At one time Orlando was a magnet for anyone wanting to be involved with harness racing. These days the sport has nearly disappeared. Ben White Raceway, pictured above, is also gone. Other sports fields and a roadway has taken it’s[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Here’s the Municipal Aquarium in Key West. This is part of a Florida Keys postcard pack mailed to Mr. & Mrs. Fischer in Orange, New Jersey in 1952. This postcard is part of the Swampy’s Florida collection….#Postcards #FloridaPostcards #Collectibles #Keys[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
This is part of a Florida Keys postcard pack mailed to Mr. & Mrs. Fischer in Orange, New Jersey in 1952. This postcard is part of the Swampy’s Florida collection. #FloridaKeys #Keys #FloridaTransportation #Cars #FloridaBridge #Bridge #Postcard #FloridaPostcard #Collectibles
This postcard was mailed in February 1916 from Pahokee to Mrs. W.D. Wolster in Columbus, Ohio. It’s hard to read the message of the sender, R.S.H. Has something to do with 143 miles, cattle country and a jet plane. This[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
This postcard is part of the Swampy’s Florida collection……Florida #FloridaAttractions #Travel #FloridaTravel #Floridalife #FloridaLifeStyle #Beach #Floridabeach#FloridaLife #FloridaLifestyle Postcards #FloridaPostcards #Collectibles #History #FloridaHistory
This card is a bit of a mystery! All that is labelled on the back – “Florida State Park”. If you have any idea as to where this may be, please leave any notes below.The postcard was also not mailed[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
A scene that has continued for decades. This one appears to be in the 1960s, since the postcard doesn’t have a postmark. This postcard is part of the Swampy’s Florida collection…..#SpringBreak #DaytonaBeach #SpringBreak2021 #Beach #Floridabeach #FloridaLife #FloridaLifestyle Postcards #FloridaPostcards #Collectibles[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Here’s a well known department store throughout Florida, Jordan Marsh. The first opened in Boston, Massachusetts in 1841. In the latter half of the 1900s just about all major malls in Florida had a Jordan Marsh. The merging of the[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Dickson Azalea Park is a botanical wonder of azaleas and a walking path that is nearly underground and will have you walking under roadways. It’s one of the best inner-city parks in Florida.The park was established in 1924. It was[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
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…