Here’s an postmarked postcard that is labeled on the back: ‘View from wharf with skyline of Tampa, Florida in the background’. There is a photo credit: Paul Hogan.
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This Weeki Wachee postcard postmarked 1966 is of Weeki Wachee without the mermaids! The famous underwater theater is the white structure in the background to the left. The beach area where the ladies are sitting is now Buccaneer Bay.
Here’s a postcard from around 1950 of the Monument of States in Kissimmee. This 50′ high statue was assembled in 1943 of contributions of various geological items from all 48 states at the time. Since then all 50 added to[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
This postcard is dated from 1955. The message on the back to someone in Largo, Florida, is about the misadventures of a couple and their car that keeps breaking down in Perry, Tallahassee, etc.
Here’s a card from about a hundred years ago featuring Southern Pinellas County.
Here’s a postcard, labeled ‘The Bathing Beach’, that was mailed in 1958. The message in the back is very hard to read. Something about a trip for a part of the family and that there are “just 3 of us[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Where, oh where might this be in our great state of Florida?
Where might this be in our great state of Florida? It was near the coast. But which one?
Send in your guesses where this location was. I believe it’s gone. Though I saw it so long, I may be imagining it’s still there. 🙂
This is an interesting view of a spot in Florida. Not seen one like until adding this postcard to the collection. Anybody know what and where this is in Florida?
Here’s a postcard from 1940 of the Naples Tourist Court on the Tamiami Trail. Naples in this area today couldn’t look more different. The back of the postcard proclaims each cabin to be “Modern, Gas Heated”. Also “Every Room with[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Postcard Wednesday – The Cypress Gardens Florida Pool
on September 29, 2010
at 5:32 am
Here’s a postcard of the Florida pool built by Dick Pope at his Cypress Gardens to entice films to be produced at the Winter Have site. He specifically was looking to lasso swimming champ and film star, Esther Williams, to[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…