It’s a Stuckey’s! This one around Allendale and US 1 near Jacksonville. Allendale is a lost area north of Jacksonville proper. This is along U.S. 1., prior to US95 and 295. This photo is from the wonderful Tim Hollis book,[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Steamboats were a major form of transportation throughout Florida in the 1800s. The advent of trains docked most. By the early 1900s steamboats had mostly disappeared. This photo is from the ‘Osceola County Centennial 1887-1987‘, page 394. You can get[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Farming was and is one of the three pedestals that holds the Florida economy up. As critical today as in 1900. The area in and north of Pensacola had traditional farming better established in the 1800s than what later appeared[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
West Tampa was a separate city west of Tampa. It existed from 1895 until 1925, when the City of Tampa annexed the area. The area was thriving with businesses and residences. Some still exist in the area. There were also[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
This postcard, on the mail side is labelled: ‘Home of the “Gator.” Ocklawaha River, Fla.’ The description continues, ‘The tourists on the Hart Line steamers [steamboat] watch for the “gator” in his native home, every now and then the cry[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
A two track system being built across water of the Florida East Coast Railroad in 1925. Where this is, is not mentioned in the book this is from. This photograph is from ‘The Classic Eastern American Railroad Routes‘. A terrific[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
It’s 1925 in Coral Gables and a grader treats the land as the Biltmore Hotel is being constructed. This photo is from ‘Floridians at Work: Yesterday and Today’ by Margaret G. Wilson. You can purchase a copy of the book[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
A photograph from the 1880s train depot in Sanford in Seminole County. The depot was dedicated in January 1880 by President Grant as Sanford along the St. Johns River was proving a successful expansion during reconstruction after the Civil War.[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
This is the hallway coming from the main lobby of The Breakers in 1996. This is from the book ‘The Breakers – A Century of Grand Traditions’ by Charles Lockwood. You can purchase one here: https://amzn.to/365xrNh . . . .[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
In South Dade County, in the community of Rockdale, now known more as Palmetto, Arthur Harris had 85 acres of tomatoes to harvest each Winter. Mark came to the rescue to work, traveling from his home over by Lake Okeechobee[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
In 1912 the Anderson Drug Company was founded in Downtown Winter Haven. The founders were partners, W.H. Anderson and Hal Estes. Each invested $250 into the business, but it was Anderson’s to run. Anderson had another $250 that he also[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Does seem an odd advertisement from McDonald’s to give away steaks and ham for Valentine’s Day. But this is from 1961 and even the logo is different at McDonald’s. This advertisement is from the February 10th, 1961 Sarasota Journal. The[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…