Besides golf and tennis, there was once access to horses at the Biltmore in Coral Gables. This photo was taken back when equine sports were more popular than swinging sticks at little balls. Ah! – But this is a polo[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Stars Hall of Fame wax museum featured about 200 figures from Fred Astaire to Roy Clark to Henry Winkler as ‘the Fonz’. Folks could get a photo with Frankenstein. There were also opportunities to meet major celebrities who would cast[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
That’s Sophie, the macaw, on the slide as director Rich Naegeli balances a couple other birds. The unmailed postcard invites visitors to the “admission-free Busch Gardens”. This postcard is part of the Swampy’s Florida collection……………..#Postcard #FloridaPostcard #Floridana #BuschGardens #Tampa #Parrot[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Water fun at the former ‘Floridaland’ that lived from 1964 until 1971 in Osprey, between Sarasota and Venice. The amusement park was the first in the state before Disney to draw in an assortment of themes to lure people. The[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
This undated postcard by those simian individuals at Monkey Jungle in Goulds, near Miami. Plan a trip to this fascinating location where the humans are caged and the monkeys run wild by clicking here: https://www.monkeyjungle.com This postcard is part of[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Though this postcard wasn’t mailed, there is a long message in the back that is very tough to read. Something about “looking over Lake Worth” and ending the winter in the area. There’s also something about going out and watching[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
This unmarked postcard shows a scene that could easily be repeated today: Feeding the many birds that thrive near and around Lake Eola in Orlando. This postcard is part of the Swampy’s Florida collection………….#FloridaPark #OrlandoPark #FloridaLake #FloridaBirds #Florida #Orlando #Aviary[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
This unmarked postcard is likely from around 1960 at a height of popularity. The back of the card tells us that the stones and statues were imported from Italy. Hand carved in Clearwater was the base of the fountain. The[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
It’s the ‘Florida Fruit Express” making it’s way through the orange groves. This postcard is postmarked December 5th, 1919. It was sent to Mrs. Thomas Matthews in Montgomery, Alabama. The handwriting is very difficult to make out by the sender.[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
This unmarked postcard has no more information about it’s location than the text within the image- ‘Lighthouse on the Florida Coast. This postcard is part of the Swampy’s Florida collection. . . . . . . . . . .[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
This is an actual advertising card for Tampa’s ’40th Street Drive-In’ back in 1954. This was back when a news reel and cartoon was part of the show. Thus noted at the bottom. The theater opened in 1953. The location lasted[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Warm Mineral Springs opened as a spa to the public around the time this postcard was sent in 1964. People from all over the world came who wished to heal in it’s waters of a constant 87 degree. Unfortunately, in[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…