This card is postmarked 108 years ago from Miami. It was sent by B.P.F. to Clara Keene at Bird-in-Hand Lane in Pennsylvania. No city given. It’s a Thank You card for a Christmas card received and that they are “enjoying[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Swampy’s friend, Janet posted this photo of County Road 484 that partly runs from US 75 to Dunnellon. This was not that far back when her family ran cattle from Levy County south towards the Withlacoochee River. Janet write, “it[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Here’s Knowles Memorial Chapel, a part of Rollins College in Winter Park. This is the cover of the 1959 Tomokan Yearbook cover. Going through the book, I can’t find any credit as to who did the painting for the cover. There are also[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Swampy’s friend, Jackie Harris motorcycled through Key West this morning and shot this of the Southernmost Point, Key West. There’s a tarp over the monument of the furthermost south you can go in the U.S. apparently to stop people getting a[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Brewmaster’s was a more exclusive chain with scattered locations in specific areas. This ad is from the March 24th,1981 edition of the Sarasota Journal. The Sarasota Journal lasted only a year more before ending it’s run in July 1982. I[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Collier, the puppy, is ecstatic to celebrate National Puppy Day! There are puppies all over Florida looking for a home. Please visit your local Humane Society or SPCA to help a canine critter find a home. Feel free to mention[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
This advertisement was in the St. Petersburg Times, March 10th, 1953. The ad was part of a full page advertisement seen below. Webb’s City typically ran a full page advertisement on Sundays. Sometimes more pages. This isn’t surprising of a[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I’ve visited this location about 5 times. Last stop was in Spring 2017. This time, March 4th, 2020, was for take out. In the afternoon I picked up the $9.95 spaghetti with meat sauce lunch portion. * Lorita’s Italian Restaurant 1801[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Back when the green benches graced the sidewalks of Downtown St. Petersburg and encouraged folks to Downtown and gave them the opportunity to rest. This card is postmarked December 17th, 1927 and mailed to Mrs. O.L. Shaw in Rockford, Illinois.[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
My first visit. * Goodson Farms 1112 E Jefferson Street, Brooksville, 34601 (352) 796-9141 Goodson Farms is relatively new in the Florida farming scene. Only starting in 1979, they produce quite a mass of strawberries, here, in Balm, east of[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
So sorry to learn the death of turtle/tortoise expert Peter Pritchard. He worked hard to protect the shelled critters in Florida. My very good friend Marvin Bennett Jr. was great friends with Pritchard and was first to educate me about[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
A nearby train depot that is a sister to the Delray Beach depot is the Deerfield Beach train station further south in Palm Beach County. One viewing Cameron Diaz arriving at a Florida train station in, the movie, ‘In Her[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…