This sports bar on south Dale Mabry has been a favorite in Tampa Bay since 1978. Known for their wings and burgers, they have a full menu and bar. The decor is pure sports, including this Press Box seating in the photo below.
I nabbed a specialty there: a home recipe of very good Sloppy Joe. It came with their brand of potato salad that has the great addition of dill seasoning.
Swampy Live: A stop in Tampa requires a stop at the Housewife Bake Shop. Besides great breads and pastries, did you know they make very tasty sandwiches, too?
They have Cuban, ham & cheese, egg salad, etc. Swampy has a turkey salad sandwich.
Downtown Miami when Burdines was the place to go see Santa on the top floor in a setting of Christmas magic in the 1950s.
It’s Cypress Gardens! This is one of my favorite postcards of the vast Cypress Gardens collection I have. This one is postmarked 1973.
Swampy will be visiting Brevard, Pinellas, Polk and Hillsborough Counties in the next few days. Photos to follow. That includes a stop at The Knowledge Exchange in Palm Bay late tomorrow to sign a few books. Come by and say ‘Hello’! Mention you saw this here and I’ll sign and give you one of my annual Swampy Christmas card prints!