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Archive for Florida Advertising
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50 years ago households dreamed of such furnishings advertised for television viewing. Rather astounding how tasteful & stylish additions to the home transform into the dull flat screen panel of plastic and screen nailed to walls today. The convoluted Wall[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
This ad appeared in the Miami News, January 16th, 1950. Notice the round trip to Key West – $6.25! For those too young to know: Greyhound stations were rather prominent in Downtown areas of cities all over Florida. Bus travel[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
In the past week I’ve referred online, in Messenger and otherwise to the cartooning on this Jacksonville Zoo brochure, circa 1960. The artwork is not signed and it’s likely the artwork is gone to history. So very much of the[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
It was the late ’50s in the U.S. Prosperity was king after the economic buildup since the end of WW II. Vacationing in Florida by plane, Delta in this case, was becoming the thing to do. The ‘Tin Can Tourist’[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Swampy’s Florida Tuesday Ads: Flipper’s Sea School, Grassy Key, mid-’70s.
on September 24, 2024
at 6:00 am
Here’s an advertising card for ‘Flipper’s Sea School’ that existed from 1972 to 1977. Prior to that the location was known as ‘Santini’s Porpoise School’ and housed one of the porpoises from the TV series ‘Flipper’. After 1977, the location[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Do you remember Mama and Papa Gus? Leave a message below with your memories! Here’s the carton cover of Gustafson Farm’s Half and Half. Gustafson Farm’s milk products had been a staple in Florida homes since 1908. Mama & Popa[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Morrison’s Cafeteria was much beloved throughout the South. Certainly in Florida. Here is an advertisement for Morrison’s that was on 41. The food was terrific and pure Southern. Lots of salt, sugar and butter. I sure miss it. This ad[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Swampy’s Florida Ads: Lion Country Safari brochure, 1970s.
on August 6, 2024
at 6:00 am
Here’s an advertising card for Lion Country Safari from the 1970s. Lion Country Safari is still with us. You can plan a visit by clicking here: https://www.lioncountrysafari.com This is, as is 99.9% of what is seen on this site, part[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Publix, where shopping is a pleasure, 1978. – Swampy’s Tuesday Ads.
on July 30, 2024
at 6:00 am
This ad from 1978 displays a form of Publix now gone. ‘The Deli’ was broken out of the butcher’s area. ‘The Danish Bakery’ was a separate building attached to many Publix Markets. This Publix ad is from a 1978 program[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
This advertisement is from ‘”The Best in Cooking” in Melbourne, Florida’. The book has a collection of recipes of people from around the area and beyond. Most interesting are recipes from current, at the time, and former Florida political leaders.[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Swampy’s Florida Tuesday Ads: Remember Sun Bank?
on July 16, 2024
at 6:00 am
Here’s a 1980 ‘Sun Bank’ money envelope I picked up 40+ years ago and now part of the Swampy’s Florida collection. Below is the flip side of the envelope. Today ‘Sun Bank’ eventually became ‘SunTrust’. In 2019, the bank merged[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…