This unmarked postcard show the very early days of the now far busier Ridgewood Avenue in Daytona Beach. I’d guess this postcard comes from around 1910. This postcard is part of the Swampy’s Florida collection……….#Florida #DaytonaBeach #FloridaLife #FloridaLifestyle #FloridaRealEstate #Postcards[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Here’s one to try 5 times fast using the names of or cities – Sopchoppy, Ochopee, Okeechopee, Kissimmee. 5 times fast! (If you don’t know – All 4 are cities or communities in our state.) . . . . .[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
This is one of hundreds of postcards labelled as being in ‘Florida’ and nothing more of the location. Where this is in the state is any wonder. The entire state was growing something until recently. Now concrete and asphalt is pounded[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Marineland has had a few different names over the decades. Marine Studios, as shown on the ramp, was one of those as the spot looked toward film opportunities. Today the location is known as Marineland Dolphin Adventure. Though there has[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Here are local ladies advertising am Indian Rocks Fireman’s Fish Fry and Ham Dinner in the 1950s. Notice the simplicity of the fire department structure. Bet those were locally caught fish! This photo is from ‘Indian Rocks – As It[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
This advertisement is from the Sarasota Journal’s August 11th, 1965 edition. Some may be surprised that factory outlets were around even back in 1965! Seems both businesses are no longer open.
This is a photo of a hammock taken on the Adam’s ranch that spans three counties in South Florida. The specific location isn’t named. This photo is from ‘A Cattleman’s Backcounty Florida’ by Alto Adams, Jr.This is a beautiful coffee[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Here’s the 1928 Seaboard train station in Naples. Today the building still stand and holds the Naples Train Museum. Click here to plan a visit to the Naples Depot Museum: https://colliermuseums.com/locations/naples_depot Click here to plan a visit to the Naples[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
This postcard is marked 1967 and sent to Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Danforth in Bonita Springs, Florida. They write of visitors from New Smyna Beach and Miami to the place they just cleaned. They end with a note that the[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
This postcard was mailed from Sebring in 1955 to George W. Hardy in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. It’s signed “Dad”, so it appears the postcard was mailed to his son, George. Apparently George’s mother had a bad headache and went to the[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Swampy’s Florida Friday Train Stops: Hawthorne Railroad Station, 1912. The small city of Hawthorne, in eastern Alachua County once had a train stop coming north from Ocala. Hawthrone was once an up and coming city. It’s still there along[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…