Greetings from Indian Rocks Beach! This postcard was mailed May 8th, 1970. It was mailed from “Nana” to Mary Hooten in Fairfield, Connecticut. Apparently their Aunt Trudy lived in Indian Rocks Beach. Nana writes that they “take a walk in[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Here’s Pier #5 of the City Yacht Basin in Miami. This postcard is not postmarked, but it appears to be from around 1945. This area and the cityscape has entirely changed since this image. Please post any memories you have[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
This is from a Fort Lauderdale folding postcard pack that wasn’t mailed, but appears to be from the 1950s. This postcard packet is part of the Swampy’s Florida collection. . . . . #Florida #Postcards #Postcards #Attractions #FloridaAttractions #Miami #MiamiFlorida[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
This 1960s postcard demonstrates the Space Age wasn’t just for humans! The back of the postcard states this is “One of the Chimps in the Monkey Jungle’s hourly Chimp show”. This postcard packet is part of the Swampy’s Florida collection.[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Get your frog legs! at Sherrard’s Dixie Belle Inn, 12 miles south of Miami on U.S. 1. The back of the postcards states the inn is famous for “Southern fried chicken, barbecued spare ribs. two cocktail bars. Air conditioned. Fishermen[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
This is part of a Jacksonville postcard packet mailed November 28, 1916. to Mr.s Edna Boettcher in Buffalo, New York. This postcard packet is part of the Swampy’s Florida collection. . . . . #Florida #Postcards #Postcards #Attractions #FloridaAttractions #Jacksonville […]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
“Chute the Chute’ is the title of this postcard of St. Augustine’s Alligator Farm. The card is postmarked 1966. The Alligator Farm is still with us! You can learn more about the St. Augustine Alligator Farm and plan a trip[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
This postcard was sent to Larence Casazza in St. Vincents Hospital, Jacksonville, by Ralph Cooper of the ‘Sick Committee, K of C & BPOE 221’. The message is hope that Lawrence gets well soon. This postcard is part of the[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Here are the Garden Apartments that once was along US1 in Fort Lauderdale. “Perfect one room homes”. “Opposite the Chamber of Commerce”. The postcard is from Viola and sent from Hollywood, November 25th, 1952. The postcard was sent to Mrs.[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
“Fishing off Hontoon Island, near DeLand, Florida.” states the back of this postcard. Though the postcard was not mailed, there is a copyright of 1970 in a corner of the back of the postcard. Today this is part of Hontoon[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Here’s a postcard on ice! There’s no postmark on the back, but would have to be 1964 or not much after. It was in 1964 that the new Sheraton hotel opened along the Fort Lauderdale Beach. The hotel included the[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
“Dubsdread’s Tropical Winter Rendezvous” as the back of the postcard states of #Orlando‘s Dubsdread Golf Course. The postcard isn’t postmarked, but appears to be from around 1950.