Here’s Hyde Park in Tampa in 1913. Notice the street cars that used to roam all around Tampa. I believe I know where this photo was taken from and most of these homes are now gone. This photo is from[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
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Swampy’s Florida Ads: What’s playing at the 40th Street Drive-In in Tampa this week in 1954.
on November 28, 2023
at 6:00 am
This is an actual advertising card for Tampa’s ’40th Street Drive-In’ back in 1954. This was back when a news reel and cartoon was part of the show. Thus noted at the bottom. The theater opened in 1953. The location lasted[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Swampy’s #Florida Postcards: Dipper Dan, around Florida.
on August 22, 2022
at 6:00 am
This postcard from the 1970s is one of the few ice cream shop franchises that once existed in Florida. Dipper Dan had spots in Winter Park, Lakeland, Tampa, etc. I believe the one that lasted the longest was in Lakeland[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Swampy’s #Florida Historic Photos: The Palace Soda Fountain Shop, early ’20s, Tampa.
on January 28, 2022
at 6:00 am
This photo is from Floridians at Work: Yesterday and Today’ by Margaret G. Wilson, page 77. You can purchase a copy of the book by clicking here: https://amzn.to/3g6a8Vy This book is part of the Swampy’s Florida library.
Swampy’s Florida Ads: Adams’ City Hatters in Tampa.
on January 26, 2022
at 6:35 am
Put this in the rim of your hat and you’ll nab those sneak thieves every time! I originally posted this in 2012 and can’t recall how I acquired this small card. Sometime over the decades I nabbed for the Floridana[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Swampy’s Florida Tuesday Ads: Tampa Jai-alai Swizzle Stick
on October 5, 2021
at 6:00 am
Here’s a swizzle stick from the Swampy collection from the old Tampa Jai-alai, which shuttered on June 29th, 1998. This swizzle stick is part of the Swampy’s Florida collection. . . . #Flordia #Sports #FloridaSports #JaiAlai #FlordiaJaialai #Tampa #TampaFlorida[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
It’s 1898 and the trolley has pulled up to the El Pasaje Hotel and Restaurant in Ybor City. It wasn’t as easy to get around as you might notice with the road surface. Horse power was still the major transportation[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
The Elk Barber Shop in Tampa, 1930s. This photo is from ‘Tampa the Treasure City’ by Anthony Pizzo.You can purchase a copy by clicking here or below.https://amzn.to/34ug7fx This book is in the Swampy’s Florida library….#Barber #Hair #Tampa #FloridaLife #FloridaHistory #History[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
A thirsty horse gets a drink on Madison Street in Downtown Tampa, 1912. This photo is from ‘TAMPA: Yesterday, Today & Tomorrow ‘ by Bane Michael and Mary Ellen Moore.You can purchase a copy by clicking here or below.:https://amzn.to/3gKxTAk This[…]↓ 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
Swampy’s #Florida Postcards: Sulpher Springs Slide, Tampa.
on November 12, 2019
at 7:38 am
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.
on October 18, 2018
at 6:28 pm
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…