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…
Those are Northern tourists standing outside Floyd’s in Miami, 1922. The sign states-“Stop for Fruit – We Ship It any quantity.. Floyd’s was a roadside stand that appears to be a converted house. This photo is from ‘Yesterday’s Florida’ Annual[…]↓ 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…
The Saint in Miami by Leslie Charteris My rating: 5 of 5 stars This is an outstanding book for many reasons. It’s the first Charteris book I’ve read and I must seek more. The writing is very good.The characters are[…]↓ 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…
Friends in Live Oak let me borrow a few postcards to share. This one wasn’t mailed but, based upon the postcard collection, would seem to be from the 1940s. . . . . . . . . . . .[…]↓ 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…
Here’s North Miami Avenue about 1900 where C. Cone’s ‘Blacksmith and Wheel Wright’ has recently opened. You can see that Mr. Cone has plenty of work to do with the wagon and wheels around the building. Also, looks like some[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Here’s the Halcon Hotel in Downtown, Miami, in “Boom” time 1924. This structure had a French chateau look on the outside, but supposed looked far more plain on the inside. It sat on Flagler Street until 1938 when it was[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…