This image seems to picked up a bit of a stormy day. Added a lot to image. The card doesn’t indicate where this was, but it’s unlikely this area looks like this today. This picture is part of a fold[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
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This park has changed considerably over the years. This is still another park that’s lost it’s botanical flavor. This postcard has no date, so it is hard to figure when it is from. The style indicates the ’40s or ’50s.[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
This postcard of the old Municipal Swimming Pool in Lakeland. The postcard wasn’t mailed, though I’d guess this postcard is from around 1950. Don’t know much about this pool except that this pool isn’t the official pool anymore. The City[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Swampy’s Florida Postcards: DeLeon Springs
on March 14, 2024
at 5:59 am
Here’s a postcard of DeLeon Springs. This is from an unmailed postcards, but appears to be from the 1950s. The structures shown haven’t changed much. Do you have memories of time spent at DeLeon Springs – now- State Park? Click[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Swampy’s Florida Postcard: Horsing Around at the Biltmore Hotel in Coral Gables.
on March 11, 2024
at 6:00 am
Besides golf and tennis, there was once access to horses at the Biltmore in Coral Gables. This photo was taken back when equine sports were more popular than swinging sticks at little balls. Ah! – But this is a polo[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Swampy’s #Florida Postcard: Stars Hall of Fame, south Orange County, early ’80s.
on March 7, 2024
at 5:58 am
Stars Hall of Fame wax museum featured about 200 figures from Fred Astaire to Roy Clark to Henry Winkler as ‘the Fonz’. Folks could get a photo with Frankenstein. There were also opportunities to meet major celebrities who would cast[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Here’s a unmarked postcard of the Marina Mar in Sarasota. The Marina Mar opened February 1st, 1965 and eventually became Marina Jacks. Mar means ‘Sea’ in the Spanish language. Marina Jack’s has added on beyond the marina with the[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Swampy’s Florida Postcard: Parrots at Busch Gardens, 1960s.
on February 21, 2024
at 6:07 am
That’s Sophie, the macaw, on the slide as director Rich Naegeli balances a couple other birds. The unmailed postcard invites visitors to the “admission-free Busch Gardens”. This postcard is part of the Swampy’s Florida collection……………..#Postcard #FloridaPostcard #Floridana #BuschGardens #Tampa #Parrot[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Here’s a scene just north of Sanford that looks a bit like this today. The woods on the right are thicker and the road has changed, too. Something that has changed a lot are the woods seen in the background.[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Swampy’s Florida Postcard: Leaping Fun at Floridaland in Osprey.
on February 15, 2024
at 6:00 am
Water fun at the former ‘Floridaland’ that lived from 1964 until 1971 in Osprey, between Sarasota and Venice. The amusement park was the first in the state before Disney to draw in an assortment of themes to lure people. The[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Swampy’s Florida Postcards: Monkey Jungle Valentines!
on February 14, 2024
at 6:00 am
This undated postcard by those simian individuals at Monkey Jungle in Goulds, near Miami. Plan a trip to this fascinating location where the humans are caged and the monkeys run wild by clicking here: https://www.monkeyjungle.com This postcard is part of[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Swampy’s #Florida #Postcard: Everglades Club, Palm Beach, 1920s.
on January 14, 2024
at 6:25 am
Though this postcard wasn’t mailed, there is a long message in the back that is very tough to read. Something about “looking over Lake Worth” and ending the winter in the area. There’s also something about going out and watching[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…