Yesterday was Swampy’s author friend Tim Hollis’ birthday and couldn’t post a photo yesterday. So, here’s a photo of Alan Rock, legendary radio host and one time Bozo for WFTV Channel 9’s Bozo Show some 40 odd years ago. With[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
This unmarked postcard looks to be from around 1970. The location is the fantastic Homosassa Springs, a location to visit if you haven’t. Click here to learn more: https://www.floridastateparks.org/parks-and-trails/ellie-schiller-homosassa-springs-wildlife-state-park This postcard is part of the Swampy’s Florida collection. . .[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
On the flip side of this January 23rd, 1966, postmarked card is a message from John & Bernice Hart that it was “cold here last night 39 degrees”. This postcard is part of the Swampy’s Florida collection. . . .[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Nabbed this from here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atlantic_Coast_Line_Railroad . . . . . . . . . . . . #Florida #Trains #Flagler#Transportation #Travel #FloridaTravel #FloridaTransportation #RR #Railroad
This appears to be Hogan’s Creek looking south into Downtown. This would’ve been 9 years after the fire that destroyed much of Downtown. The creek is still roaming northerly and southerly through the city. It feeds into the St[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Join Trilby and friends as they salute the brave service of our Florida Firefighters today! You can learn more about International Firefighters Day here: https://www.firehero.org/international-firefighters-day/ . . . . . . . . . . #InternationalFirefightersDay #FirefightersDay #Fire #Firefighters #Flordia[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
It’s the Alden Hotel in 1981 built in 1936 at 2925 Indian Creek Drive, Miami Beach. The hotel had been open and operating and could be found here: aldenMiamibeach.com . Last october the hotel sold and was still open for[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
It’s a swinging time in Islamorada at the Cheeca Lodge in this 1964 postmarked postcard. The Cheeca Lodge is still open today. Click here to learn more about it: https://www.cheeca.com/ Thank to D. Kyle Quillen on Facebook who corrected me[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Trilby didn’t realize he had swallowed a telephone until his belly started ringing. You can learn more about National Telephone Day by clicking here: http://southfloridareporter.com/call-someone-tell-national-telephone-day/ . . . . . . . . . . . . . .[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Here’s a colorful and cheery Cypress Gardens postcard postmarked 1973 for you all! This postcard is part of the Swampy’s Florida collection. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . #Florida #Postcards #FloridaPostcards #Collectibles[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
In the 1880s Downtown Fort Myers was made up of only a handful of blocks of structures. Lew Stuart was one who set up shop in one of those wooden structures. It’s believed he cut Thomas Edison’s hair. This photo[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
This locomotive served the workers of Flagler’s overseas railroad construction. Prior to that it led the Jacksonville, St. Augustine, Halifax Railroad. This photo is from ‘Born of the Sun: The Official Florida Bicentennial Commemorative Book’ , page 120. You can[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…