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…
Don’t know if these folks are coming, going or if all this was staged, but here they are in the Havana Special in Key West in the throes of the Depression in 1930. This photo is from ‘Speedway to Sunshine’[…]↓ 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…
This postcard was mailed from Lake Wales in 1936 to Mrs. Willian Detrich in Palmyra, Pennsylvania. The note on the back is to “mama” and states that the image above “is the way they look when we pass[ed].” This postcard[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
‘Grace, speed and beauty of the aquatic ballet at Cypress Gardens challenge photographers.’ is the caption under this advertising photo for Cypress Gardens. This photo is from ‘FLORIDA The American Travel Series’ by Andrew Hepburn. You can purchase a copy[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
The Opera House that once graced Downtown Pensacola was considered one of the greatest in Florida. It was built in 1883 by a local lumber magnate that also housed his bank in the building. Many perfomrd and spoke at the[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Here’s the Presidential Pullman used by Presidents Franklin Roosevelt, Truman and Eisenhower. This postcard isn’t postmarked, so it is very difficult to figure the date of the postcard. the train car is no longer in Fort Lauderdale. Now it is[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
This was mailed in August, 1963, by Helen & Harry to John Weaner in Camp Hill, Pennsylvania. According to his message the duo are taking a two week vacation and this is the spot they always stay. The hotel used[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
It’s the “new Million Dollar Air Conditioned Shopping Mall. The largest in the South.”, Colonial Plaza in Orlando. The mall was mostly demolished almost 20 years ago to make way for the current wave of outdoor malls. This postcard is[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Photo from ‘Yesterday’s Florida – Volume 3’.