This was mailed in August, 1963, by Helen & Harry to John Weaner in Camp Hill, Pennsylvania. According to his message the duo are taking a two week vacation and this is the spot they always stay. The hotel used[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Sylvia Groom realty had been still around! Seems the children have continued the business when I first posted this in 2013. Then, the business was part of Realtor.com. Now, that is gone. There had been a Patch blurb with a[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Here’s, what is known today, as Flagler College in St. Augustine. At the time of this undated postcard this was, as it was built, the Hotel Ponce deLeon built by Florida pioneer Henry Flagler as he built the Florida East[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Hollywood stars were seen all over Florida and around the country pitching developments of all sorts. Red Buttons was one of the most visible as the huge 55 and over development advertised everywhere and nearly seeming to have ads on[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Found this amongst the cartoons on the comics pages of the Sarasota Journal: Alvin & Bert. This used to be a common sight in the comics section a long time ago. Kept many a cartoonist busy across the U.S. These[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
This advertisement is an the kindling to the Florida Boom that would turn into a wildfire of real estate speculations and scams across the state a few years after 1915. During that time there was an effort to especially get[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Here’s “No. 21- Dancing in the Orange Grove” of 100 Things to Do at Venice. This was an advertising campaign come up by developers to bring buyers into the area to purchase lots in new subdivisions during the 1920s Florida[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Here’s a photo of three dredges trudging across the lowest part of eastern peninsula Florida heading across towards Naples. This effort in the blazing hot sun was to build a road from Miami to Naples. If you think about, the[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
This is a terrific image of Jupiter Florida! I’ve not seen one at this angle before! You can really see how the two sides once connected. Looks almost like a puzzle piece is missing. 🙂 You can spot the lighthouse[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Here’s a quadra-fold (or something like it) brochure for Ocean Terrace Apartments in Delray Beach. An address wasn’t added to the brochure, so I’m not sure if the apartments are still around. there is a huge condo complex there now[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
The Gulf Ranch is now gone and replaced by the Holiday Villas II, a condominium complex.
Here’s the block wide Webb’s City that used to grace St. Petersburg! Click here to learn more about Webb’s City.