Trilby, Zuber and herd of reptiles storm away from attacking candy corn! Will this ever end? Why has Trilby been chased all week? Find out tomorrow! You can learn more about Candy Corn Day by clicking here: http://adweek.it/1LX8EEY . .[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Actor, Burt Reynolds built this theater in Jupiter and opened in 1979. It was just north of Riviera Beach where he grew up and his father was a municipal police officer. The theater was very successful at first and Reynolds[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Here’s the Atlantic Coast Line train depot in Bartow in the early 1900s. This photo is from ‘Yesterday’s Florida’ by Nixon Smiley. You can purchase a copy by clicking here: https://amzn.to/4eWuopm This book is aprt of the Swampy’s Florida colelction.[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Here is the Spring Side Motel in Ocala on Silver Springs Boulevard in the 1950s. The postcard declares a Free T.V. in every room, 28 units and 100% air conditioned. Here’s what the motel looked like in 2007: The motel[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
It was the late ’50s in the U.S. Prosperity was king after the economic buildup since the end of WW II. Vacationing in Florida by plane, Delta in this case, was becoming the thing to do. The ‘Tin Can Tourist’[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Alva thought she’d play Air Traffic Control to control the mosquito air space. The mosquitoes have other ideas. You can learn more about International Day of the Air Traffic Controller here: https://www.icao.int/secretariat/PostalHistory/ifatca_international_federation_of_air_traffic_controllers_associations.htm …………#InternationalDayoftheAirTrafficController #Celebration #Daily #Dailyart #Dailycartoon #cartoon #Happy #AirTrafficControl[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Here’s the Seaboard Air Line train depot in Ocala in the early 1900s. In 1917 the Seaboard Air Line and the competing Atlantic Coast Line Railroad, with a depot down the road from this one, combined to create a new[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Trilby is no longer grouchy. You can learn more about World Food Day by clicking here: http://www.worldfooddayusa.org/ . . . . . #WorldFoodDay #Food #celebrate #Celebration #Happy #Celebrate #Celebration #DailyCartoon #Daily #Cartoon #Eat #Florida #Webtoon #WebComic #Dinner #Lunch #Breakfast #Snacks[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
All of Florida was a botanical wonder before we went on a building spree. This postcard reproduction is part of the Swampy’s Florida collection. ….#Postcards #FloridaPostcard #Collectibles #PalmBeach #GardenOfEden #Florida
First Federal Savings and Loan of Orlando had the locations above back in 1965. The bank was successful until the savings and loan crash in the late 1980s and the bank was gone by 1990. I know three of the[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Here’s what the Maxwell Hotel once looked like. It was once located 441 S. Andrews Avenue, Fort Lauderdale. The back of the postcard states: “All modern rooms with private bath.” The card was not mailed and can only figure this[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Here’s the Florida East Coast Railway depot in New Smyrna Beach in the early 1900s. This photo is from ‘Yesterday’s Florida’ by Nixon Smiley. You can purchase a copy by clicking here or below: https://amzn.to/2PVo74w . . . . .[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…