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Swampy’s Historic Photos: Red Cross Pharmacy, Miami.

by SwampysFlorida on November 9, 2012 at 9:22 am

Posted In: Florida Postcards, Swampy's Collectibles

Here’s the Red Cross Pharmacy that once stood in Downtown Miami. It’s gone now, but had a long history. Over the years the business changed hand eventually ending up with Florida drug store magnate, Jack Eckerd. Before Eckerd bought the business, a Byron Freeland had the store. So Jack used the Byron name and added a J in front. The store was sold a few more times and closed in the late 1990s.

The photo is from ‘Miami – The Way We Were’.
You can purchase a copy by clicking here or below.

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Swampy’s Historic Photos: Training at the Melbourne Naval Air Station, 1940s.

by SwampysFlorida on November 7, 2012 at 7:16 pm

Posted In: Swampy's Florida History

Here’s a pilot training at the Melbourne Naval Air Station during it’s existence between 1942 and 1946.

This photo is from ‘The History of Brevard County – Volume 2’ by Jerrell Shofner.
You can purchase a copy by clicking here or below.

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Swampy’s Matchbook Wednesday: Palmetto Bank & Trust, Bradenton.

by SwampysFlorida on November 7, 2012 at 2:08 pm

Posted In: Florida Advertising, Florida Paperwork, Swampy's Florida Matchbooks

Here’s a matchbook from Bradenton. The Palmetto address is now a parking lot. The Bradenton address is now a title company.
Here’s the inside of the matchbook.

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Swampy’s Tuesday Ads: Fruit Industries, Bradenton.

by SwampysFlorida on November 6, 2012 at 11:17 am

Posted In: Florida Advertising, Swampy's Collectibles

Here’s a banking bag of Fruit Industries in Bradenton. Fruit Industries was started by Anthony Rossi and was the precursor of Tropicana, now owned by Pepsico, Inc.

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Swampy’s #Florida Postcards: El Rancho Hotel Court, Tampa.

by SwampysFlorida on November 5, 2012 at 1:27 am

Posted In: Florida Hotels, Florida Postcards, Swampy's Collectibles

Here’s teh still surviving El Rancho Hotel Court, now more referred to as a motel. I seem to recall the sign being around in the early ’80s. Don’t know when the sign came down, but would guess it was during one of the expansion of US41.

This is an unmarked postcard, but would guess this to be the late 1960s. Below is a Google view of the motel now. The motel is to the left.

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Swampy’s Historic Photos: Red Cross Pharmacy, Miami.

Swampy’s Historic Photos: Training at the Melbourne Naval Air Station, 1940s.

Swampy’s Matchbook Wednesday: Palmetto Bank & Trust, Bradenton.

Swampy’s Tuesday Ads: Fruit Industries, Bradenton.

Swampy’s #Florida Postcards: El Rancho Hotel Court, Tampa.

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