The Florida Special arrives along the Florida East Coast Railroad tracks into the Miami Station with “Miss Florida” being greeted by Mayor “Ev” Sewell in 1933. This photo is from ‘Miami Memoirs’ by John Sewell, an updated version by Arva[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
This postcard wasn’t mailed, but the cars look around 1970. The pier still stands very differnetly. Seems it’s a game every few decades to knock down the pier area and build it again. That has happened since this image. .[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
This is from the April 1st, 1976, edition of the Bradford County Telegraph. Free balloons gets me every time! . . . . . . #Florida #Starke #Appliances #Advertising
Here’s what Sulpher Springs once looked like in Tampa. It was once a separate area from Tampa. Now it has all folded into one. This postcard is part of the Swampy’s Florida collection………………#Tampa #SulpherSprings #Floridacity #FloridaLife #FloridaLifeStyle #History #FloridaHistory #Floridana[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Common travel in the latter half of the 1800s was horse & wagon (To the left of the depot) to a train or to a ferry to cross rivers. Or some combination thereof. Often there were so few going hither[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
This image seems to picked up a bit of a stormy day. Added a lot to image. The card doesn’t indicate where this was, but it’s unlikely this area looks like this today. This picture is part of a fold[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Who remembers the New England Oyster House in Dade County? I remember the nets hanging as decoration around the New England Oyster House near Downtown Miami and how i had to watch where I was walking not to get caught[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
This park has changed considerably over the years. This is still another park that’s lost it’s botanical flavor. This postcard has no date, so it is hard to figure when it is from. The style indicates the ’40s or ’50s.[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Swampy’s Florida says Happy #Manatee Appreciation Day It’s Manatee Appreciation Day and here’s Crystal, the manatee, to celebrate! The best way to show your appreciation is to join Save the Manatee Club. Click here to learn more about the club[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Collier, the puppy, is ecstatic to celebrate National Puppy Day! There are puppies all over Florida looking for a home. Please visit your local Humane Society or SPCA to help a canine critter find a home. Feel free to mention[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
This postcard of the old Municipal Swimming Pool in Lakeland. The postcard wasn’t mailed, though I’d guess this postcard is from around 1950. Don’t know much about this pool except that this pool isn’t the official pool anymore. The City[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Webb City, in St. Petersburg, where one could buy children’s clothes, get a heaircut, a hamburger and watch chickens dance. Yep! There was a chocken dancing area among a whole bunch all inside a block size building in Downtown St.[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…