This station in Stuart was built in 1933 after a fire destroyed the station previous to this one. In 1966 this one was demolished after passenger service stopped to Stuart. This photo is from ‘History of Martin County’ by Janet[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
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This postcard was mailed August 18th, 1910 from Punta Gorda to a Mrs. Snyder in Vineland, New Jersey. This postcard is part of the Swampy’s Florida collection……………#Florida #Pineapples #Agriculture #FloridaAgriculture #Farm #FloridaFarm #FloridaBusiness #History #Floridahistory #Floridana #Floridalife #FloridaLifeStyle #Floridapeople #FlordiaRealEstate
Here’s a matchbook for Orlando radio station, WDBO (Way Down By Orlando). The station moved from the address shown above in the late 80s to a huge facility on John Young Parkway. WDBO is now an AM station playing sports[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Time for a good book about Florida and Swampy is well indulging! You can indulge, too! Nab a book off the shelf at your home, your local book store or library and log in a few pages or more this[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
A crowded steamboat, the Astatula, docked in Palatka in 1893. From ‘When Steamboats Reigned in Florida’ by, Swampy’s friend, the late Bob Bass.You can get your copy by clicking here.https://amzn.to/33bhal8 #Steamboat #Boat #FloridaSteamboat #FloridaBoat #Boating #FloridaBoating #FloridaLife #FloridaLifestyle #Travel #FloridaTravel[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Trilby makes the cake and then puts a pineapple on top. Then he turns it all upside down. Trilby’s future as a chef looks suspect.You can learn more about Pineapple Upside Down Cake Day here: https://cookingcontestcentral.com/national-pineapple-upside-down-cake-day/ .. . . .[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Here’s a tray depicted early and more recent images of Badcock Furniture Stores. Badcock is a Florida native, born in Mulberry, in south Polk County. Stores are spread all over the state and beyond. This year, 2024, Badcock is celebrating[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Argosy Motel, Miami Beach, 1960s. – Swampy’s Florida Postcard Monday.
This postcard isn’t postmarked but guess it is in the 1960s. Found a later one on Flickr that has taller trees and larger bushes out front of the entrance. Same exact angles of the images. The motel is gone and[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
A shot from the Lake Mary water tank of the ACLRR train depot. Photo from ‘Lake Mary’s Beginnings & the Roaring Twenties in Lake Mary & Sanford, Florida ‘ by Margaret Green. The book is out of print, but may[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
This postcard was mailed March 16th, 1912 from St. Cloud to a Mrs. George Burton of Boston, Massachusetts. The handwriting is so poor, that I can’t make out the message being sent. It’s being sent ‘with much love’ from someone[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Take out your drawing pad and pen and doodle a bird or two! Today is Draw a Picture of a Bird Day! How about drawing a Florida native. Like an egret, a spoonbill, a mockingbird, a bluejay, a pelican or[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
The Florida Special arrives along the Florida East Coast Railroad tracks into the Miami Station with “Miss Florida” being greeted by Mayor “Ev” Sewell in 1933. This photo is from ‘Miami Memoirs’ by John Sewell, an updated version by Arva[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…