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Swampy’s Collectibles: Parrot Jungle

by SwampysFlorida on August 14, 2010 at 5:33 pm

Posted In: Florida Critters, Florida Outdoors, Florida Parks, Swampy's Collectibles

Above is a banner from around 1955 of Parrot Jungle.

There’s a lot of history to Parrot Jungle. Not the least of which is that it is no longer Parrot Jungle. After opening in 1936, the attraction that featured so much parrot and cockatiel-wise, had a thriving business in Pinecrest just outside Coral Gables in Dade County. People visited from all over to see birds ride bicycles and enjoys the beautiful path that wound through gardens of flowers and other tropical wonders. In 2003 the park reopened as Parrot Jungle Island on Watson Island, which sits along the McArthur Causeway. Finally, the parrot part was pealed away and the name of the attraction is Jungle Island.

The former Parrot Jungle in Pinecrest is still open as a public park with much of the wonderful flora and fauna intact.

Swampy has a lot of Parrot Jungle items that will appear down the road with more history of the attraction.

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Winter Park: Swampy at Krispy Kreme

by SwampysFlorida on August 13, 2010 at 2:47 pm

Posted In: Florida Food Stops, Swampy's Florida Travels

Krispy Kreme doughnut shops used to dot the Florida landscape. In the early ’80s many closed. In the past 10 years many new Krispy Kreme stores were built again across the state. Here’s one of the new ones in Winter Park in Orange County.

This Winter Park location used to sell boats, I believe. Please correct me if I’m on the wrong corner where the boat store was.

The closest earlier Krispy Kreme was in Orlando on 3122 East Colonial Drive. It’s design was identical to the designs of the Krispy Kreme shopes in Daytona Beach and Gainesville, two of the last original Krispy Kreme donut shops in Florida. The Orlando East Colonial building now houses a jewelry store and an eyeglass shop.

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Swamp’y Florida

by SwampysFlorida on August 12, 2010 at 8:01 am

Posted In: Swampy's Florida News

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Postcard Wednesday: Zissen’s Bowery in Miami

by SwampysFlorida on August 11, 2010 at 4:43 pm

Posted In: Florida Postcards, Swampy's Collectibles

This card is postmarked from 1944. As much as I’ve learned of Zissen’s over the years, it was quite the watering hole in the Miami area. It claimed to have a longer bar than any other in 44 states. Celebrities and politicians cooled or warmed themselves at the Bowery. Sometime in the future I’ll need to post their extremely creative menu.