The hotel is still around today! It had most recently been part of the Hyatt chain and is now part of the, what is called, Tavistock Hotel Collection. This group has greatly altered the hotel’s look and surroundings. You can[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Here’s The Yankee Clipper hotel that opened in 1956. The postcard must be pre-1966. There is no postmark on the postcard, but it was 1966 when Sheraton bought the hotel and added their name to the place. ow called B[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Here’s the Bretton Inn that was once in Ormond Beach. The postcard was mailed January 30th, 1914. The card was mailed to Mrs. Frank Sanborn in Franconia, New York. This postcard is part of the Swampy’s Florida collection. . .[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
This is certainly one of the most legendary motel/hotels in Central Florida. Still remembered today by the locals, it is still missed when nearly 50 years ago the set of motel tee pee rooms was demolished to make way for[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
This is certainly one of the most legendary motel/hotels in Central Florida. Still remembered today by the locals, it is still missed when nearly 50 years ago the set of motel tee pee rooms was demolished to make way for[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Here’s the Tampa Bay Hotel in Tampa in this postmarked 1911 postcard. The grand hotel built by Henry Plant is now the home of the University of Tampa and the Henry Plant Museum. The museum is not to be missed.[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
It’s 1886 and here’s the Coconut Grove Hotel in Lake Worth. It’s Lake Worth’s first resort hotel. The end came as Flagler and his railroad and his opulent Royal Poinciana Hotel was built nearby. It became more of an apartment[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
The six story Tarpon Inn opened in January 1914 and was considered one of the best hotels on the Florida west coast. The hotel was destroyed by fire March 24th, 1927. Just note: There is a Tarpon Inn now in[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
This is Miami Beach. To the left is the Algiers Hotel that st Between 25th and 26th street on Collins Avenue. The Algiers facade was designed, as many structures were in Miami Beach, by Morris Lapidus. The architect of the[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
This is a part of the Swampy’s Florida Floridana Collection.
Here’s The Patio Grill in The Roosevelt Hotel in downtown Jacksonville. The postcard was written on and with a stamp, but the postmark was made on the edge of the card. So no date of the card can be seen.[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…