Warm Mineral Springs opened as a spa to the public around the time this postcard was sent in 1964. People from all over the world came who wished to heal in it’s waters of a constant 87 degree. Unfortunately, in[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Here’s the Dinky Line train in the Orlando rail yard around 1900. The train ran as part of the Orlando-Winter Park Railroad that started in 1889. The train ride was irregular and difficult and it wasn’t unusual for the train[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
It’s the early 1900s and the Ingham Dairy horse drawn cart makes it’s way through Pensacola delivering milk. This photo is from ‘Pensacola: Florida’s First Place City : A Pictorial History’ by Jesse Earle Bowden.You can purchase a copy[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
The turkey tells of fear of being dinner this coming week, so he was running around scaring everyone off. Swampy assures the frightened bird that he will be spared today in celebration of Humane Society Anniversary Day! It was today[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
This Baldwin engine was built in 1919 and, in the photograph, sits in Century, Florida, in 1960.Learn more about the engine and the photo by clicking here. It’s where I came across the photograph. Century, Florida, lines the Florida Alabama[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Here’s a card postmarked 1966 of the world famous Wolfie’s Restaurant that once welcomed thousands in Miami Beach.
This brochure for the Upper Keys (From the Card Sound curve to Long Key) has a nifty cover illustration and a pretty routine layout otherwise. Though fishing is far less popular than it was decades ago, there’s still plenty of[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
A bit of kindness to help two wary travelers across a tributary of the Peace River. You can learn more about World Kindness Day here: https://www.randomactsofkindness.org/the-kindness-blog/2961-make-kindness-the-norm . . . . . . . . . . . . #WorldKindnessDay #Kindness[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Here is The Empire Room of the old Hotel Roosevelt in Jacksonville. This dining area was once considered one of the best in the southeast. That unfortunately ended September 1st, 1926 when a fire at the hotel became the greatest[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Here’s Florida native “Fireball” Roberts making a turn in Ormond Beach. This is all pre-NASCAR and the races that moved inland and seen this evening. This photo is from ‘Daytona’ by Ed Hinton.You can purchase a copy of this[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
This unmarked post card is of the Sand Dollar Restaurant and Cocktail lounge in St. Petersburg. It had Florida’s only “Merry-Go-Round Lounge”. The back of the card states the location is on US 19 south of Central Plaza. That makes[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
This rounded corner postcard is of the Seaboard Air Line Railroad’s coach and pullman streamliner. The card is not postmarked, but I would guess around 1970. This postcard is part of the Swampy’s Florida collection………….#Florida #Trains #Transportation #RR #Railroad #FloridaTransportation[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…