This sports bar on south Dale Mabry has been a favorite in Tampa Bay since 1978. Known for their wings and burgers, they have a full menu and bar. The decor is pure sports, including this Press Box seating in[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Swampy Live: A stop in Tampa requires a stop at the Housewife Bake Shop. Besides great breads and pastries, did you know they make very tasty sandwiches, too? They have Cuban, ham & cheese, egg salad, etc. Swampy has a[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Here’s teh still surviving El Rancho Hotel Court, now more referred to as a motel. I seem to recall the sign being around in the early ’80s. Don’t know when the sign came down, but would guess it was during[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Saw this flat bed with a team of bulls on it. The flat bed was going south towards Tampa. Maybe even further south to Sarasota or Fort Myers or even Miami. I was curious where such a load was going.[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Swampy’s Florida Facebook friend, Johnny Phillips, asked about Curtis Hixon Hall in Tampa. I just had a photo of it I was going to post and now can’t find it. I still wanted to honor his request, so I went[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
From the Platt Street Bridge is a view of Downtown Tampa. Below the bridge is the Hillsborough River. Practically everything in view here is gone now. There is no date on this postcard, but guesstimating from the structures that this[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Above is the back cover of ‘Music’ magazine, Tampa Bay edition, published in May 1986. It’d be tough to pull off a radio promo like that these days. Below is the front cover with jazz artist chick Corea. In today’s[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Here’s the cover of a coloring book celebrating The First National Bank of Tampa, ‘The Tallest Building in Florida”. Below is the back cover. Below that are a couple inside pages. There is no date on the publication, but I’d[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
This brochure of the King Arthur Inn, that was in Tampa, actually has a fold out cover. After you open the flaps in the front you see the interior below. Below that is the flip side. The hotel is now[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Here’s a token for the ‘Tampa Transit Lines, Inc.’ I believe this was for the old streetcars that have been long gone. Below is the other side of the coin. This coin is part of the Swampy’s Florida collection.
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…
Swampy visits Zephyrhills and makes a stop on US 301 at ABC Pizza …. or is it? This location was an infamous, Pinellas County based, Biff Burger until the mid-70s when the whole chain fell through. Click here for the[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…