Here’s one of two fire stations in Tavares (in Lake County): Fire Station No. 28. It used to be fire station No. 1 until about ten years ago when Tavares joined in with the rest of the county’s fire stations[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
This unmarked post card seems to be from around 1930. This postcard is part of the Swampy’s Florida collection. . . . . . . . . #Florida #JacksonvilleFlorida #Postcards #FloridaPostcards #Collectibles #Jacksonville #FloridaFun #History #FloridaHistory #FloridaLife #FloridaLifestyle #RealFlorida #PostOffice[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
As the days get hotter, ice cream becomes a must! One of the best Florida locations to pick up soft-serve ice cream is Powell’s Dairy Freeze in Starke, Bradford County! Powell’s is located here: 1212 N. Temple Avenue, Starke, 32091[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Swampy with Plant City’s Parksdale Farm’s outstanding strawberry cookies. You can purchase these yummy cookies by visiting their location in Plant City or ordering online. You can learn more by clicking here: https://parkesdale.com/
Swampy visits the World Smallest Police Station in Carabelle. The story of the police station can be found at the City of Carabelle’s website here: http://mycarrabelle.com/index.aspx?NID=62 Click here for finding Carabelle, Florida.
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…
From this past Saturday, Swampy and a stack of BIFF Burgers with their special sauce! You can plan a visit to BIFF Burger by visiting here: https://biffburger.net/ BIFF Burger address: 3939 49th St N, St. Petersburg, 33709
It was a very cold, windy Sunday afternoon in March of 2013 when Swampy stopped at 5 Points (Where 5 streets intersect) in Downtown Sarasota.This is looking west on Main Street.
Antique engine demonstrators were also at the Railroad Days in Callahan that we attended.These sort of engines were the early machines that charged our Florida agricultural industry. Thee best places to experience and even interact with all shapes and sizes[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
The six story Tarpon Inn opened in January 1914 and was considered one of the best hotels on the Florida west coast. The hotel was destroyed by fire March 24th, 1927. Just note: There is a Tarpon Inn now in[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
First Baptist Church of Auburndale, in Polk County, celebrates 100 years during September!!! Here is the church’s history:https://www.fbcauburndale.com/church-history/ When i took this photo in 2013, i looked all around the building for a foundation stone or marker to determine the structure’s[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Here’s Swampy out by The House of Refuge near Stuart. This is Hutchinson Island and the limestone rocky area you see the water splashing into is called Anastasia Formation. This is one of the best places to experience this geological[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…