Swampy’ Matches: Webb’s City, St. Petersburg
on October 27, 2011
at 12:24 pm
Here’s the block wide Webb’s City that used to grace St. Petersburg! Click here to learn more about Webb’s City.
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Swampy’s Matches: Hackney’s Lobster Place, Miami Beach
on October 13, 2011
at 12:19 pm
One of the best known restaurants on the boardwalk in Atlantic City, New Jersey, Hackey’s Restaurnat expanded to Miami Beach. Hackney’s in Atlantic City closed in the early 1980s. Don’t know when the one in Miami Beach closed or about[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Swampy’s Tuesday’s Ads: Florida Citrus
on October 11, 2011
at 1:18 am
Swampy’s Travels: Marshall Hampton Reserve, near Lakeland.
on October 7, 2011
at 3:03 am
Swampy visited Polk County’s newest park last weekend, Marshall Hampton Reserve along Lake Hancock near Lakeland and the Circle B Bar Reserve. Riding the newly built trails Bob and Lee Julius encounter the elusive Swampy. Bob’s very happy to have[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Swampy’s Tuesday’s Ads: Fort Lauderdale
on October 4, 2011
at 12:48 pm
Here’s a brochure of Fort Lauderdale with a artistic cover. The idea of this sounds good, but after the brochure is folded, the artist and canvas idea gets a bit lost. This brochure opens up further with more illustrated vignettes[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Swampy’s Matches: Jean’s Candy Shoppe, Miami Beach
on September 29, 2011
at 10:02 am
From Miami Beach, it’s Jean’s Candy Shoppe. Don’t know anything about Jean’s so please feel free to leave a note if you do. Jean sure had an outstanding book of matches. I’d guess this is from the 1940s. Sorry[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Swampy’s Postcard Wednesday: Cape Coral Gardens, Cape Coral.
on September 28, 2011
at 1:01 am
Here’s an undated postcard of the former Cape Coral Gardens. The attraction was built with the intent of getting people to visit and then consider buying a home nearby in the development (Golden Gate Estates) owned by the fellows who[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Swampy’s Tuesday’s Ads: Thomas A. Edison Home, Fort Myers.
on September 27, 2011
at 8:01 am
Here’s an early brochure for the Edison Home in Fort Myers. Click here to plan a trip to see the Edison House yourself!
Swampy’s Travels: Finds the entrance of the Upper Hillsborough park land in Pasco County.
on September 26, 2011
at 12:58 pm
Swampy found the main entrance to the Upper Hillsborough tract just east of Zephyrhills in Pasco County on County Road 54. Click here to learn more of all you can do on this tract of the Southwest Florida Management District.[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Swampy’s Tuesday’s Ads: Miami’s Musa Isle
on September 6, 2011
at 2:36 am
Swampy’s Matches: Flamingo Court, Orlando.
on September 1, 2011
at 1:19 am
This matchbook is for the Flamingo Court Motel. It once stood right beside the Orlando Motor Lodge, the matchbook of which was featured last week. Both hotels were demolished to have another medical office building built in the area.
Swampy’s Tuesday’s Ads: King Arthur’s Inn in Tampa
on August 30, 2011
at 2:01 am
This brochure of the King Arthur Inn, that was in Tampa, actually has a fold out cover. After you open the flaps in the front you see the interior below. Below that is the flip side. The hotel is now[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…