A wonderful experience to be had in our great state is a visit to The Bonnet House. The idea may sound odd visiting a “House”. There are so many of unique and intricate design statewide. This one is far[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Archive for Florida Amusement Spots
This was a favorite spot for tourists in Fort Lauderdale for many years. It eventually closed in the early 1990s. The property has been redeveloped to include a condominium and the Art Institute of Fort Lauderdale. Feel free below to[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
This mastodon sculpture was a tourist stop while traveling from Cypress Gardens and Bok Tower in the 1960s. The Phosphate Valley Exposition opened 30 miles east of Bartow on 130 acres of reclaimed phosphate lands. The sculpture was to be[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Swampy’s Florida Postcards – Monument of States in Kissimmee, circa 1950.
Here’s a postcard from around 1950 of the Monument of States in Kissimmee, that is still there today along the shore of Lake Tohopekaliga. Charles Pettis conjured the idea of a statue of rocks of each state as a monument[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Swampy’s Florida Postcards: Beautiful Weeki Wachee & the Congo Belle II in 1966.
This Weeki Wachee postcard postmarked 1966 is of Weeki Wachee without the mermaids! The famous underwater theater is the white structure in the background to the left. The beach area where the ladies are sitting is now Buccaneer Bay. This[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
This card is from 1962 of the “New Daytona International Speeway”. The back of the card exclaims that the cost of the “finest track in the world” designed for speeds over 200 mph was over $3,000,000. Wow! Has this area[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
The courtyard of the Norton Museum of Art in West Palm Beach in 1965. You can visit the Norton Museum of Art. Plan a trip by noting the address and telephone number: Address: 1451 S Olive Ave, West Palm Beach, […]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Swampy’s #Florida Postcards: It’s The Singing Tower at Bok Tower Gardens.
“The Singing Tower from the North” is the title on the back of this unmailed postcard. There are a zillion of postcards wit the tower in it, but not many with flamingos. This postcard is part of the Swampy’s Florida[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Swampy’s Florida Postcards: McKee Gardens royal palms, 1960.
I can’t recall this forest of royal palms being still a part of McKee Gardens. A check of a Google aerial doesn’t show any combination of palms this dense. Hurricanes and time likely brought most of these down. This postcard[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Swampy’s Florida Postcard Monday: Silver Springs Entrance Sign, 1960s.
This postcard is of the entrance to the world famous Silver Springs. There is no date on the card and would figure this to be from around 1960. I seem to recall this picture had a back story to it,[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Swampy’s #Florida Postcard: Tropical Hobbyland, Miami, 1950s.
Here’s an undated postcard for the now long gone and nearly forgotten Tropical Hobbyland tourist attraction that was in Miami. The Miccosukee Tribe of indians were mostly featured with the women posing in handmade & colorful costumes and the men[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Swampy’s #Florida Postcards: Rare Bird Farm, #Miami.
The Rare Bird Farm that was in Kendall used this postcard to advertise “Florida’s Only-World’s Largest Rare Bird Farm. 1400 birds – 350 species.” “A Trip Around the World With Birds”. This postcard was mailed by “Grandpa” to Master Henry[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…