It’s around 1950 in this photo of the Miami train station. The tall building is the Dade County Courthouse. If you follow that down closer to ground level, you’ll see the actual station that’s a bit obscured by steam. 1950[…]↓ 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…
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…
Today in 1967 O’Hara’s in Palm Beach was letting Irish lamb invade the Sirloin Room just for St. Patrick’s Day! This advertisement is from the March 17th, 1967 edition of the Palm Beach Post. #SaintPAtricksDay #StPats #SaintPAts #SaintPatricks #Celebrate #Dinner[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…