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.
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Swampy’s Florida Postcards: Florida’s Miracle Strip.
on August 14, 2023
at 6:00 am
For a good part of Florida’s tourism the beach area from Pensacola to Panama City was labelled “The Miracle Strip”. This postcard advertises part of the strip from Escambia to Okaloosa Counties. A bit of confusion and a reason the[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
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…
Swampy’s Florida Postcards: Orlando Motor Lodge, 1967.
on August 10, 2023
at 6:00 am
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…
Swampy’s Florida Ads: St. Petersburg, “The Sunshine City” brochure.
on August 7, 2023
at 6:08 am
The above posed photo is very interesting if you look at it closely. I know it’s difficult to find the right pose to photograph to help sell an area and it looks like they were trying to be more creative,[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Swampy’s Florida Postcard: Orange Grove by Moonlight, 1955.
on August 7, 2023
at 6:03 am
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…
There’s not a postmark on the postcard but the bus gives the impression from around 1940. A Miccosukee village is shown on the right. The road has been rebuilt, but the Miccosukee side looks much the same. A huge[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
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…
Here’s a 1952 postmarked postcard sending greetings from Lake Wales. It was sent to Laurine with a last name I can’t read from Sterling, Illinois. This postcard is part of the Swampy’s Florida collection……………#Florida #Postcards #FloridaPostcards #Collectibles #History #FloridaHistory #FloridaLiving[…]↓ 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…