Here’s the Dania train station in 1916. This photo is from the book of the history of the Florida East Coast Railway, ‘Speedway to Sunshine’ by Seth Bramson. You can purchase one by clicking here or below.: https://amzn.to/2ROA6T3 This book is[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Archive for Florida Architecture
Swampy’s #Florida Postcards: Dipper Dan, around Florida.
This postcard from the 1970s is one of the few ice cream shop franchises that once existed in Florida. Dipper Dan had spots in Winter Park, Lakeland, Tampa, etc. I believe the one that lasted the longest was in Lakeland[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
The grand St. Petersburg Pier, 1960s. – Swampy’s Florida Postcards.
Here’s the infamous St. Petersburg pier built in 1926. The ’26 pier replaced a far more modest structure. This version was replaced in 1972 with the building there today. Look at all the people on the Pier! The card doesn’t[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Swampy’s Florida Tuesday Ads: Custom Dellinger Carpets, Miami – 1964
Here’s a creative ad from 1964 in the 34th edition of Florida Architecture. Best I can find, Custom Carpets is no more. However, Dellinger carpets and floors are still available all over Florida. This copy of Florida Architecture is part[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Swampy’s friend, Gloria Neiger Bushong posted her celebrating 60 years today since graduating Coral Gables Senior High School. Well, so happens Swampy’s Rob Smith’s mother graduated 2 years earlier. Digging into Rob’s yearbooks, here is a photo of the school[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
A wonderful experience to be had in our great state is a visit to The Bonnet House. The idea may sound odd visiting a “House”. There are so many of unique and intricate design statewide. This one is far[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
This photograph by the Burgert Brothers shows Franklin Street looking north with the Hillsborough County Courthouse to the right. The court house was built in 1892 for $60,000. . . . . . . . . #Florida #Tampa #FloridaHistory #History[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Swampy’s Florida Sunday Services: Prince of Peace Church, St Augustine.
The Prince of Peace and the giant cross are still a visible site to see in Saint Augustine.This is a postcard that is undated and rather hard to tell from this image. There is extensive new landscaping and other small[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Swampy’s Florida Postcards – Monument of States in Kissimmee, circa 1950.
Here’s a postcard from around 1950 of the Monument of States in Kissimmee, that is still there today along the shore of Lake Tohopekaliga. Charles Pettis conjured the idea of a statue of rocks of each state as a monument[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
The Duette School closed in February, 2016. There were many efforts to shut down the last remaining school house in Florida due to it’s non-conformity with the Common Core approach to organized schools. The school first opened in 1930 and[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Swampy’s Florida Travels: Giant Pineapple in Venus, Florida.
Along U.S. 27 north of Palmdale in Glades County and south of Lake Placid in Highlands County is the community of Venus. That is where you will find the giant pineapple. This got propped up many decades ago to pitch[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
This magnificent structure opened in 1913 as the Kibler Hotel at the corner of Kentucky Avenue and Lemon Street. Three years later the Kiblers flipped the hotel to Henry Carter, who named the hotel Thelma, after his daughter. The Hotel[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…