This is from the April 1st, 1976, edition of the Bradford County Telegraph. Free balloons gets me every time! . . . . . . #Florida #Starke #Appliances #Advertising
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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…
Swampy’s Florida Ads from Today, 1965: New England Oyster House, Miami News.
on March 26, 2024
at 5:56 am
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…
This postcard is postmarked October 1918 and the sender writes that he is glad to be leaving the area in the southern part of Jacksonville. The Ortega Bridge is still around but looks quite different today. The wooden bridge has[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Swampy’s Florida Postcards: DeLeon Springs
on March 14, 2024
at 5:59 am
Here’s a postcard of DeLeon Springs. This is from an unmailed postcards, but appears to be from the 1950s. The structures shown haven’t changed much. Do you have memories of time spent at DeLeon Springs – now- State Park? Click[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…