Here’s a service at Penney Memorial Chapel in Penney Farms, near Jacksonville, in the 1920s. This photo is from ‘Parade of Memories – A History of Clay County, Florida’ by Arch Fredric Blakey. You can purchase a copy by clicking[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
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Swampy’s Florida Postcard: Roseate Spoonbills in the Everglades.
This postcard is part of a pack of Everglades cards. The package is undated, but would figure around 1970. The postcard pack is part of the Swampy’s Florida collection…..#EVerglades #Roseate #Spoonbills #RoseateSpoonbills #Birds #FloridaBirds #Aviary #Environment #Watger #FloridaWater #nature #FloridaNature[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Swampy’s Florida Friday Train Stops: Trilby-San Antonio RR Depot
Here;s the Trilby-San Antonio railroad depot that still stands in Pasco County. This depot serviced the “Orange Belt Route” as a Atlantic Coast Line Station. This is an undated postcard, but would guess this is from the mid-1960s.
The Elk Barber Shop in Tampa, 1930s. This photo is from ‘Tampa the Treasure City’ by Anthony Pizzo.You can purchase a copy by clicking here or below.https://amzn.to/34ug7fx This book is in the Swampy’s Florida library….#Barber #Hair #Tampa #FloridaLife #FloridaHistory #History[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Swampy’s Florida Ads – Orlando – Wigwam Village Motel -1952
This is certainly one of the most legendary motel/hotels in Central Florida. Still remembered today by the locals, it is still missed when nearly 50 years ago the set of motel tee pee rooms was demolished to make way for[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
This image is labeled ‘Raccoons on the River’. What river isn’t mentioned. knowing so many of our Florida rivers, this scene could be anywhere across our state. This postcard is part of the Swampy’s Florida collection……#Postcards #Floridapostcards #Collectibles #FloridaCollectibles #Raccoons[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Swampy’s Postcard Saturday: Wigwam Hotel, Orlando, @1960.
This is certainly one of the most legendary motel/hotels in Central Florida. Still remembered today by the locals, it is still missed when nearly 50 years ago the set of motel tee pee rooms was demolished to make way for[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Fishing houses that once lined the Miami coast before the financial needs of others replaced them with concrete and asphalt. Today this is where the MacArthur Causeway cuts across water to Miami Beach. This photo is from ‘Miami: the Way[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Swampy’s #Florida Postcard: Tampa Bay Hotel, 1911.
Here’s the Tampa Bay Hotel in Tampa in this postmarked 1911 postcard. The grand hotel built by Henry Plant is now the home of the University of Tampa and the Henry Plant Museum. The museum is not to be missed.[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Here’s one of two dinosaurs along US 19 near Weeki Wachee. I’ll post about the 2nd dinosaur in the future. This dinosaur is Harold’s Auto Center in this 1987 photo and it still is today. The structure opened in 1964[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
This unmailed postcard is very interesting view of, waht appears to be pre-1920s of the shore of Dunedin. That area now has a much used paved road byond the fence. Have no idea which building this once was, but pretty[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Swampy’s #Florida #Postcard: An Aerial of Marineland, 1965.
This postcard is part of a ‘Charm Spots of Florida’ booklet mailed in 1965 from Tampa. This postcard, along with most all found on this site, are all part of the Swampy’s Florida collection……#Parks #FloridaParks #Florida #Postcards #FloridaPostcards #Collectibles