Fellows at a subdued juke joint in Glades County in 1941. That is all that is tagged in the photo that was published in an issue of ‘Tampa Bay History’ magazine in 1988. Likely the juke joint was a bit[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
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Narcoossee was once an up and coming city. There were people living around there, businesses, This photo is from ‘Osceola County Centennial 1887-1987’ by the Centennial Book Committee. Click here or below to purchase a copy of this book. https://amzn.to/31XUWUy[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
This unmarked postcard is of the restaurant and pier at the beach in Flagler County. This postcard is part of the Swampy’s Florida collection. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . #Florida #Postcards[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Lakeside Inn, Mount Dora, 1973. – Swampy’s Florida Postcard.
on July 20, 2023
at 6:22 am
Here’s a postcard of the Lakeside Inn that has is noted 1973 to Mr & Mrs. Fraun Van De Water of Millbrook, N.Y. The note is from “E.” and states that they have spent “a most delightful time in a[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
This photo is from Tampa Bay History magazine. I hope that goat has a driver’s license! All this certainly cheaper than those car-things we drive today! This magazine is part of the Swampy’s Florida library……….#Train #Railroad #FlordiaTrain #Floridarailroad #Floridalife #FloridaLifestyle #Transportation[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Devil’s Millhopper, Gainesville, 1908. – Swampy’s Florida Postcards.
on July 17, 2023
at 6:12 am
Here’s a 1908 postmarked postcard of the Devil’s Mill Hopper in Gainesville sent from Gainesville to a Mrs. R. Hildetch on Clark Street in Jacksonville. This postcard is part of the Swampy’s Florida collection. . . . . . .[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Here’s the image on the back of a deck of Eckerd Drug Stores playing cards. Stores used to have their own brands of all sorts of things. Jack Eckerd’s Drug Stores were no different. They had combs, yo-yos, pencils….and playing[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Swampy’s Florida Postcard : Six Gun Territory, Ocala.
on July 10, 2023
at 6:00 am
It’s Six Gun Territory! A perfect action shot of the show that once graced the property that was Six Gun Territory in Ocala. Opening in 1963 it combined with Silver Springs to pour hundreds of thousands of tourists into Marion[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
It wasn’t until 1949 until shrimp was fished off Key West for the first time by John Salvadore. This photo was taken at the height of the shrimping season in the mid-1960s. Look at all those boats bringing tons of[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Alva’s offer of a sugar cookie from the picnic, though appreciated, is still a bit much for the stomach troubled Trilby You can learn more about National Sugar Cookie Day by clicking here:http://mobile-cuisine.com/did-you-know/sugar-cookie-fun-facts/…….#SugarCookieDay #Cookies #Sugar #Celebrate #Happy #DailyCartoon #Daily #Cartoon[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Here is the railroad depot for Sutherland. Sutherland was a shortening of the Southern Land and Development Company. Later Sutherland was renamed Palm Harbor, which still sits in northern Pinellas County beside Dunedin……….#Train #Railroad #FlordiaTrain #Floridarailroad #Floridalife #FloridaLifestyle #Transportation #FloridaTrasportation[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…