Here’s Downtown Wildwood in the 1950s. Source: 2008 Sumter County Historical Calendar.
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Jose Huau’s cigar store in Jacksonville at the corner of Bay Street and Pine Street in the 1890s. Huau ran this store and also was an agent of Cuban Junta involving the Spanish-American War. I was at his store that[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Florida’s first flight school opened in Miami in 1912 by aviation expert, Glenn Curtiss. This photo is from ‘Mostly Sunny Days: A Miami Herald Salute to South Florida’s Heritage’, Edited by Bob Kearney. You can purchase a copy by clicking[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Swampy’s Florida Historic Photos: Downtown Tampa, 1926.
on October 17, 2021
at 6:00 am
Here’s Franklin Street in Tampa in 1926. Prominent is the Tampa Theatre, which still thrives today! This photo is from The Journal of Decorative and Propaganda Arts 23, page 211. You can purchase a copy for yourself by clicking here[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Here’s an odd place for a police line up…oh…wait..appears these are members of the Indian Rocks Beach Chamber of Commerce. This photo is from ‘Indian Rocks – As It Was’ by the Indian Rocks Beach Historical Society. You can purchase[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Swampy’s Florida Postcard Thursday: Venetian Pool, Coral Gables, 1930s.
on October 14, 2021
at 6:00 am
Built in 1924, the Venetian Pool has been one of the highlights of George Merrick’s Coral Gables development. It was created out of a coral quarry dug out at the time during the building of the homes and other structures[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
This is the first band to raise the roof in Fort Myers in 1887. Mr and Mrs Thomas Edison had been amongst so many around Fort Myers that were played to by this brass band. This photo is from ‘Yesterday’s[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
This photo is from a great story over at the Tampa Tribune site about the current depot in Plant City back in 2014. Sadly, that story is no longer available. The depot is a happening place these days! October 9th[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Swampy’s Florida Tuesday Ads: Tampa Jai-alai Swizzle Stick
on October 5, 2021
at 6:00 am
Here’s a swizzle stick from the Swampy collection from the old Tampa Jai-alai, which shuttered on June 29th, 1998. This swizzle stick is part of the Swampy’s Florida collection. . . . #Flordia #Sports #FloridaSports #JaiAlai #FlordiaJaialai #Tampa #TampaFlorida[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Shopping in Downtown St. Petersburg, 1952. – Swampy’s Florida Postcards.
on October 4, 2021
at 6:00 am
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
Swampy’s Florida Postcard : Lobby of The Diplomat, Hollywood-by-the-Sea, 1970.
on September 30, 2021
at 6:00 am
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…