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Swampy Live: Christmas at the Melbourne Square Mall

by SwampysFlorida on December 9, 2012 at 2:37 pm

After the lack of Christmas at the International Mall in Tampa, Swampy went looking for Christmas at Melbourne Square Mall.

What a big difference! More than half the store and kiosks are decorated. Though many are not.

Unlike Santa sitting beside a stark fake igloo at the International Mall, the one here has a full compliment of Christmas tree, bag of goodies and festive decorations. I’d have a photo here but that is pointedly frowned upon by Santa’s helpers and the waiting line is a good hundred long.

Here’s a photo of the best decorated and festive tree in the mall at Signature Nails & Day Spa. In many ways the tree out shines cumulative decorations at other stores. Thanks to Kim at the salon for letting me get this photo.

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Swampy Live: Drawing at The Knowledge Exchange, Palm Bay.

by SwampysFlorida on December 8, 2012 at 5:14 pm

Posted In: Swampy's Florida News

Swampy Live: at the end of a Swampy event at The Knowledge Exchange! Here’s Swampy, Rob and, owner of the store, Tim Reynolds. Rob entertained with free caricatures at the store today. One of the caricatures is attached.

Tim and Swampy are cooking up some events and news for next year. Watch for info here!

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Swampy’s Friday Train Stops: Boca Grande, 1950.

by SwampysFlorida on December 7, 2012 at 2:43 am

Posted In: Swampy's Florida History

It’s 1950 in Boca Grande and the Seaboard Coastline train arrives.

This photo is from ‘Boca Grande – Lives of an Island’ by the Boca Grande Historical Society.
You can purchase a copy by clicking here or below.

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Swampy Live: Chairs for the Ocala Christmas Parade!

by SwampysFlorida on December 6, 2012 at 4:25 pm

Posted In: Swampy's Florida Travels

The chairs marking seating for the Ocala Christmas Parade start coming out along Silver Springs Boulevard and 25th Street a week before the parade. Amazing that chairs aren’t stolen each year!

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Swampy Live: Sulpher Springs

by SwampysFlorida on December 5, 2012 at 10:22 am

Posted In: Florida Architecture, Florida Outdoors, Swampy's Florida Travels

At one time Sulphur Springs, now engulfed by the City of Tampa, was an individual community in the early years of the 20th century. Now the community is mostly residential. Though, there are still remnants of, what was a bustling commercial area. One of the neat structures still standing is the former Sulphur Springs Theatre.

There was to be a history museum of the area that still hopes to open in nearby Mann-Wagnon Memorial Park as financing becomes available. Tom Ross of Community Stepping Stones, who occupy a structure in the park, told me of plans the City of Tampa has of demolishing the 1930 structured on the park site to build more of a community center. This puts the museum more in question . Tom mentioned hopes of moving some of the historic structures to another location to save them.