Here’s a photo of the oldest church in St. Petersburg, St. Bartholomew’s Episcopal Church. It opened in 1887 and still thrives today. Click here to learn more and plan a visit. Unlike most every church I’ve checked in on lately,[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
This station looks like small child’s clubhouse until you put the horse and wagon to the left in proportion. The opening looks tall enough to match the train car doors that they would load and unload from. The station once[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
The photo in the ‘History of Martin County’ is only labeled with “Stuart’s first church.” if you know more please post below in the comments area. This photo is from ‘History of Martin County’.You can purchase a copy of this[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Not only is this piece of furniture not avaible anymore, The books inside aren’t around either. Or the people who might read them. My, how our living areas have changed. This advertisement is from the May 14th, 1970, Daytona Beach[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
This is the Union Congregational Church in Tavares. It was built in 1888 after the congregation was organized in 1885. The land for the church was donated by the founder of Tavares, Major Alexander Abrams. Click here for the website[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
This photos is from ‘Glimpses of South Florida History‘ by Suart Mciver.You can get your own copy of this book by clicking here:https://amzn.to/2UjCxA7 This book is part of the Swampy’s Florida collection…..#FortLauderdale #FortLauderdaleFlorida #Trains #RR #Railroad #FloridaTrains #FloridaRailroads #Transportation #FloridaTransportation[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
This is the original chapel of the now multi-block large College Park United Methodist Church in Orlando. It was built in 1944 as the original chapel. Later more structures were added, including a larger chapel. It’s now used for the[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
This is a train of the Florida East Coast Railroad crossing thee FEC Strauss Trunnion Bascule Bridge over the St. Johns River and through Downtown Jacksonville around 1988. This photo is from ‘Jacksonville and Florida’s First Coast’ by Jules L. Wagman.You[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
In the early 1900s cars were just starting to make their way into Florida. AS folks bought cars and had those delivered to Florida, the first to complain were those delivering cars. The complaint: Roads to drive the car. I[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
The Wilson’s moved from Ohio to Florida for health reasons. The Willard Wilson’s health improved and he bought an existing diner and turned it into The Marvel Diner. The spot was on Forrest Avenue, which was U.S. 1 at the[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
As you may see in the caption, catfish are aplenty in the Ocklawaha River, though far fewer fish those waters these days. It’s also unlikely, these days, that catfish are as populous as the days of the gentleman sbove. The[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
This station in Stuart was built in 1933 after a fire destroyed the station previous to this one. In 1966 this one was demolished after passenger service stopped to Stuart. This photo is from ‘History of Martin County’ by Janet[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…