Here’s an unmarked postcard of Downtown Winter Haven in Polk County around 1960. This postcard is part of the Swampy’s Florida collection. . . . . . . . . . #Florida #WinterHaven #Postcards #FloridaPostcards #Collectibles
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Florida Festival in south Orange County, early 1980s. – Swampy’s Florida Postcards.
on October 17, 2022
at 6:00 am
This unmailed postcard was produced by the ‘Florida Festival’ folks themselves. ‘Florida Festival’ was an upscale bazaar like attraction that was across, owned and run by ‘Sea World’ that sat across the street. Tourists mostly went to this spot where[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
This was a part of a series of national postcards that quizzed the receiver. This is one of the Florida series. It’s unmarked, but these cards were out in the ’30s and ’40s and into the ’50s. This postcard is[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Swampy’s Florida Postcards: Greetings from Kennedy Space Center, Cape Canaveral, 1973.
on October 10, 2022
at 6:00 am
Here’s a 1973 postmarked postcard of the Kennedy Space Center! This postcards is part of the Swampy’s Florida Floridana collection. . . . . . . . . #Florida #CapeCanaveral #FloridaLife #FloridaLifeStyle #FloridaLiving #History #FloridaLiving #Space #FloridaAttractions #FloridaHistory
Stan’s Famous Steaks, Tampa. – Swampy’s Florida Postcards.
on October 6, 2022
at 6:00 am
Here’s Stan’s Famous Steak House that was on west Hillsborough Avenue in Tampa. On the back of the un-posted postcard there isn’t any other address information, so I’m not sure where this was. I’d have to guess this had to[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Swampy’s Florida Postcards: Looks Like Spring Break 1975 in Fort Lauderdale!
on October 3, 2022
at 6:00 am
Somebody named Betty mailed this to Missouri in 1975 informing Ed not to be worried about the “lite bill”, she’ll take care of it when she gets home. In the meantime, it looks like she was enjoying Fort Lauderdale Beach[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Here’s a 1952 postmarked postcard of the rest area in Pensacola at the bridge crossing to Pensacola Beach. The picnic structures were still there just a few years ago. Now the area is still there, but a vastly expanded area[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Swampy’s #Florida Postcard : Louis Pappas Restaurant, Tarpon Springs
on September 19, 2022
at 6:01 am
Here’s an undated postcard of the famous Louis Pappas Fresh Greek Restaurant. If you have memories of Pappas, please share them in the comments below! Known for it’s Greek fare it was legendary in Tarpon Years since 1925.[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Swampy’s #Florida Postcards: Southernaire Motel, Tallahassee, about 1960.
on September 15, 2022
at 6:00 am
Here’s an undated postcard of the Southernaire Motel in Tallahassee. The only address given on the back of the card is that it was on US90, 1 mile west of the State Capitol. Also “free television” and “private telephones”. Apparently[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Swampy’s Florida Postcards: Downtown Sarasota, 1960s.
on September 10, 2022
at 6:00 am
Here’s Downtown Sarasota in this undated postcard from around 1960. In the center, with a yellowish hue, is the Palmer First National Bank, which was started by Bertha Palmer who contributed much to Sarasota. Her estate is now a historic[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Swampy’s Florida Postcards: Caspar’s Alligator Jungle, St. Augustine!
on September 5, 2022
at 6:00 am
Here’s a postcard of the old Caspar’s Gator Jungle. I wish this postcard had two things: 1) a postmark 2) an address. I’ve seen much about Caspar’s over the years. I know I’ve read about it, but the memory is[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
This undated postcard shows the Bahia Mar Yacht basin, the home of the famed Travis McGee. He lived at slip F-18 on the Busted Flush. John D. MacDonald created the hero of McGee and wrote 21 novels to tell his[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…