Remember when the stirrer at bars were interesting? Here’s one from the old Tahitian Bar at the old Castaways resort that used to be on Collins Avenue in Miami Beach. It was on a small part of an inlet there.[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
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Swampy’s Collectibles: Parrot Jungle
Above is a banner from around 1955 of Parrot Jungle. There’s a lot of history to Parrot Jungle. Not the least of which is that it is no longer Parrot Jungle. After opening in 1936, the attraction that featured so[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
This card is postmarked from 1944. As much as I’ve learned of Zissen’s over the years, it was quite the watering hole in the Miami area. It claimed to have a longer bar than any other in 44 states. Celebrities[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Here’s the first of a new weekly feature, Postcard Wednesdays. This postcard is of the entrance to the world famous Silver Springs. There is no date on the card and would figure this to be from around 1960. I seem[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Swampy’s Florida Travel Tips: Billie’s Swamp Safari
Swampy visits Billie’s Swamp Safari near the Big Cypress Seminole Reservation. Click here for more information about this great park! Here’s the welcoming sign… There are Seminole chickees all over the park. Here’s one that has demonstrations of the traditional[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Swampy visits the Coral Gables Biltmore, one of the grandest of hotels, that can really be called a resort, in all of Florida. It is a site to be taken in in person. The 1926 building set off a commercial[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…