This is photo of the world famous bare foot water skier, George Blair, is from before 1993 when the book with this photo on the cover came out. George got the Banana added to his moniker because of the yellow[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
This unmarked postcard appears to be from the late 1960s of Sunken Gardens in St. Petersburg.You can still visit Sunken Gardens today. Click here to plan your trip to this Florida botanical wonder.:http://www.stpete.org/attractions/sunken_gardens/index.php This postcard is part of the Swampy’s[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
This photo is from ‘ Pensacola: Florida’s First Place City : A Pictorial History’ by Jesse Earle Bowden, page 81. You can purchase one by clicking here or below. https://amzn.to/3cRqgWV This book is part of the Swampy’s Florida library. .[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
It’s Blue Springs near Orange City. If you look close, you”ll spot a set of ladies walking along the water’s edge. Lawyers have curtailed such activities by the springs these days. The postcard is postmarked from 105 years ago, February[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
The Carriage Inn is one of the few lodging spots in this area of Levy County.You can plan a visit to the Carriage Inn here:https://carriage-inn-motel.com/The sign and motel are located here:16872 US-19, Cross City, 32628Their telephone number:(352) 498-3910 Have not[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
It’s the Hotel Continental that once stood at the corner of Collins Avenue and 40th Street featured on this unmarked postcard. This postcard is part of the Swampy’s Florida collection. . . . . . . . . . .[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Here’s the fully loaded Coca Cola truck in from of the Coa Cola Bottling Co. building in St. Petersburg in 1939. This photo is from Yesterday in Florida Annual Edition: Volume 1, Issues 1-8. This book isn’t available for purchase.[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Knowing the area over the decades, this unmarked postcard appears to be of the southeast corner of Lake Eola. Maybe along Central Boulevard. It appears to be from around 1910. If you look close you can see two trails to[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
This photo of this locomotive in Gainesville in 1881 is from ‘Tap Lines’, a historic railroad site. You can learn much more about the engine and railway line by clicking here: http://www.taplines.net/fs/fs.html . . . . . . . .[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Flamingo lounge around a man-made pool at the old Tarpon Zoo that was in Tarpon Springs. The background of the zoo can be found by clicking here : http://circusnospin.blogspot.com/2008/11/tarpon-springs-zoo-revisited.html This postcard is part of the Swampy’s Florida collection. . .[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Here’s a fresh delivery from the tomato crops in Palm Beach County in the late 1800s. The trip from farm to boat to ship the crop always had spoilage. This photo is from ‘Black Gold and Silver Sands – A[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Here’s a Silver Springs postcard from sometime in the 1970s when the American Broadcasting Company owned the amusement and natural attraction. “Quiet, elctrically-propelled glass bottom boats” is stated on the back of the card. Also, “Florida’s Silver Springs, with it’s[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…