“It’s great to be in Delray Beach, Fla.” postcard was sent from West Palm Beach, March 12th, 1955. S. Wilchmann sent the card to Mr. & Mrs. Carl Vancelord in Pluckemin, New Jersey. The writer writes that it has been[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Archive for Florida Paperwork
Swampy’s #Florida Postcards: Weeki Wachee Parrot Bicycle Route, 1970s.
Part of the bird show at Weeki Wachee back in the 1970s. The bird show was shutdown after the State of Florida took over in 2008. There is still lots to see at Weeki Wachee Springs State Park. Plan a[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Swampy’s #Florida Postcards: Downtown Orlando, 1949.
This is a popular spot for postcard settings. There are a number taken from this spot looking north on North Orange Avenue from Church Street. That’s Woolworth on the right corner. To the left is the First National Bank of[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Swampy’s #Florida Postcards – The Tomoka River
Here’s a card of the Upper Tomoka River in Volusia County. There’s no date on the back, but I would suspect the 1920s. Notice the canoe and the occupants on the middle left side. This postcard is part of the[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Swampy’s Florida Postcards: Silver Springs Aerial, 1970s.
This postcard is part of the Swampy’s Florida collection. . . . . #Florida #Postcards #Postcards #FloridaBusiness #Business #SilverSprings #SilverSpringsFlorida #Hsitory #FloridaHistory
This view from around 1967 is mostly unrecognizable from the immense concrete skyscrapers that litter the area today. This was back in the latter decades of a prosperous Downtown. Burdines was still there and many businesses were all around to[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
This postcard is of Central Avenue in St. Petersburg around 1958. This postcard was mailed October 17th, 1958 from St. Petersburg to Mr. & Mrs. Dillon, New Haven, Connecticut. This, as with most all seen in this website, are part[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Swampy’s Florida Postcards: Hotel Floridan, Jacksonville, 1949.
Here’s the Hotel Floridan that used to stand on the corner of Forsyth Street and Clay Street in Downtown Jacksonville. The back of the postcard advertises that the building is 100% fireproof, Beauty-rest matresses, coffee shop, cocktail lounge, beauty salon[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Swampy’s #Florida Postcard Thursday: Porpoise fun at the Gulfarium, Fort Walton Beach.
This postcard isn’t postmarked, but this scene is still repeated today at the Gulfarium in Fort Walton Beach. Today the place has a new name, Gulfarium Marine Adventure Park. Click here to learn more and plan a trip to the[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Swampy’s Florida Tuesday Ads: Rainbow Springs brochure, front.
Here’s a brochure for Rainbow Springs in Marion County, before it became a state park. This brochure is part of the Swampy’s Florida collection.
Swampy’s Florida Postcards: Lake Cherokee, Orlando, 1921
This Orlando Lake Cherokee postcard is from a postcard pack mailed April 1st, 1921 to Mrs. Frank Hatch, 70 West Wooster Street, Danbury, Connecticut. This postcard is part of the Swampy’s Florida collection. . . . . . . #Postcards[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Swampy’s Florida Tuesday Ads: Howard Johnson’s, Pompano Beach, 1981.
Here’s a brochure for the former Howard Johnson’s that used to stand in Pompano Beach at the corner of Atlantic Blvd. and Pompano Beach Blvd. The rate card that is with the brochure is dated 1981. The building is gone[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…