Here’s a postcard of Hillsborough River State Park that’s postmarked 1967 and sent to Westlake, Ohio by a Owen Richart. He writes something that’s hard to read about wind in Ocala and a trip to Juniper Springs.
It’s the Newberry Restaurant and Tourist Court. Phone: 2411.
This is a postcard post marked March 1907 of one of the structures on the Santa Lucia Plantation built in the 1880s. ‘Choco Chulee’ is the name of this building on the property that still exists today on State Road[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
It’s the Grahamville ready to take passengers across the Ocklwaha River. The community of Grahamville is now gone from signs and maps. The area is along the Ocklawaha River and Salt Springs Highway in Marion County northeast of Silver Springs.[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Here’s a postcard showing the Rainbow Queen which took folks out from the park itself out along the Rainbow River to see the natural sites. Rainbow Springs is the site this year for the Marion County Springs Festival that Swampy[…]↓ 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…
This postcard postmarked October 1906 shows again one of the magnificent structures that used to grace our great state. Unfortunately this structure is long gone from Ballast Point. In it’s place is a simple long pier and bait shop. This[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
It’s the Hotel Continental that once stood at the corner of Collins Avenue and 40th Street featured on this unmarked postcard.
This is the old Tarpon Zoo that was in Tarpon Springs. The background of the zoo can be found by clicking here.
This is a 1970’s postcard of Gatorland’s boardwalk trail in a swamp on the southside of the property. The boardwalk trail is still there today.