This was back when dressing well was a sign of respect! That and pinafores are practical wear in Florida. This advertisement is from the St Petersburg Times, April 25th, 1963. . . . . . . . . . .[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Archive for Florida Advertising
Dr. Phillips Orange Juice Fountain, 1952, in Orlando. – Swampy’s Florida Tuesday Ads.
2 miles north of Orlando, at the time, sat this structure. I’ve been told it was taken down sometime in the ’60s. I believe it was somewhere around where the current intersection of 441 and Lee Road is. What a[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Pillow Vac available at Cleaners in Pinellas County, 1986. – Swampy’s Florida Tuesday Ads.
Here’s an ad from ‘Florida Tickets’ magazine from 1986. The ‘Florida Tickets’ magazine is part of the Swampy’s Florida collection. . . . . #Pillow #Sleep #Florida #FloridaLife #FloridaLifestyle #FloridaHome
Snyder’s Shioes used to be in the heart of Downtown Lakeland. This was in the 1950s through ’70s when shopping was done in downtowns and families were intact to shop, have a meal and visit with each other all with[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Here’s part of the Woolco multi-page advertisement in the March 21st, 1979, Daytona Beach News Journal. . . . . . . . . . . #Woolco #Stores #Advertisements #Jeans #Florida #FloridaStores #History #FloridaHistory #Polos #FloridaLife #FloridaLifestyle #FloridaBusinesses
From the March 14th, 1943 edition of St. Petersburg Times. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . #Florida #StPetersburg #SaintPetersburg #WWII #WorldWarII
Koontz Furniture is still with us in Ocala. You can learn more and plan a visit here: https://koontzfurnitureanddesign.com/ This advertisement appeared in the March 7th, 1983 edition of the Ocala Star-Banner.
Swampy’s #Florida Cool Signs: Eat-A-Bite, Lakeland
Lakeland is full of cool signs. We took this photo about 15 years ago. The ‘Eat-A-Bite’ was a local diner mostly frequented by Publix employees from the vast corporate offices all around it. It was Publix that demolished the[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
This advertisement was in the February 28th edition of he Lakeland Ledger. . . . . . . . . . . #Florida #JMFields #Clothing #Clothes #FloridaLiving #FLoridaLife #Business #FloridaBusiness #Advertising #Ads
The ol’ drive-in Florida Welcome Station! – Swampy’s Florida Postcards.
Welcome to Florida! Love this undated postcard that must be from around 1960. This postcard is part of the Swampy’s Florida collection. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . #Florida #Postcards #FloridaPostcards #Collectibles[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Skis sell in Florida! Those Snowbirds will buy those here and haul ’em up north. There are also those in our state that travel north to ski up there somewhere. Bill Jackson’s is still around! Since 1951 the Jackson family[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Apparently, on this day in 1956, there was a “Barn Colonial Boudoir” in the Maas Brothers department store that was, for a couple decades, in Downtown Lakeland. I note that Borden milk is not mentioned here. If you have any[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…