Here’s an advertising card for Lion Country Safari from the 1970s. Lion Country Safari is still with us. You can plan a visit by clicking here: https://www.lioncountrysafari.com This is, as is 99.9% of what is seen on this site, part[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
This postcard, postmarked 1964, shows how some buildings in Florida don’t change in 50 years. Below is what Church By The Sea looks like today: View Larger Map Click here to learn more about or plan a visit to Church[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
A postcard with the image of a 1937 Mercedes-Benz 540-K with “huge eight cylinder supercharged engine”. According to the back of the postcard, the King of Afghanistan bought this in 1937 for $40,000. It was at one time part of[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Here’s the First United Methodist Church in Bradenton. The postcard is postmarked 1949 and mailed to Mrs. Ella Bates in Beloit, Wisconsin. The church is still there today. Click here to learn more about or to plan a visit.: Home[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
This is one of my favorite postcards. Love the action of the water skier coming off a ramp during a water ski show in Cypress Gardens. The water ski shows in Cypress Gardens were internatinally known throughout their run. Part[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Here’s a 1980 ‘Sun Bank’ money envelope I picked up 40+ years ago and now part of the Swampy’s Florida collection. Below is the flip side of the envelope. Today ‘Sun Bank’ eventually became ‘SunTrust’. In 2019, the bank merged[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
This postcard mailed in 1972 is of the east garden of the Kapok Tree Inn in Clearwater. The giant statuary holding the ferns is the ‘Three Graces’. The statue is of German origin from sometime in the 1700s. The postcard[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
This postcard of Tropical Hobbyland, that was in Dade County at the time, wasn’t mailed but would guess this is from around 1940. Tropical Hobbyland featured the Miccosukee Tribe of indians. Miccosukee women posed in handmade & colorful costumes and[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
This bridge was was partially wooden and shaky and scary for many.Ben Davis was a builder and wanted to get a bridge to connect Tampa to Clearwater. His work and influence was extensive in the area – Davis Island is[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
McKee Jungle Gardens opened in 1932 after Arthur G. McKee & Waldo E. Sexton bought 80 acres of land decided to make part of it a part of it featuring the botanical wonders of Florida and beyond. They made[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Here’s an interesting postcard of Tropical Park that was once in Miami. The card is not postmarked, so I don’t know when this was printed. I’d guess either in the ’30s or ’40s. A few things that makes this interesting[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
This area sure looks different today. Bunch of hotels to the left of this image now. Also the public doesn’t have the free and fun access that was one along this boardwalk area. This is back when this was a[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…