Postcard Wednesday – St. Petersburg – The Vinoy Hotel
on March 2, 2011
at 8:01 am
Here’s another undated postcard, this one of a distant view of the Vinoy Hotel in St. Petersburg.
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Here’s an ad that was in back of a Sarasota High School football program from October 7th, 1960.
Postcard Wednesday – Miami Beach – Wolfie’s
on February 16, 2011
at 4:20 am
This undated postcard shows the interior of Wolfie’s at that time, which appears to be the 1940s.
Postcard Wednesday – Tomoka River
on February 9, 2011
at 3:36 pm
Here’s a card of the Upper Tomoka River in Volusia County. There’s no date on the back, but I would suspect the 1920s. Notice the canoe and the occupants on the middle left side.
Tuesday’s Ads – The Tradewinds in Fort Lauderdale
on February 8, 2011
at 8:50 pm
This ad is from a copy of ‘This Week’ from November 8th, 1953. ‘This Week’ was an advertising circular for many, many years around Broward County. If you have any memories of this ‘This Week’, the Port-O-Cal Motel or Fort[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Thursday’s Ads – The Skyline in Orlando – 1962
on February 3, 2011
at 8:01 am
This restaurant was around for a looooooong time at what is now the Orlando Executive Airport. The building still exists and the Skyline area, I believe is used for office space. This is from an Orlando – Winter Park Attraction[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Take me out to the ball game in Sarasota to the Spring Training site of the baseball team, the Boston Red Sox. There’s no date on the back of the card, but I would say this is from the 1940s.[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Swampy’s Collectibles: A Lake Alfred Esco’s menu.
on January 29, 2011
at 12:30 pm
This is only 4″ tall and folds in the middle. I think I know where this building is in Lake Alfred. I believe it’s under the flyover of U.S. 27. Please feel free to add any information or memories of[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
A sight to see! Tourists would go to watch the penned sea turtles, called “turtle crawls” or “kraals”, as they swim and bob about. This postcard doesn’t have a date, but I would say the 1940s. The sea turtles were[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Here’s an interesting matchbook of the Coral Gables Biltmore that clearly labels it the “Miami Biltmore”. From the style and the images on the matchbook, I’d guess this to be from the 1940s.
Here’s an interesting undated postcard. This is what The Florida Orchestra needs: Singing Alligators. It sure would fill some seats!
Lake Placid sure has changed a lot as has the area around the Lake Placid Tower. This postcard is from around it’s beginnings in 1961. Unfortunately there is no date or postmark on the back of the postcard. Currently the[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…