Here’s an interesting postcard of Tropical Park that was once in Miami. The card is not postmarked, so I don’t know when this was printed. I’d guess either in the ’30s or ’40s. A few things that makes this interesting[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
This is a view from about midway on the Mile, looking east towards Douglas Boulevard. The structures are mostly still there over 80 years later. Even parking is as shown. The “Air Conditioned” pharmacy in the bottom left corner was[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
This area sure looks different today. Bunch of hotels to the left of this image now. Also the public doesn’t have the free and fun access that was one along this boardwalk area. This is back when this was a[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
This postcard was mailed February of 1941 to Mr & Mrs James Young in Polo, Illinois, from Jim and Ruth Lang. This postcard is part of the Swampy’s Florida collection……………#Postcard #FlordiaPostcard #Floridana #Lakeland #LakelandFlorida #Boat #Sailing #Sailboat #Collectibles #Sailing #Boats[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Here’s Downtown Ocala in the 1940s. The stores have changed, but the structures are almost just as they were then. Click here to make plans to visit Downtown Ocala: https://www.ocalamarion.com/ In the background you can see the Marion Theatre. The[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
On the back of the card is stamped: ‘Courtesy of the Tampa Information Bureau of the Tampa [Fla.] Board of Trade”. This postcard is part of the Swampy’s Florida collection. . . . . . . . . . .[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Here’s an interesting view of the Rollins College campus mailed January 4th, 1943. There are a lot less trees today and the roadway is far more narrow. Knowles Memorial Chapel and the walk way to the Edyth Bush Theater can[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
This unmailed postcard is a bit stuffed with place names and a list of bridges slapped on top of the map image. It does have a nice listing of the many, many points along the Keys, if you can read[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Sulphur Springs was quite a place 90 years ago. In 1953 the area was incorporated by the City of Tampa and what you see above soon vanished. This postcard, postmarked 1943, shows just part of the fun that was a[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
This unmailed postcard appears to be from the 1940s-50s. This stretch of buildings still exists on Ulmerton Road, just west of Alternate 19. This postcard is part of the Swampy’s Florida collection……………….#Postcards #FloridaPostcards #Floridana #Collectables #Largo #FloridaBusiness
This postcard sure shows why decades of people came to Florida. Also why egrets have never stopped being in Florida! This postcard is part of the Swampy’s Florida collection. . . . . . . . . . . .[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…