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…
This is the Tampa and Gulf Coast Railroad that connected Tampa, Clearwater and St. Petersburg. The train was nick named the “Tug and grunt”. This photo is from 1914, which is the same year the train became part of the[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Bathing in Daytona Beach, 1930s. – Swampy’s Florida Postcards. Folks getting soaked in Volusia County. Their cars, too! The back of this unmarked postcard states- “One may drive for 23 miles along this strip of sand which at low tide[…]↓ 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…
This undated postcard is of a turpentine operation somewhere along the St. Johns River. Most camps were no where near this fancy. This is really more a loading and unloading area to ship the sap collected. Note the dugout canoe.[…]↓ 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…
Swampy with Plant City’s Parksdale Farm’s outstanding strawberry cookies. You can purchase these yummy cookies by visiting their location in Plant City or ordering online. You can learn more by clicking here: https://parkesdale.com/
This was once a very popular fried chicken spot according to locals in Ocala. The Ocala Center shopping center sits in the location now. If you have any memories of ‘The Golden Drumstick’, please leave some in the comment area.[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Here we view the St. Johns River in 1972. This photo is from‘Florida’ by Bern and Franke Keating. You can get a copy of this 1972 coffee table size photo book of Florida by clicking here: https://amzn.to/3nchkTC This book[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
It’s an upper Keys brochure that doesn’t have a date, but figure it’s around 1970.