The masthead image is of one of the best known attraction throughout the Keys, the Key West Conch Train. Swampy’s friend Milburn and his wife celebrated their marriage in Key West in 1963. Here’s a photo of the two of[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Check out those gas pumps! This was a garage in Fort Lauderdale in the 1920s. This photo is from ‘Our Colorful History’. You can click here or below to get a copy for yourself. This book is currently unavailable. This[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
The first shopping center in Cape Coral in the 1960s on the Cape Coral Parkway. This photo is from ‘Lee County – A Pictorial History’. You can purchase one by clicking here or below. (This book is in the Swampy’s[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
It’s about 1918 or 1919 at the Winter Haven Post Office. Looks like a customer and a post mistress at the window. This photo is from ‘History of Winter Haven, Florida’. You can purchase a copy of this book by[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
In 1908 the car shown, The Pathfinder, was the first car to drive from Jacksonville to Miami. Here the car arrives at Henry Flagler’s Royal Palm Hotel. The hotel was Miami’s first luxury hotel and included a swimming pool. The[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
To go along with the portable phone below is this early version of the sport utility vehicle with full mule power in Martin County. This photo is from ‘History of Martin County’ by Janet Hutchinson. You can purchase a copy[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Something a person can still do today: Parking under I-4. Just the cars have changed. This is looking north across Church Street along Garland Avenue. The person taking this photo is standing on the incline going up to the highway.[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Here’s the Seaboard Air Line making a stop during World War II in Sarasota. From ‘Yesterday’s Sarasota’ by Del Marth. You can get your own copy of this book of historic photos and captions by clicking here: https://amzn.to/3bSkuom This[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Here’s Downtown Sarasota in 1946. This is where five streets come together to create the well known area of “5 Points”. At different points in Sarasota history something sat in the center of the 5 points. Right now there is[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
It’s 1898 and the trolley has pulled up to the El Pasaje Hotel and Restaurant in Ybor City. It wasn’t as easy to get around as you might notice with the road surface. Horse power was still the major transportation[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
The Tarpon Club Girls, From Florida State College for Women, point the way! From ‘Glass bottom Boats and Mermaid Tales’ by Tim Hollis.You can purchase your own copy of this book by clicking here:https://amzn.to/3r8262Y This book is part of the[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
This photo is from ‘Pictorial History of Florida’.You can purchase a copy of this book by clicking here or below:https://amzn.to/2K2eM8R This book is part of the Swampy’s Florida library….#OCala #OcalaFlorida #Travel #FloridaTravel #History #FloridaHistory #FloridaTourism