Henry Flagler donated three lots of land to have this first Methodist Church built in Miami in 1898. This photo is from ‘Yesterday’s Miami’ by Nixon Smiley. You can purchase a copy of this book by clicking here: https://amzn.to/3LzdaQ1 .[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
The photograph was taken by Gleason Waite Romer who took photos from 1925 until the early 1950’s all over Dade County. No idea where this was taken or who created the sculpture. Though, this does appear to be taxidermy involving[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
It’s December 1925 and the economy was humming along and the Florida land boom was in full force. Dancing was very much in vogue. Here is a dance class run by Mrs. Armour on Indian Rocks Beach. According to the[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Comedienne Phyllis Diller, who died in August 2012, spent time in Florida, including performing her comedy act at the Fontainbleau, the Eden Roc and many other locations across the state. She was also in Cape Coral in 1964 to film[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Here’s a part of the Swampy collection that was added when it was mailed in 1977 – this J.M. Fields Super May Sale book. I received it due to the nearby J.M. Fields in Winter Park. In the early[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Hernando de Soto among the Apalachee by Charles R. Ewen & John H. Hamm My rating: 5 of 5 stars A terrific literal mapping out of DeSoto’s trek across Florida and his visit near Tallahassee. Very thorough and lots of[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
A great place to have gone for Prime Rib Day. A place customers could see their steaks cooked. In the late ’80s, the places turned into full buffets. Eventually the owners added a couple of other buffets, included Quincy’s Steak[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Along U.S. 27 north of Palmdale in Glades County and south of Lake Placid in Highlands County is the community of Venus. That is where you will find the giant pineapple. This got propped up many decades ago to pitch[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
A favorite fishing spot in Miami was Pier 5 in Bayfront Park in Miami. It’s no longer there but you can still drop a line nearby. This photo is from ‘Yesterday’s Florida’ Annual Edition, Vol.1′ You can purchase a copy[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
It’s the 1920s and Gilda Grey in her swimsuit finest modeling along the boardwalk in Miami Beach. There used to be boardwalks along the southeastern coast until the power punch hurricanes came through in ’26 and ’28. Only recently have[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
This is the ‘Church of the Holy Name’, the first Catholic church in Miami. It was built on eight lots donated by Henry Flagler. This building was replaced with another church in the 1920s and no longer exists. This photo[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
A well dressed group of ladies from Lake City in the 1880s. This photo is from ‘A Pictorial History of Florida’. You can purchase a copy of this book by clicking here: https://amzn.to/3kU5iLa This book is part of the Swampy’s[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…