So begins the first streetcar in Coral Gables in 1925. This was the second go at street cars in Coral Gables. The tracks were extended to Miami and Miami Beach. The street car was an active part of Miami[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
On the right is the owner of Whaley’s Grocery Store, Sid Whaley. Whaley was known for wearing am overcoat and a hat. The photo is from around the 1930s.
It’s 1906 and the railroad repair yard in Dunnellon, in western Marion County, is busy. Notice the steam coming from the locomotive and the people in the background to the right. I’d be curious to know how this photo was[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Sylvia Groom realty had been still around! Seems the children have continued the business when I first posted this in 2013. Then, the business was part of Realtor.com. Now, that is gone. There had been a Patch blurb with a[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Here’s the Dania train station in 1916. This photo is from the book of the history of the Florida East Coast Railway, ‘Speedway to Sunshine’ by Seth Bramson. You can purchase one by clicking here or below.: https://amzn.to/2ROA6T3 This book is[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
This is an actual theater card from the Outdoor Theatre in Bartow during this week in August, 1957. This is part of the Swampy’s Florida collection. . . . . . . #Florida #Bartow #Theater #Theatre #Movies #History #FloridaHistory
From his performance at The Polk Theatre in Lakeland on August 6, 1956. The folks identified (by them or their family/friends) are: front girl in plaid – Sara Williams Nass; laughing blonde next to Sara – Linda Sapp Eads (she’s[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Elephants were used for various construction projects, including real estate advertising, during the construction Boom of the 1920s. This photo is from ‘Floridians at Work’ by Margaret Wilson. You can purchase a copy of this book by clicking here or[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
It’s hard to imagine Siesta Key, Sarasota, once looked like this. So much of this wiped away since 1950. From ‘Yesterday’s Sarasota’ by Del Marth. You can get your own copy of this book of historic photos and captions[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
This is the Tampa and Gulf Coast Railroad that connected Tampa, Clearwater and St. Petersburg. The train was nick named the “Tug and grunt”. This photo is from 1914, which is the same year the train became part of the[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Swampy’s Florida Historic Photos: Bells arrive for the carillon at Bok Tower, late 1920s. An ACL train hauls in the bells that would be later installed into the 205 foot carillon at Bok Tower in lake Wales. 53 bells were[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
This undated postcard is of a turpentine operation somewhere along the St. Johns River. Most camps were no where near this fancy. This is really more a loading and unloading area to ship the sap collected. Note the dugout canoe.[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…