Swampy's Florida

Sorry to learn of the death of Lilly Pulitzer today. Her extremely popular clothing line, that sparked a trend seen today by other clothes makers, was all the result of our orange groves. A spill of orange juice created a phenomenon. Click here to learn more at the Lilly Pulitzer site.

Her life in Palm beach is well tied to what brought Henry Flagler – The Standard Oil Company. The effects of The Standard Oil Company on Palm beach is fascinating. There are many books that I could recommend to read all about it. Click here for a far more concise, yet still a bit complicated, history of oil in the Palm Beaches. It’s also the source of the photo to the left of her and her daughter in the 1960s.