Here’s where a Liggett Rexall neon sign used to be in Downtown St. Petersburg. I had posted on Facebook earlier in the week this still existing sign in Dania. It’s the only one I know left in the state. The[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
This photo is from ‘Pensacola: Florida’s First Place City : A Pictorial History’ by Jesse Earle Bowden. You can purchase a copy by clicking here or below. https://amzn.to/3kU5iLa
Here is a postcard of the lobby of The Diplomat Golf and Racquet Club in Hollywood-by-the-Sea. The back of the card states,’The warm, casual lobby welcomes you to teh perfect lodge for sportsmen.’ The postcard was mailed October 13th, 1970[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Here’s a Busch Gardens mug with the eagle character they used in the 1970s. There are a number of other items with the eagle in Swampy’s collection, but admit that we don’t know the history of it. We remember the[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
This postcard of Mable Ringling’s Rose Garden, in Sarasota, is from the 1970s and the garden is still on the grounds of the John Ringling residence today. The year of the postmark is hard to read. It was mailed February[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Here’s a brochure from the 1960s advertising Hollywood-By-The-Sea! This brochure is part of the Swampy’s Florida collection. . . . . #Florida #FloridaTravel #Travel #HollywoodFlorida
This postcard has no markings or other clues to the date of the image. Would guess around 1950. Please learve any memories you have of the DeLand band shell below. This postcard is part of the Swampy’s Florida collection. .[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
An acrobatic sideshow for folks in Jacksonville in 1905. This photo is from ‘Pictorial History of Florida’. You can purchase a copy of this book by clicking here or below: https://amzn.to/2K2eM8R This book is part of the Swampy’s Florida library.[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Here’s a postcard of the Old City Gate in St. Augustine. The postcard is not dated, so it’s hard to know what year this came out. The gates are still there and you have likely visited them. Below is what[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
As Cypress Gardens once was. “An array of floral beauty surrounds the gazebo of Florida’s Cypress Gardens”, as stated in the back of the postcard. The postcard was mailed February 28th, 1976 from “Angie” to “Mr. & Mrs. Vincent Gero,[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Back when the Pier was a true attraction and the place to be! All of that has changed these days. The biggest change is the beautiful building pictured is long ago demolished for attempts at modern architecture. This postcard wasn’t[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Here’s a postcard for The Clock Restaurant. this postcard specifically lists, on the back of the postcard, locations in New Port Richey, Tarpon Springs and Dania. The unmailed postcard seems to be from the early 1970s based upon the age[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…