\ Cape Coral Gardens opened in 1964 and closed in 1970 and featured performances like this. Also included was a dancing waters show and, of course, the gardens.
This undated postcard must be from the 1920s or so. Wonder what became of those little children? (This postcard is part of the Swampy’s Florida collection.)
Here’s Wood Citrus Center, the classic look of a roadside stop in Florida for O.J. and gifts. There is no postmark on the back, but based on the car, I would guess the mid ’70s. Agave seafood and Mexican restaurant[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Here’s an undated postcard of Helena Run in Lake County. This area generally looks the same today. The run just south of Leesburg and connects Lake Harris and Lake Denam. This postcard is part of the Swampy’s Florida collection.
Here’s an interesting undated postcard. This is what The Florida Orchestra needs: Singing Alligators. It sure would fill some seats!
Postmarked 1913 this postcard from somewhere near Lee County ended up in Brawley, California. The note on back is a sister not happy that she’s going to have to stay where they are in Florida for “a few more years’.[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
It’s Ross Allen at Silver Springs near Ocala. Here’s what is written on the back of the card: This postcard appears to have been hand colored. There is no postmark on the back. =”570″ height=”364″ />
Looks from the flip side of this postcard that it was used as a vehicle to sell property. This postcard is part of the Swampy’s Florida collection.
Take me out to the ball game in Sarasota to the Spring Training site of the baseball team, the Boston Red Sox. There’s no date on the back of the card, but I would say this is from the 1940s.[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Lake Placid sure has changed a lot as has the area around the Lake Placid Tower. This postcard is from around it’s beginnings in 1961. Unfortunately there is no date or postmark on the back of the postcard. Currently the[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Here’s a postcard that has no postmark. It’s labeled on the back: ‘View from wharf with skyline of Tampa, Florida in the background’. The skyline looks like the postcard might be from around 1980. What do you all think? […]↓ Read the rest of this entry…