1880s in the business district on the main street, Wire Street, in Fort Meade. This photo is from ‘In the Midst of All That Makes Life Worth Living: Polk County, Florida, to 1940.’ You can purchase a copy by clicking[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
This photo is from ‘Speedway to Sunshine’ by Seth Bramson.You can purchase a copy by clicking here or below.http://amzn.to/2c3C21F This book is part of the Swampy’s Florida collection……………>>#floridaeastcoastrailway #Train #Friday #floridatravel #Train #Transportation #History #FloridaHistory #Travelhistory #FloridaTRavels #floridatransportation #trains #Miami[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Here’s a postcard showing the main entrance of the Orlando Air Force Base off Bennett Road. This entire base is gone as well as all of the entrances that looked like this throughout Florida. The only nod to the base[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
The structure was a restaurant and bar. At one time, businesses were creative and built unique and stylish structures. Today, McDonalds, Taco Bell, etc. are built as boring boxws. Sadly, this building was torn down in 1992. This photo is[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Here’s an interior shot of the Exchange Bank in Downtown Tampa at the turn of the 20th century. The Exchange Bank was one of the earliest and longest running in Tampa. This photo is from ‘TAMPA: Yesterday, Today & Tomorrow’ […]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Here’s the ferry, ‘The Manatee’ sailing off from Pinellas Point. This was how, those horseless carriages, got across the Florida waters before hte push for roads and bridges. Many of us wish the return of the ferry instead of the[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
This C.C. Gantt’s was notorious for all sorts of shenanigans around Moore Haven in Glades County. The image was acquired by me from the Moore Haven historic archives a few years ago. Don’t know the date of the photo. .[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Here’s a popular hangout in the 1950s, the Pensacola Dairy Company.Milk and ice cream were on the menu. This photo is from ‘Pensacola: Florida’s First Place City : A Pictorial History’ by Jesse Earle Bowden.You can purchase a copy by[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Pete Reynard’s Yacht Restaurant was part of a larger development described in a story from the Bradenton Herald: “According to a historical account compiled by the Manatee County Historical Society, town founder Jack Holmes built a supper club-style restaurant on[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Came across this recently: A swizzle stick from the Egypt Shrine in Tampa. It used to be so easy to find an establishment that has swizzle sticks. Practically none offer swizzle sticks these days. Though, Swampy’s Florida has quite a[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Sam Meiner set up quite a bar b q business in the 1960s through the early ’80s. The business expanded into catering. The restaurant business ended and this building was demolished. The catering was sold to Tim Webber catering which[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
This photo is from ‘Boca Grande, Lives of an Island’ by Charles E. Blanchard. You can get your own copy of the book by clicking here or below. https://amzn.to/3ri88CL This book is part of the Swampy’s Florida library. . .[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…