Webb City, in St. Petersburg, where one could buy children’s clothes, get a heaircut, a hamburger and watch chickens dance. Yep! There was a chocken dancing area among a whole bunch all inside a block size building in Downtown St.[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Here’s the image on the back of a deck of Eckerd Drug Stores playing cards. Stores used to have their own brands of all sorts of things. Jack Eckerd’s Drug Stores were no different. They had combs, yo-yos, pencils….and playing[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Sadly, not only is Cypress Gardens and this brand of juice gone, Snively Groves is gone, too. This ad is from ‘What’s Doing in Winter Haven’ give a way booklet from 1952. The booklet is part of the Swampy’s Florida[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
This is from an ‘Orlando – Winter Park Attraction Guide’ from 1962. The location is on S. Orange Avenue around the Caruso warehouses, a few blocks south of Michigan Avenue. The publication is part of the Swampy’s Florida collection. .[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Swampy’s friend, Melissa Busby was far too kind to nab me one of the few items left at Hollieanna Groves. That’s a half gallon of fresh-squeezed orange juice and a tiny bear container of McCoy Honey! A Swampy stop didn’t happen[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
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
Banners were a very popular tourist souvenir from the 1920s to the present. The popularity has lessened considerably over the past 3 decades. There are major tourist spots that still have banners available. Some of the dwindling souvenir shops have[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
It’s Milk Chocolate Day and Zuber is ready to chomp into an Angell & Phelps milk chocolate alligator. Trilby, who has been indulging in a make your own box of Angell and Phelps milk chocolates, looks a bit concern of[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Swampy with Plant City’s Parksdale Farm’s outstanding strawberry cookies. You can purchase these yummy cookies by visiting their location in Plant City or ordering online. You can learn more by clicking here: https://parkesdale.com/
Fishing mullet was and is a major part of business of Cedar Key. Quite a bit less now than during the ’40s. as seen in the photo. This photo is from ‘Cedar Key, Florida: A History. You can purchase a[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Along U.S. 27 north of Palmdale in Glades County and south of Lake Placid in Highlands County is the community of Venus. That is where you will find the giant pineapple. This got propped up many decades ago to pitch[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
At one time tourists would travel to Florida and visit citrus packing plants. These two young ladies stand along a spectator walkway. This huge plant was in lake Wales. This photo is from the book: Visitor’s Guide to Interesting[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…