The Historic Derby Street Chapel is just south of the Historic Cocoa Village in Brevard County. The structure was built between 1919 and 1924 for the Seven Day Adventist Church. The building changed hands amongst a number of faiths over[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
This undated postcard does describe the location on the back – ‘Cleveland Street business section looking west, Clearwater, Florida’. By the cars, I’d say this is from around 1960. Obviously, by the lights and star, around Christmas time. Please post[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Cool Signs: ‘The Banyan Tree Motel’ on 4th Street in St. Petersburg.
At one time Sulphur Springs, now engulfed by the City of Tampa, was an individual community in the early years of the 20th century. Now the community is mostly residential. Though, there are still remnants of, what was a bustling[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Here’s an undated postcard of the Clearwater Federal Savings building in Largo. This is amongst the many, many, many independent banks now gobbled up by the international banking system. Just by seeing the current view of the building available using[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Here’s Main Street in Sarasota heading out to the water in 1888. From ‘The Story of Sarasota’ recently added to the Swampy library after
It’s the Orlando Arena after the implosion taken from a terrific vantage point of the nearby Zora Neale Huston Building by Swampy’s friend Linsey Klein. She’s also a photographer, but this was a casual shot she nabbed with her iPhone.[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Here’s a quadra-fold (or something like it) brochure for Ocean Terrace Apartments in Delray Beach. An address wasn’t added to the brochure, so I’m not sure if the apartments are still around. there is a huge condo complex there now[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Here’s an 1875 photo of Gainesville’s Downtown Courthouse Square from Pictorial History of Florida. My, how things can change in 137 years. 🙂
The Gulf Ranch is now gone and replaced by the Holiday Villas II, a condominium complex.
Here’s an ad for the La Frond Apartments in Indian Rocks Beach. There’s not an address on the brochure, so it’s harder to figure if the building is still there and as apartments. Please feel free to leave a comment[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Here’s a well cared for building in Clewiston, Saint Margaret Catholic Church. You have to look reeeeal close to find Swampy in this photo.