This postcard of the former Melbourne Hotel was mailed from Grant, just south of Melbourne, December 11th, 1952 from Flossie to Mrs. Naomi Jackson, 3342 Morrison Avenue, Cincinnati, Ohio. Flossie writes that he didn’t stay at the hotel above, but[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Here’s an advertising card for ‘Flipper’s Sea School’ that existed from 1972 to 1977. Prior to that the location was known as ‘Santini’s Porpoise School’ and housed one of the porpoises from the TV series ‘Flipper’. After 1977, the location[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
A 1940s view of Dowtown St. Petersburg. This postcard is part of the Swampy’s Florida collection…… . #Florida #FloridaLiving #Floridalifestyle #SaintPetersburg #Postcard #FloridaPostcard #Collectables
This postcard wasn’t mailed, but the shape of the roadway would lead me to believe it’s the 1920s or 30s. Though there are roads around Florida like this today, it’s unlikely a postcard would be made of it. This postcard[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Dream of Orchids by Phyllis A. Whitney My rating: 4 of 5 stars This book is part of my Florida collection. Setting: Key West. First, Phyllis Whitney is a tremendous writer. There is so much to point to that is[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Unfortunately, the church doesn’t have a website and there are no markings on the building telling when the building was built. Fortunately the Facebook page added since I took this photo in 2013 reveals the building was opened in 1912.[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Here’s the Lemon City train station in the late 1800s. It wasn’t long before Lemon City became a part of Miami. Lemon City these days is better known as Little Haiti by Haitians who wanted to tag their island name[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
This postcard was mailed March 21st, 1948 from Orlando to Mrs. Clara Patrick, 239 Walnut St, Beaver Dam, Wisconsin. Lil and Milt mailed the postcard and write something about someone they know in DeLand. Also written that “It is 87[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Announced today is a pilot to be made of Charles Willeford’s ‘Hoke Moseley’. The deeply dark set of novels are set in Miami and have quite a cult following. The books haven’t been in print for many years, so this[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Here’s the Historical Church in the little city of Fellsmere. People in the community built this church in 1922. The spire and cross were blown off the building during a storm in 1955 and the bell was removed in 1990.[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
This was one of the depots found along the Orange Belt Line in the 1880s that had a Russian motive. This one was in St Petersburg. This photo is from ‘The Plant System’ by Gregg Turner and Seth Bramson. You[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
This postcard wasn’t mailed but has a 1904 copyright. Would guess this is a reprint from the 1940s or 50s. This postcard is part of the Swampy’s Florida colelction. . . . . > #Alligators #Florida #Postcards #Collectibles #Transportation #FloridaLife[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…