This postcard wasn’t mailed, so it’s unclear when this postcard came about. Someone with a great understanding of Tampa history would know better. Please leave any thoughts below. This postcard is partof the Swampy’s Florida collection. #Tampa #FloridaEvent #Gasparilla #Collectible[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
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On the back of the card is stamped: ‘Courtesy of the Tampa Information Bureau of the Tampa [Fla.] Board of Trade”. This postcard is part of the Swampy’s Florida collection. . . . . . . . . . .[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
It’s the 1930s and bananas are being loaded for a trans-shipment. This photo is from ‘Florida – A Guide to the Southernmost State’. If you would like to purchase a copy of this book, click here or below. https://amzn.to/2Wn905z
A fine illustration of the Jacksonville Tampa and Key West Railway Depot at Seville from a copy of the 1880 ‘Florida! It’s Climate, Productions and Characteristics.’ You can purchase your own copy of ‘ Florida, Its Climate, Productions, and Characteristics’[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Swampy’s #Florida Postcards: Sulpher Springs Slide, Tampa.
This is back when Sulphur Springs was a tourist attraction. The Sulphur Springs area was the magnet for tourists back in the 1920s. There was a hotel, this slide, a movie theater, etc. It ended as the boom ended. This[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Swampy’s #Florida historic photos: The Davis Island Causeway toll booth, Tampa, 1934.
D.P. Davis developed the, at the time, exclusive Davis Island. This photo from 1934 if the toll booth to and from the island of homes and stores. (The photo spans two pages and I did erased a bit of the[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Today is the last day of the Big Box Toys”R”Us. As Toys R Us canvassed Florida urban areas, the local toy stores closed left and right. Swampy’s friend, Steve Voorhies reminded me of those stores. Here was a favorite of[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Here’s the Sanford & St. Petersburg Railroad, 1893. This photo is from ‘Tampa: Yesterday, Today & Tomorrow’. You can purchase one by clicking here or below. https://amzn.to/2Y3X7ks
Here’s a postcard that has no postmark. It’s labeled on the back: ‘View from wharf with skyline of Tampa, Florida in the background’. The skyline looks like the postcard might be from around 1980. What do you all think? […]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Here’s a postcard from the collection of what is still known as Port Tampa City. All of this developed because of the wealth of Henry B. Plant. He named the area Port Tampa City. The rail lines are also Plants[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Happy pigs in a blanket day! Just don’t try to eat this one! A new spot in Wesley Chapel in southern Pasco County is becoming famous for their pigs-in-a-blanket, Wolf’s Den. Click here to learn more and plan a trip:[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Missed that today is #BatmanDay. Here’s a home for any batman: The Temple Terrace Bat Tower. This used to sit along the Hillsborough River as an experiment of mosquito control. It was part of the original development of Temple Terrace[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…