Here’s the pier in Jacksonville Beach in 1998.This photo is by John F. Cooper for the coffee table book of Jacksonville, ‘Jacksonville – Reflections of Excellence’ byDeborah Gianoulis and Lawrence Smith. You can purchase a copy of ‘Jacksonville – Reflections[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
This is the Taylor High School girl’s basketball team in 1947. The book this is in claims this to be Taylor High School in Baker County, but I don’t believe there ever was a Taylor High School in Baker County.[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
This is the first wire photograph sent of a football game and the game was in 1935 in Miami at, what was then called, the ‘Orange Bowl Festival’. This photo is from ‘Fifty Years on the Fifty: The Orange Bowl[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
It’s still with us! Click here to plan a visit to the Daytona Beach Kennel Club. This is a part of the Swampy’s Florida collection!
The flip side of this unmarked postcard states the “$150,000 Florida Derby”. You can learn more about Gulfstream Park by clicking here.
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…
The Alamanda Motel in Sarasota has one of the last neon signs along that part of US 41. At one time motels lined US 41, most all with neon letters, musical signs, flamingos, etc. This is the last motel with[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Here’s a postcard postmarked Lake Worth, 1956. No specific location is mentioned on the postcard. On the back “Mom” writes that she is going to see “Mr. Kefauver” later in the day. Since it’s postmarked April of 1956 would indicate[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Take me out to the ball game in Sarasota to the Spring Training site of the baseball team, the Boston Red Sox. There’s no date on the back of the card, but I would say this is from the 1940s.[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
This card is from 1962 of the “New Daytona International Speeway”. The back of the card exclaims that the cost of the “finest track in the world” designed for speeds over 200 mph was over $3,000,000. Wow! Has this area[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Here’s a Season Guest Pass to the St. Petersburg Kennel Club from 1939. These many years later the name has changed to Derby Lane.