The Catalina Inn opened at 33rd Street and Interstate 4 connected to the Catalina Isles neighborhood that still sits between the hotel and Clear Lake behind it. Since it’s opening in the late 1960s the hotel has had many names. Currently it’s the Orlando Grand Hotel.
This is the map inside the matchbook and the full matchbook image is below.
The Konitsky family came by Swampy’s spot at the 32nd annual Florida Antiquarian Book Fair and passed along two very cool Florida ashtrays. Look below for a detail photo. Thank you all, Konitsky family! The ashtrays will join the Swampy traveling display!
Swampy got a private tour of this magnificent, historic 1926 YMCA building in Downtown St. Petersburg this evening. Got lots of pictures and will post further next week.
This photo is of artwork by the pool in the basement of the structure.
Swampy’s friend Dan Christian with one of his special Florida books available in the A. Parker Books, Sarasota, spot at the Florida Antiquarian Book Fair in The Coliseum in Downtown St. Petersburg. Come on down! The event runs through Sunday.
Swampy’s Rob Smith, Jr. is here throughout the show working on watercolor paintings and drawing a few caricatures if asked for free.
Swampy’s friends at Copperfish Books hold up a few special Florida treasures they have here at the Florida Antiquarian Book Fair in The Coliseum in Downtown St. Petersburg. Copperfish Books is in Punta Gorda. Stop by and see enjoy yourself in a terrific bookstore.