At one time, children could take blimp trips and, in this case, float over Miami/Dade County, the Everglades and part of the Keys. Children could experience where they are in the world and have a fascinating view of the area[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
$2,500 built Lakeland’s first train station in 1884 by Abraham Munn. Munn also funded the tracks and more railroad line east and west of Lakeland. . . . . . . . . . #Florida #train #FloridaTrain #RR #Transportation #Travel[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Here’s the Tampa Times building that also had radio station WDAE broadcasting from it in 1946. This building was on Franklin Avenue, down from The Tampa Theater. The Tampa Times was bought out in 1958 by the Tampa Tribune, which[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
This steam locomotive, named “Hattie”, ran cars between Tampa and Ybor City. This photo is from 1886. This photo is from ‘Tampa: Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow’. You can purchase a copy by clicking here or below.: https://amzn.to/3iyG49J This Book is[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Here’s the Lutz, in northern Hillsborough County, railroad depot. The Florida Public Service Commission designated this depot unneeded in 1965 and supposedly sold it for $125. The buyer bought it to sell it and found no buyer after a short[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Miami was once mighty rustic and the main hospital in Miami in 1933 displays that with their pharmacy. From ‘Yesterday in Florida – Annual Volume 1’ You can purchase one by clicking here or below. https://amzn.to/31tnweb This book is part[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
The Methodist Church in St. Cloud gets built in 1909 at the corner of 10th Street and Ohio Avenue. this is the back of the church. Posing is the volunteer construction crew. Behind them is a tent used by the[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
This is the locomotive that hauled tons of lumber for Dowling and Sons Sawmill in Manatee County. The Dowling Mills started in 1925 and had to shut down due to The Depression in the early 1930s. This photo is from[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
One of the niftiest rides to take at Cypress Gardens was along through, what was left of, the cypress swamp that Dick Pope had built Cypress Gardens in. The water tour of Lake Eloise, that Cypress Gardens sat on the[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Here’s the first street car in Palatka. In between horse travel and car travel was a combination of both on the roads of Florida. Most cities had some form of horse drawn street cars. This photo is from ‘Florida Under[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Here’s the locomotive of the Florida Railway and Navigation Company in Tallahassee in 1901. This photo is from ‘A Pictorial History of Florida’. You can purchase a copy of this book by clicking here or below: https://amzn.to/2K2eM8R This book is[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…