This postcard of Collins Avenue in Miami Beach shows a very different row of hotels than are there today. The postcard was mailed in January of 1946. The card was mailed to Mr. and Mrs. Farina of Newburgh, New York.[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
A matchbook of The Columbia Restaurant from the 1940s. The restaurant opened in 1905 and still thrives today in Ybor City. In more recent times they expanded to 7 other locations around Tampa Bay, Sarasota, Celebration and St. Augustine. You[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Here’s a postcard of the St. Johns River hammock. It was mailed in 1906 to Miss Helen Baldridge, N9 P.R.R. Avenue, Braddock, Pennsylvania. The rest that is written is a bit hard to understand, including the name of the person[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
The back of the card states that in 1933 at the Hialeah Race Course 69 flamingos were hatched for the first season. Also stated is that the year of this postcard 100 were hatched. unfortunately, this postcard has no year[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
This postcard didn’t have a postmark, but is likely from around 1970.The Citrus Tower is still there and you can plan a visit by visiting their website:https://citrustower.com They are located here:141 S. Hwy 27, Clermont, 34711Here’s their telephone number:(352) 394-4061[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
This postcard is part of the Swampy’s Florida collection. #Florida #FloridaPostcard #Postcard #Collectibles #Horseshoes #FloridaSports #History #FloridaHistory
Below is the front and back of the matchbook. The backside has a list of boxing champions. Digging into this location, I can’t find when this closed, but it did. Currently it’s shuttered and looks like this: This matchbook,[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
The postcard of “the little white church by the sea” doesn’t have a postmark though it appears to be from around 1970. There is another “Little White Church” in Clearwater that is, these days, known as Peace Memorial Presbyterian Church.[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
This postcard appears to be the nineteen teens or so. There is no postmark, so it’s speculating based on the structures and vehicles in the image. Pretty sure this is Forsyth Street looking easterly from Hogan Street. See the Google[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
This postcard wasn’t mailed, so it’s unclear when this postcard came about. Someone with a great understanding of Tampa history would know better. Please leave any thoughts below. This postcard is partof the Swampy’s Florida collection. #Tampa #FloridaEvent #Gasparilla #Collectible[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Here’s an advertisement from the Miami News, March 3rd, 1960, you are unlikely to see today. Not just because of the price or because of portraying a child as a child. But because of the obvious hand done layout of[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Since this postcard, the First Baptist Church in St. Petersburg has moved. The nearby Episcopal church bought the property in 1990. In 1994 the building the designated as a local historic landmark. Eventually the bulk of the building was demolished[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…