Here’s the Pensacola Union Depot for the Louisville & Nashville Railroad circa 1900. This version of the station opened in 1882 and closed in early 1900. This photo is from ‘Pensacola – Florida First Place City’. You can purchase a[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Trilby celebrates with his typical gator-stack of pancakes, topped with a healthy, heaping pile of grits and topped with sausage links. He’s on a mild diet. So, no whipped cream and chocolate chips this time. A favorite hot breakfast stop[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Swampy says Happy International Coffee Day! Paco Pete, his granddaughter, Bunny and Zuber stop at the local coffee shop. Pete tips a cup of java, Bunny gets a coffee flavored milkshake and Zuber gets a coffee flavored milk, hold the[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
This photo is from ‘ Pensacola: Florida’s First Place City : A Pictorial History’ by Jesse Earle Bowden, page 97. You can purchase one by clicking here or below.
This is the second structure of Temple BEth-El. The same congregation built the synagogue in Florida in 1876. Both buildings were destroyed by fire. The congregation still thrives in their third building built in the 1930s. Click here to learn[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
The First United Methodist Church in Pensacola is the oldest Methodist church built 1821. Below are other photos of the exterior. The last photo is of Swampy inside the church where an antique show was happening. Found postcards soon to[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
This the Jadrievic store in Pensacola, 1890s. It obviously had men’s clothing. The store also catered to the male taste with an appropriate saloon, too. This photo is from ‘Pensacola – The Deep Water City’ byLucious & Linda Ellsworth.[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Here’s a 1952 postmarked postcard of a rest area in Pensacola. It’s still there! Click here to see the east side park and here for the west side park.
The San Carlos Hotel (also know as ‘The Gray Lady of Palafox’, in that the structure sat on Palafox Street) opened in 1910 and thrived for many decades. As with many multi-story hotels of the later 1800s & early 1900s[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
A place to park for the Non Commissioned Officers (all ranks between Private First Class and Lieutenant) at Eglin Air Force Base in Pensacola.