Here’s the Las Olas Apartments just north of Downtown Fort Lauderdale. The structure style is an odd combination. Love how the sign reflects the structure style.The fencing around the pool area is unfortunate. The website has no historical information about[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Archive for Swampy’s Florida Travels
Swampy’s Travels: Along the Silver River…
A short set of photos I took last week of the Silver River by Silver Springs This is where the Jungle Cruise launch was. Also known as the Sea Hunt TV series set was. As i took photos a guy[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Dubsdread Golf Course opened in 1924 in College Park in Orlando. Here are some photos at this pits top on the way to Pinellas County.
Here’s Swampy visiting Montverde in Lake County. He’s at the prestigious private school, the Monverde Academy.
Swampy stops in Christmas in eastern Orange County to feature Fort Christmas Baptist Church at 23600 E. Colonial Drive. Don’t know when the church was built. Pastor Ken Mann tells me the church was built in 1946. The building below[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
The most celebrated German restaurant in Central Florida is Hollerbach’s Willow Tree Cafe in Sanford. This place is normally thoroughly packed to the Germanic rafters, but this afternoon stop found this must-stop much quieter and a much relaxing experience. At[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Here’s Swampy at the Orlando Remembered display on he first floor of the Orange County Courthouse in Orlando. The display includes items and history of the area the current courthouse. The painting in the back of the area circa 1950[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
A bit of public art sits upon a concrete post along Tampa Bay in Downtown Tampa.
Swampy celebrates the 101st birthday of Alessi Bakery in Tampa! Some great items at 1912 prices! Through today only! You can find them at 2909 West Cypress Street.
This church at Peactree St and Massachusetts Avenue in Lakeland has list some stained glass but is still in full use. There is no cornerstone to be found and parish nerd I spoke with don’t know of the structure’s origins.Can’t[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Swampy stops at Memorial Gardens in Ormond Beach and poses here with the1885 Emmons Cottage. It was donated and moved to the park in 1998. The Emmons were a pioneer family in this part of northern Volusia County. The structure[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…