive Swampy. Bob’s very happy to have[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Swampy’s Matches: Berney’s Restaurant, Jacksonville
Swampy’s Tuesday’s Ads: Fort Lauderdale
Here’s a brochure of Fort Lauderdale with a artistic cover. The idea of this sounds good, but after the brochure is folded, the artist and canvas idea gets a bit lost. This brochure opens up further with more illustrated vignettes[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Swampy’s Postcard Wednesday: Cape Coral Gardens, Cape Coral.
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…
Swampy’s Tuesday’s Ads: Thomas A. Edison Home, Fort Myers.
Here’s an early brochure for the Edison Home in Fort Myers. Click here to plan a trip to see the Edison House yourself!
Swampy’s Travels: Finds the entrance of the Upper Hillsborough park land in Pasco County.
Swampy found the main entrance to the Upper Hillsborough tract just east of Zephyrhills in Pasco County on County Road 54. Click here to learn more of all you can do on this tract of the Southwest Florida Management District.[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Swampy’s Matches: Eat at Jenks, Hotel Andrew Jackson, Jacksonville
I know the Hotel Andrew Jackson is no longer with us, but not sure if the building is gone, too. Eat at Jenks was part of the hotel. W.T. Grant department store was also part of the building. Please add[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Swampy’s Tuesday’s Ads: Miami’s Musa Isle
Swampy’s Matches: Flamingo Court, Orlando.
This matchbook is for the Flamingo Court Motel. It once stood right beside the Orlando Motor Lodge, the matchbook of which was featured last week. Both hotels were demolished to have another medical office building built in the area.
Swampy’s Tuesday’s Ads: King Arthur’s Inn in Tampa
This brochure of the King Arthur Inn, that was in Tampa, actually has a fold out cover. After you open the flaps in the front you see the interior below. Below that is the flip side. The hotel is now[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Swampy’s Matches: Orlando Motor Lodge
Next week is a matchbook from the hotel right next door to the Motor Lodge. Next door to the hotel was the White Turkey Restaurant owned by Champ Williams. This was also the hotel with the tall diving board that[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…