Swampy’s #Florida Matches: Sam’s Style Shop, Pensacola
on December 30, 2015
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Swampy’s #Florida Matches: Orlando Air Force Base
on November 25, 2015
at 10:01 am
The Orlando Air Base eventually became the Orlando Naval Training Center in 1968. It later was shuttered and sold to developers to become a complex named Baldwin Park. A footnote here: Swampy’s handler, Rob, was born on the[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Swampy’s #Florida Matches: The Turtle Club, Clearwater
on November 11, 2015
at 10:00 am
The Turtle Club existed for many years in the same location as a multi-function club. Dance club, bar, pool, etc. Kind of like a Chuck E. Cheese for adults. Things went downhill as various police agencies found themselves camped out[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Swampy’s #Florida #Sunday Services: 1st Methodist Church, Fort Myers
on September 20, 2015
at 10:00 am
Here’s the First Methodist Church of Fort Myers depicted in this unmarked postcard. The church is still very active in Fort Myers. You can plan to visit a service by clicking here: http://fumcftmyers.org/
Greetings from Florida! This postcard shows a mosaic of pictures of 1968 from Cape Canaveral to Cypress Gardens. It was mailed April 12th, 1968 by Susan Seffers to Joanne Ferrara in Brightwater, new York. Susan writes the temperature is 88[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Swampy’s #Florida Postcards – Along the Caloosahatchee
on September 14, 2015
at 10:00 am
Postmarked 1913 this postcard from somewhere near Lee County ended up in Brawley, California. The note on back is a sister not happy that she’s going to have to stay where they are in Florida for “a few more years’.[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Who remembers ‘Horne’s Restaurant’? $1.50 Lunch Buffet! This advertisement is from the July 7th, 1967 edition of the Ocala Star-Banner.
Swampy’s #Florida Postcards: Bok Tower and a Bus! 1942.
on February 19, 2015
at 2:35 pm
An oddity of a postcard of Bok Gardens in Lake Wales. Anyone who knows Bok Tower knows there is no road in front of the pond by the tower. To properly place a bus in front of the tower it[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Swampy’s #Florida Ads from Today, 1982 – At the Diplomat in Hollywood – Shecky Greene & Marilyn McCoo! Last 3 nights!
on February 3, 2015
at 2:37 pm
This advertisement is from February 3rd, 1982 in the Miami News. Has anyone here seen a show at the Diplomat? Please leave any memories below!
Swampy’s #Florida Postcards: “A Charming Twosome at Miami’s Monkey Jungle”
on January 29, 2015
at 2:29 pm
Here’s a postcard of “A Charming Twosome at Miami’s Monkey Jungle“. I seem to recall reading somewhere that this woman was identified. Can’t recall where or what I read. If you know, please let me know in a comment below.[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Swampy’s Postcards – A view of St. Petersburg & southern Pinellas County about a hundred years ago.
on December 13, 2014
at 2:16 am
Here’s a card from about a hundred years ago featuring Southern Pinellas County.
Here’s an interesting undated postcard. This is what The Florida Orchestra needs: Singing Alligators. It sure would fill some seats!