This is the First Methodist Church of Lakeland as it was for a few decades. Recently massive construction is producing a whole new structure on the property. The postcard is not postmarked. Reading the history of the church on their[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
This Lake Worth train station stood for years in Downtown Lake Worth before being demolished. This photo is from ‘Lake Worth: Jewel of the Gold Coast’ by Jonathan Koontz https://amzn.to/3kiPdyV
Here’s a postcard of the Presbyterian Church in Eustis. This postcard was mailed June 11th, 1924 to Mrs. M.L. Nicholson of Bradford, Pennsylvania. Apparently the person mailing, M.E.B., was living in Fruitland Park. Click here to learn more and plan[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
The congregation formed the church in 1866. The building above was built in 1923 and was used until the church moved in 2005 and became Calvary Church. You can learn more about the church, it’s new location and more by[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
This is St. James Catholic Cathedral in Orlando that is still standing in the same spot and looks nearly identical now as it did in the postcard above. Click here to learn more and to plan a visit to the[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
As mentioned on the back of the postcard, the church started in a wooden building in 1859. The back of the postcard has quite a bit of history. A series of other structures led to this sanctuary built in 1925.[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Here’s a 1944 postmarked postcard of the historic bandshell that still proudly stands along the beach in Daytona Beach. The postcard was sent to a Mr. Otto F. Werner in Syracuse, N.Y. What looks like, Alla and Dorothy honestly write[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
First Baptist Church of Auburndale, in Polk County, celebrates 100 years during September!!! Here is the church’s history:https://www.fbcauburndale.com/church-history/ When i took this photo in 2013, i looked all around the building for a foundation stone or marker to determine the structure’s[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
After three years of congregating in other locations, the first All Saints Church in Winter Park opened it’s doors in 1886, a year before the City of Winter Park incorporated. The photo above is of the church in 1940. By[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
This was the First United Methodist Church in Ocala and was built in 1850. It was replaced in 1889. The church was built at the corner of 1st Street and Fort King Avenue. Here’s what that area looks like today.: […]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
The Roman Catholic St. Marys of the Nativity was built by a fellow from Philadelphia who was very active for a short time building up areas in Orange County. The fellow, James Wilcox, built this church as the first built[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
St Peters Episcopal Church was built in 1889 and still thrives today in Downtown St. Petersburg.. Click here to learn more or plan a visit. This photo is from ‘St. Petersburg and the Florida Dream, 1888-1950’ by Raymond Arsenault. You[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…