Trilby tries to explain how books mysteriously disappeared from Swampy’s library yesterday. During his story a potato plant turns into a dragon and a snack-munching baby alligator becomes a fearless defender of bookshelves. Tomorrow: Celebrate a berry! . . .[…]↓ 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 loves to think and learn Florida history. His library proves that. What do you like to think most about involving Florida? . . . . . . . . . #WorldThinkingDay #ThinkingDay #Think #Reason #Happy #Daily #Cartoon #DailyCartoon #Celebration[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
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…
Here’s a scene just north of Sanford that looks a bit like this today. The woods on the right are thicker and the road has changed, too. Something that has changed a lot are the woods seen in the background.[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
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…
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…
Milton, Trilby and Zuber settle back to tune into those daring days of yesteryear when excitement was all part of the theater of the mind. You can learn moire about World Radio Day by clicking here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Radio_Day . . .[…]↓ 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…
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…