Swift Creek streams past the saw palmetto on it’s way to meet the Suwanee River. This is one photo from the Suwanee River hike on Thursday. I’ll sprinkle these through the next week so i don’t flood the area now.
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This is a postcard from around 1970 from the collection that shows the old Grant Field in Dunedin where the baseball team, the Blue Jays, used to use for Spring Training. The ball field was taken apart and replaced with[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Here’s a view of the springs area of Juniper Springs in 1959. The postcard has a DeLAnd postmark from December 15th, 1959. The postcard was mailed to Mrs. Madeline Beatty in Santa Barbara, California. The mailers are Ollie, Jim and[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Swampy’s Florida Tuesday Ads: Rainbow Springs brochure, front.
on November 9, 2021
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Here’s a brochure for Rainbow Springs in Marion County, before it became a state park. This brochure is part of the Swampy’s Florida collection.
Swimming in Wakulla Springs way back when. This postcard has no postmark and I can’t figure the date. What are your memories of Wakula Springs? If you haven’t visited Edward Ball Wakulla Springs State Park lately, click the name and[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Swampy’s #Florida Postcards: Dupree Gardens in Pasco County.
on July 5, 2021
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Here’s a postcard from the 1940s when Dupree Gardens in Pasco County was open. Click here to learn more about J. William Dupree and Dupree Gardens. – http://www.fivay.org/dupree_gardens.htmlThe property now is mostly a housing development. This postcard is part of the[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Swampy’s #Florida Postcard : Dickson Azalea Park, Orlando, 1940s.
on April 24, 2021
at 6:00 am
Dickson Azalea Park is a botanical wonder of azaleas and a walking path that is nearly underground and will have you walking under roadways. It’s one of the best inner-city parks in Florida.The park was established in 1924. It was[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Swampy’s #Florida Postcards: Sulpher Springs Slide, Tampa.
on November 12, 2019
at 7:38 am
This is back when Sulphur Springs was a tourist attraction. The Sulphur Springs area was the magnet for tourists back in the 1920s. There was a hotel, this slide, a movie theater, etc. It ended as the boom ended. This[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…