Here’s a postcard showing the Rainbow Queen which took folks out from the park itself out along the Rainbow River to see the natural sites at Rainbow Springs State Park. You can plan a visit to Rainbow Springs by visitng[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
This Warm Mineral Springs advertisement appeared in the Sarasota Journal, April 21st, 1955. Warm Mineral Springs is still with us. Click here to learn more: http://www.warmmineral.com
Here is a place many in Coral Gables and southern Miami learned how to swim. It is right in the midst of a residential neighborhood and has always been a highlight of Coral Gables. It is still open today and[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Here’s the old entry way to the Daytona Beach Casino in this undated postcard. As you can see there was once a far more carnival atmosphere along the beach way. There’s still evidence of that if you look at the[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Tiki Gardens was in Indian Rocks Beach in Pinellas County. It was everything from a shell shop to a literal garden. Here is a brochure from around 1960 of that shop and attraction. Click here to read of Tiki Garden’s[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
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…
Here’s an unmarked post card of the old gigantic Webb’s City that took up an entire square block in St. Petersburg. It had salons, barbers, bowling alley, grocery store, dancing chickens and much, much more! Salons really haven’t changed[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Who is watching who in this unmarked postcard of Homosassa Springs. This postcard is part of the Swampy’s Florida collection. . . . . . . . #Florida #pensacola #FloridaLife #FloridaLifeStyle #FloridaLiving #History #FloridaLiving #FloridaHistory #Transportation #FloridaAlligators
The Elvis Presley Museum was on a loop road off International Drive in Orlando. It was run by Elvis friend and untra-fan, Jimmy Tennant, who was also known as Jimmy Velvet. The museum had the support of the Presley family.[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
\ Cape Coral Gardens opened in 1964 and closed in 1970 and featured performances like this. Also included was a dancing waters show and, of course, the gardens.
Fairyland was an attraction in Tampa that included the Little Fairy Queen that cruised the Hillsborough River. Fairyland was part of Tampa’s Lowry Park Zoo, which still exists today but with a silly name (ZooTampa at Lowry Park). Click here[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
It’s Ross Allen at Silver Springs near Ocala. Here’s what is written on the back of the card: This postcard appears to have been hand colored. There is no postmark on the back. =”570″ height=”364″ />