Here are members of the Davis Island Golf and Tennis Club. Wonder what’s in the bottles? The photo was taken by the famous Tampa photographers on December 20th, 1926. This photo is from ‘Real Women of Tampa & Hillsborough County’[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
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Here’s a unmarked postcard of the Marina Mar in Sarasota. The Marina Mar opened February 1st, 1965 and eventually became Marina Jacks. Mar means ‘Sea’ in the Spanish language. Marina Jack’s has added on beyond the marina with the[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
This car is making it’s way, 1920s style, along a dirt road to Panama City. This photo is from ‘A Pictorial History of Florida’.You can purchase a copy of this book by clicking here or below.:https://amzn.to/2K2eM8R……..#Florida #Transportation #Roads #FloridaTransportation #Floridaliving[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
This postcard is postmarked January 18th, 1919 from Orlando to somewhere in Ohio. The mailer wrote a long message in the back that is very hard to read or understand. The addressee information is just as hard to understand and,[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I found this photo on the Miami Transit website and the photograph has this caption: ‘Staff and crew of the Florida East Coast Railway by the streamliner “Henry M. Flagler” in 1939. The Railey-Milam hardware store in the background was[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Swampy’s Florida Postcard: Parrots at Busch Gardens, 1960s.
That’s Sophie, the macaw, on the slide as director Rich Naegeli balances a couple other birds. The unmailed postcard invites visitors to the “admission-free Busch Gardens”. This postcard is part of the Swampy’s Florida collection……………..#Postcard #FloridaPostcard #Floridana #BuschGardens #Tampa #Parrot[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
This is the St. Clair country school near what what would become Umatilla. St. Clair is a community in east Lake County. This photo is from ‘Through Schoolhouse Doors’.You can purchase a copy by clicking here:https://amzn.to/2MavvsM This book is part[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Swampy’s Florida Postcard: Leaping Fun at Floridaland in Osprey.
Water fun at the former ‘Floridaland’ that lived from 1964 until 1971 in Osprey, between Sarasota and Venice. The amusement park was the first in the state before Disney to draw in an assortment of themes to lure people. The[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Swampy’s Florida Postcards: Monkey Jungle Valentines!
This undated postcard by those simian individuals at Monkey Jungle in Goulds, near Miami. Plan a trip to this fascinating location where the humans are caged and the monkeys run wild by clicking here: https://www.monkeyjungle.com This postcard is part of[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
A view from the Downtown Circle in Sebring. I’m just not sure which direction. East, i believe. These buildings are generally the same today, though the population and businesses have greatly changed since this image was taken some 60+ years[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Swampy’s #Florida #Postcard: Everglades Club, Palm Beach, 1920s.
Though this postcard wasn’t mailed, there is a long message in the back that is very tough to read. Something about “looking over Lake Worth” and ending the winter in the area. There’s also something about going out and watching[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Way back when, Florida Power and Light Company delivered ice. In 1927, here is how it was delivered! This photo is from Yesterday in Florida Annual Edition: Volume 1, Issues 1-8. You can purchase this book by clicking here: https://amzn.to/4aLeTit[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…