Swampy’s #Florida Floridana: Who Remembers This?
on September 27, 2018
at 7:06 am
This is a part of the Swampy’s Florida Floridana Collection.
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Looks from the flip side of this postcard that it was used as a vehicle to sell property. This postcard is part of the Swampy’s Florida collection.
Postcard Wednesday: The London Wax Museum in St. Pete Beach
on June 1, 2018
at 12:07 am
Here’s a 1960’s postcard of the Toussaud London Wax Museum in St. Pete Beach. Since the attraction opened in 1963 and judging by the age of the car, I’d say this is a postcard from around the time it opened.[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Swampy’s #Florida Postcards: Flagler’s Hotel Ponce de Leon.
on February 4, 2016
at 9:09 am
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…
Swampy’s #Florida Matches: The Flamingo Court, Orlando.
on December 9, 2015
at 12:45 pm
This matchbook is for the Flamingo Court Motel. It once stood right beside the Orlando Motor Lodge, the matchbook of which was featured last week. Both hotels were demolished to have another medical office building built in the area.
Swampy’s #Florida Matches: Orlando Air Force Base
on November 25, 2015
at 10:01 am
The Orlando Air Base eventually became the Orlando Naval Training Center in 1968. It later was shuttered and sold to developers to become a complex named Baldwin Park. A footnote here: Swampy’s handler, Rob, was born on the[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Don’t know when this matchbook was around, but the motel is. Click here for more information of this motel in Port St. Joe.
Swampy’s #Florida Matchbook: Rubin’s Restaurant, #Tampa
on October 14, 2015
at 10:00 am
Here’s a matchbook from Rubin’s Restaurant in Tampa. The artwork would indicate this is from the early 1930s. A check of the address reveals that the location of the restaurant is now a parking lot.
Here’s a matchbook of what was named the West Flagler Kennel Club. It’s still there, but now named the “Magic City Casino”. Seems this is from the 1940s. Please add to the comments if you might have a better estimate[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Remember placing banners on the wall! Here’s one advertising Miami Beach from the Swampy’s #Florida collection!
Here’s a postcard on ice! There’s no postmark on the back, but would guess this is from around 1960.
Swampy’s #Florida Postcards: “A Charming Twosome at Miami’s Monkey Jungle”
on January 29, 2015
at 2:29 pm
Here’s a postcard of “A Charming Twosome at Miami’s Monkey Jungle“. I seem to recall reading somewhere that this woman was identified. Can’t recall where or what I read. If you know, please let me know in a comment below.[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…