Swampy’s Florida Tuesday Ads: A Guide to the Florida Upper Keys – Part 1.
It’s an upper Keys brochure that doesn’t have a date, but figure it’s around 1970.
It’s an upper Keys brochure that doesn’t have a date, but figure it’s around 1970.
I was speaking to a lady from New York (who is very proud of that location) at an event in Maitland this past weekend and we started speaking about old Florida. The very first location she started talking about were[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
The image depicts a mighty blustery day, much as we’ve experienced in our state in the past couple days. This postcard wasn’t mailed, but likely included in an package mailed. There is a note on the back from “Frank and[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Swampy also enjoys a macaroon! You can learn more about Macaroon Day by clicking here: https://foodimentary.com/2016/05/31/may-31-is-national-macaroon-day/ …..#cartoon #cartooning #Celebrate #Happy #Daily #Cartoon #dailyCartoon #Celebration #Macaroon #MacaroonDay #Florida Save
Comedienne Phyllis Diller, who died in August 2012, spent time in Florida, including performing her comedy act at the Fontainbleau, the Eden Roc and many other locations across the state. She was also in Cape Coral in 1964 to film[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Along U.S. 27 north of Palmdale in Glades County and south of Lake Placid in Highlands County is the community of Venus. That is where you will find the giant pineapple. This got propped up many decades ago to pitch[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
When the 1000th Burger Chef opened August 9th, 1969 in Treasure Island, south of Clearwater, the pirates came out in force to celebrate with burger, fries and shakes! Came across this image when Swampy’s Friend, Gar, sent a story about[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Have you been in a Studebaker? This ad is from the back of a Sarasota High School football program, October 1960. . . . . . . . . #Studebaker #Cars #Automobiles #Florida #Sarasota #SarasotaFlorida #Renault #Peugeot #MErcedesbenz
This is the hallway coming from the main lobby of The Breakers in 1996. This is from the book ‘The Breakers – A Century of Grand Traditions’ by Charles Lockwood. You can purchase one here: https://amzn.to/365xrNh . . . .[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Here’s an undated postcard for the now long gone and nearly forgotten Tropical Hobbyland tourist attraction that was in Miami. The Miccosukee Tribe of indians were mostly featured with the women posing in handmade & colorful costumes and the men[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Here’s the schedule for the former Orlando Drive-In that once graced South Orange Blossom Trail outside the city or Orlando. Here is what is – or is not – at the site today: View Larger Map
Here’s an interesting item from Swampy’s collection of Floridiana: A plastic cow creamer. It’s believed there are other versions of this from other states. Here’s the Florida one. These were sold at roadside tourist spots all over Florida and this[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…