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…
Ashtrays were once a popular item for tourists to nab as a souvenir to Florida. Though smoking really hasn’t abated much, collecting souvenirs has. There are still Florida ashtrays to find, but far, far fewer. It’s pretty hard to find[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Last week posted a ‘Florida Festival’ postcard with a lot of history of the attraction near Sea World in south Orange County. As mentioned there lots of souvenirs were available. Here are a few of those souvenirs purchased by Swampy’s[…]↓ 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
Here’s a postmarked 1907 postcard of Ocean Avenue in Palm Beach that made it’s way to Davenport, Iowa.
What a brochure! I think it explains itself. Wonderful that the artist got to leave his name on the art. Peter Porter’s signature is in the upper left corner of the second page. (This, as with most else you see[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
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…
Jimmy Fazio moved to Broward County in ’52 and continued a string of food and entertainment establishments he had started in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. His House of Ribs was one of the best known. Fazio died in ’98 and here is[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
This undated postcard must be from the 1920s or so. Wonder what became of those little children? (This postcard is part of the Swampy’s Florida collection.)
Here’s Wood Citrus Center, the classic look of a roadside stop in Florida for O.J. and gifts. There is no postmark on the back, but based on the car, I would guess the mid ’70s. Agave seafood and Mexican restaurant[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Here’s an undated postcard of Helena Run in Lake County. This area generally looks the same today. The run just south of Leesburg and connects Lake Harris and Lake Denam. This postcard is part of the Swampy’s Florida collection.