The perfect Christmas gift are books about Florida. Introduce your family and friends to books to learn more about our great state! You can find the available Swampy’s Florida books, including ‘Alva’s Christmas Presents’ herehttps://amzn.to/3UEbwQX………..#Florida #FlordiaBooks #Books #Reading #NewBookMonth #Book[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Archive for Swampy’s Florida News
The Weeki Wachee Springs State Park Christmas ornament! Part of the Swampy’s Florida Christmas tree! Please visit the park soon and see the mermaids!Location: Weeki Wachee Spings State Park, 6131 Commercial Way, Spring Hill, 34606(By the way: Weeki Wachee Springs[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Swampy’s Postcard Saturday: Warm Mineral Springs, 1964.
Warm Mineral Springs opened as a spa to the public around the time this postcard was sent in 1964. People from all over the world came who wished to heal in it’s waters of a constant 87 degree. Unfortunately, in[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Here’s the Dinky Line train in the Orlando rail yard around 1900. The train ran as part of the Orlando-Winter Park Railroad that started in 1889. The train ride was irregular and difficult and it wasn’t unusual for the train[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
This offer is for me, Rob Smith, to illustrate any animals or fantasy critters. A location can be named. I’ll create the scene, pencil and watercolor on sizes requested: 5″x 5″, 9″ x 12″ or 11″ x 14″. As the[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Alva does the humane thing and feeds Trilby cranberries. You can learn more about Eat a Cranberry Day by clicking here: https://www.cookinglight.com/food/in-season/plenty-of-ways-to-celebrate-national-eat-a-cranberry-day . . . . . . . #EataCranberryDay #Cranberry #Celebrate #Celebration #Daily #DailyCartoon #Turkey #Thanksgiving #Happy #Florida #Cartoon[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
This Baldwin engine was built in 1919 and, in the photograph, sits in Century, Florida, in 1960.Learn more about the engine and the photo by clicking here. It’s where I came across the photograph. Century, Florida, lines the Florida Alabama[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Who remembers the long gone TG&Y? How about Polaroid instant cameras? This advertisement appeared in the Bradford Telegraph in Starke October 27th, 2015 edition. . . . . . . . #Hallowwen #Camera #Photography #SwampysFlorida #TGandY #boo
Swampy’s Florida Postcards: Collins Avenue, Miami Beach, 1940s.
This postcard is part of the Swampy’s Florida collection.
Here is the repair crew for boats coming into the Pensacola docks in the early 1900s. This photo is from ‘Pensacola: Florida’s First Place City : A Pictorial History’ by Jesse Earle Bowden.You can purchase a copy by clicking here[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Swampy’s Florida Ads from today, 1971: ‘Mr. Steak’, Sarasota, with oddly worded ad.
This advertisement has some very odd wording. Not sure what “Family Place” would have “Best Girl Friend”s to look for. There was an even odder worded ad that I can’t show here. At the time the wording for that ad[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
A trip into Fort Pierce for food finds our friends after a stop at Joy’s Ice Cream. Trilby has had 3 banana splits, 2 cones and a gallon of mint chocolate chip. A bit too much dessert reflects another celebration[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…