On the right is the owner of Whaley’s Grocery Store, Sid Whaley. Whaley was known for wearing am overcoat and a hat. The photo is from around the 1930s.
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It’s 1906 and the railroad repair yard in Dunnellon, in western Marion County, is busy. Notice the steam coming from the locomotive and the people in the background to the right. I’d be curious to know how this photo was[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Swampy’s Florida Tuesday Ads – Sylvia Groom, Realtor, Sarasota, 1973.
on August 30, 2022
at 6:00 am
Sylvia Groom realty had been still around! Seems the children have continued the business when I first posted this in 2013. Then, the business was part of Realtor.com. Now, that is gone. There had been a Patch blurb with a[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
This undated postcard shows the Bahia Mar Yacht basin, the home of the famed Travis McGee. He lived at slip F-18 on the Busted Flush. John D. MacDonald created the hero of McGee and wrote 21 novels to tell his[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Here’s the Dania train station in 1916. This photo is from the book of the history of the Florida East Coast Railway, ‘Speedway to Sunshine’ by Seth Bramson. You can purchase one by clicking here or below.: https://amzn.to/2ROA6T3 This book is[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Swampy’s Florida Postcard : Owen Godwin & friends at his Gatorland, south Orange County.
on August 25, 2022
at 6:00 am
Here’s Owen Godwin with his friends at the place he started, Gatorland. The postcard is undated, but I would guess this is from the mid-60s. Swampy’s handler, Rob Smith, Jr., had the opportunity many years ago to speak with Owen’s[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Here is a undated postcard of Gulfstream Park in Hallandale Beach. It’s still with us, though great altered and enhanced since the time of this postcard. EnClick here to learn more: http://www.gulfstreampark.com/ This postcard is part of the Swampy’s Florida[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Elephants were used for various construction projects, including real estate advertising, during the construction Boom of the 1920s. This photo is from ‘Floridians at Work’ by Margaret Wilson. You can purchase a copy of this book by clicking here or[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
It’s hard to imagine Siesta Key, Sarasota, once looked like this. So much of this wiped away since 1950. From ‘Yesterday’s Sarasota’ by Del Marth. You can get your own copy of this book of historic photos and captions[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
It’s Milk Chocolate Day and Zuber is ready to chomp into an Angell & Phelps milk chocolate alligator. Trilby, who has been indulging in a make your own box of Angell and Phelps milk chocolates, looks a bit concern of[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Henry, second figure from right leaning on gas pump, had one of the earliest gas stations in the area. An office building sits on this site today of the corner of College Avenue and Adams Street. This 1924 photograph includes[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Here’s the Silver Springs Rodeo Parade in July 1947 as it rounds the median at Broadway Avenue and Stewart Streets. This photo is from the ‘Osceola County Centennial Book 1887-1987’ You can purchase a copy by clicking here: https://amzn.to/3ytQAmE .[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…