Something needed in North Central Florida in 1950 were hog houses. They still are needed today, just not as much as folks have gone from growing hog to going to Wal-Mart. Seems Annis Building Supply is no longer with us.[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Here’s Pier #5 of the City Yacht Basin in Miami. This postcard is not postmarked, but it appears to be from around 1945. This area and the cityscape has entirely changed since this image. Please post any memories you have[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
This image if from ‘Pictorial History of Florida’ by Richard Bowe, page 74. You can get a copy of this book by clicking here : https://amzn.to/2K2eM8R
This is from a Fort Lauderdale folding postcard pack that wasn’t mailed, but appears to be from the 1950s. This postcard packet is part of the Swampy’s Florida collection. . . . . #Florida #Postcards #Postcards #Attractions #FloridaAttractions #Miami #MiamiFlorida[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
This photo is from ‘Florida Cities’, published in 1965. The book is part of the Swampy’s Florida library.
The Teen Town youth center was opened by the West Palm beach Jaycees in 1949. This photo is from ‘Pioneers in Paradise – West Palm Beach First 100 Years’, page 153. You can purchase a copy by clicking here or[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Here’s the schedule for the former Orlando Drive-In that once graced South Orange Blossom Trail outside the city or Orlando. Here is what is – or is not – at the site today: View Larger Map
Get your frog legs! at Sherrard’s Dixie Belle Inn, 12 miles south of Miami on U.S. 1. The back of the postcards states the inn is famous for “Southern fried chicken, barbecued spare ribs. two cocktail bars. Air conditioned. Fishermen[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
This is part of a Jacksonville postcard packet mailed November 28, 1916. to Mr.s Edna Boettcher in Buffalo, New York. This postcard packet is part of the Swampy’s Florida collection. . . . . #Florida #Postcards #Postcards #Attractions #FloridaAttractions #Jacksonville […]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
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This postcard was sent to Larence Casazza in St. Vincents Hospital, Jacksonville, by Ralph Cooper of the ‘Sick Committee, K of C & BPOE 221’. The message is hope that Lawrence gets well soon. This postcard is part of the[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Here are the Garden Apartments that once was along US1 in Fort Lauderdale. “Perfect one room homes”. “Opposite the Chamber of Commerce”. The postcard is from Viola and sent from Hollywood, November 25th, 1952. The postcard was sent to Mrs.[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…