Williams Park is still taking up a major part of the heart of Downtown Saint Petersburg and a favorite walking spot. This is postmarked 1942 and sent to someplace in New York. The handwriting is so bad om the message[…]↓ 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
A threesome stroll the lake at the sanctuary of, the now called, Bok Tower Gardens. Something that still can be done today, though the area looks a bit different these days.This unmarked postcard appears to be from the 1920s. This[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Here is the infamous Daytona Beach pier before hurricane remodeling. The postcard is undated, but the car underneath would indicate around 1970. This postcard is part of the Swampy’s Florida collection. . . . . . . . . .[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
They have air conditioning!!! That addition to the Cheyenne sign indicate this unmarked postcard is probably from the mid-1960s. Not knowing cars, some of you all may know the year via the car styles. I noted this in November 2012,[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Though Country Villa is gone, the building stood until recently in Pinellas Park. The area of the restaurant now has a 7-11 and a Dunkin Donuts shop. View Country Villa in a larger map This postcard is part of the[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
This March 1912 postmarked postcard is from, what I can best read, a H.W. Edwards and sent to a James Houghton in Lynne, Massachusetts. H.W. writes that they had spent time in Miami, heading to St. Augustine and hoping to[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
A view of the wonderful Starlight Room at the Belleview Biltmore in Belleair. I’d say the undated postcard is from around 1960. Unfortunately, the Belleview Biltmore is no longer with us. The Starlight Room, remodeled a few times, was still[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Still some of the best 3-D ever created, View-Master had a huge variety of images to pop into it’s viewer to see 2-D images in a new light. For some who didn’t travel it was the only way to experience[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
The postmark either is 1913 or 1919. It’s hard to tell. The correspondence is from Mrs. Hampton letting Mrs. Greenhalgh in Bloomingburg, N.Y. that Mrs. Turley is still holding her rooms in hopes she returns soon to Eustis. AS stated[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
The fleet’s in in Tarpon Springs in this 1940s postcard. This is Dodecanese Boulevard that ribbons through the heart of Tarpon Springs. The road is still there but with asphalt on it. That angle the angled parking is now gone.[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
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…