Swampy’s #Florida #Postcards: Tiki Gardens, Indian Rocks Beach.
on August 13, 2020
at 6:10 am
This is “Kahana”, the Water God, during a Polynesian ritual at Tiki Gardens that once graced Indian Rocks Beach.
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Swampy’s friend, Kathy Jones, took this photo of a boat parking lot along Anclote Island yesterday.
Swampy’s #Florida #Postcard #Monday: Ringling Mansion, #Sarasota, 1940s.
on August 10, 2020
at 6:21 am
Some things never change…
Swampy’s friend and fellow cartoonist, Jeff Parker, shot this image of Panama City Beach tonight, August 23rd, 2013.
Great egrets in the Everglades. This from ‘Everglades: Wondrous River of Life’ by Steve Walker. You can purchase a copy by clicking here or below. https://amzn.to/2BWje6N
Swampy’s #Florida Postcards: Canoeing Fisheating Creek, @1970
on August 3, 2020
at 2:39 pm
This unmarked postcard shows some folks taking a canoe along Fisheating Creek in Palmdale. The postcard states that this scene is near one-time-famous Gaskin Cypree Knee Museum. The museum has been gone along time now. It was once a fascinating[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Here is the Nemo taking passengers from the Hotel Ormond out onto the Tomoka River to see the sights in the 1900s. Apparently a couple of women wish to join the tour by walking out on a fallen tree. This[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Besides the opportunity to learn all about Stephen Foster and the tunes he tuned, there are all the opportunities to enjoy Florida outdoors. Above is a shot along the Suwannee River which goes along with you as you take the[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Here’s a photo from a 1957 Florida Vacation Guide that shows shoppers in a “smart shop”. The location isn’t mentioned. If you recognize where this is, or was, in our state please leave a comment below. The Florida Vacation Guide[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
This photo is from ‘Everglades Wonderland for Boys and Girls’ by Lura D. Dickson. You can purchase a copy by clicking here or below. https://amzn.to/3fV5KH6
Here’s a crowd at the Palms Theater in West Palm Beach in 1962 showing the epic ‘How the West was Won”. This photo is from ‘Pioneers in Paradise’. You can purchase a copy by clicking here or below.: https://amzn.to/34Clfio