This postcard is part of a larger pack of postcards of Orlando. The postmark is a bit tough to read involving what year in the 1920s. This postcard is part of the Swampy’s Florida colleciton……#Flordia #Orlando #OrlandoFlorida #Postcard #FloridaPostcard #Cherokee[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
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Swampy’s #Florida #Postcard: the Bandshell, Daytona Beach, 1944.
Here’s a 1944 postmarked postcard of the historic bandshell that still proudly stands along the beach in Daytona Beach. The postcard was sent to a Mr. Otto F. Werner in Syracuse, N.Y. What looks like, Alla and Dorothy honestly write[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
It’s the 1930s and bananas are being loaded for a trans-shipment. This photo is from ‘Florida – A Guide to the Southernmost State’. If you would like to purchase a copy of this book, click here or below. https://amzn.to/2Wn905z
Here’s an early unmarked postcard of Winter Park Mall. The fountain seen sat as you see it here until a marble ring was built around it around 1980 or so. Winter Park Mall was demolished about seventeen years ago to[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
This is the second train depot that served folks coming or going from Boynton Beach. This photo is from ‘Speedway to Sunshine’ by Seth Bramson. You can purchase a copy by clicking here or below.
Here’s a postmarked 1907 postcard of Ocean Avenue in Palm Beach that made it’s way to Davenport, Iowa.
The Elvis Presley Museum was on a loop road off International Drive in Orlando. It was run by Elvis friend and untra-fan, Jimmy Tennant, who was also known as Jimmy Velvet. The museum had the support of the Presley family.[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Here’s the Winter Haven train depot around 1900. This photo is from ‘History of Winter Haven, Florida’. You can purchase a copy of this book by clicking here or below. https://amzn.to/2MJOAlA This book is part of the Swampy’s Florida library.[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Trilby and his friends singing some song, they made up as they went along, to celebrate Black Cat Appreciation Day has been met with a flurry of furry critics! Learn more about Black Cat Day here: http://www.cats.org.uk/black-cats #NationalBlackCatDay #BlackCatDay […]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Pasco Pete and Penney go looking for Trilby who stomped away and find themselves on the North Causeway bridge in Fort Pierce. You can learn more about Bridge Day here: https://officialbridgeday.com #BridgeDay #Bridge #Celebration #Daily #DailyCartoon #Florida #FloridaCelebration #FortPierce
It’s Take You Child to the Library and Trilby was briefly in the library until he was caught eating through the cookbook section. So Zuber gets the honor to read a book as Trilby examines the corner for an hour[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…