It’s a Women’s Society luncheon at the College Heights United Methodist Church in Lakeland in the 1950s. This photo is from the book ‘On the Wings of Faith A History of College Heights United Methodist Church, Lakeland Florida – 1912-1987‘[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Happy Play in the Sand Day! Get out and enjoy any of the 1,350 miles of coastline around our great state! A bit about Play in the Sand Day: http://sciencelens.co.nz/2012/08/11/play-in-the-sand-day/ . . . . #Florida #Happy #Celebrate #Celebration #DailyCartoon #Celebrate[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Here are the railroad tracks and railroad park in Winter Haven in 1912. The depot is just off the photo. To the upper left is the ‘Pastime Pool Room’. This photo is from ‘Yesterday’s Polk County’ by Louise Frisbie.You can[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
This colorful Bok Tower postcard is a rare one with the flamingo featured with the carillon. This was mailed December 25th, 1947 from Mother to Mrs Howard Heteisimer in Milton, Indiana. Click here to go to my Bok Tower page[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
To also celebrate Quotation Day, Swampy reads Neil Armstrong’s famous quote, “That’s one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind.”, that Armstrong stated after landing on the moon, July 20th, 1969, after a launch from Cape Canaveral. Armstrong[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Here’s the “Henry M. Flagler”, the Florida East Coast Railroad’s first diesel engine. Between December 3rd, 1939 to December 18th, 1940, the engine pulled a train of cars between Jacksonville to Miami. After, the engine rode the same route but,[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
This ad from 1978 displays a form of Publix now gone. ‘The Deli’ was broken out of the butcher’s area. ‘The Danish Bakery’ was a separate building attached to many Publix Markets. This Publix ad is from a 1978 program[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
This postcard is part of the Swampy’s Florida collection………..#Florida #FortLauderdale #FloridaFun #FloridaLife #FloridaLiving #FloridaLifestyle #FloridaLife #Postcards #FloridaPostcards #Alligators #Gators
Trilby first thinks the horseradish ice cream has made his head explode. But it’s actually Pasco Pete roaring a hearty tune with his bagpipes recognizing Bagpipe Appreciation Day…..#BagpipeAppreciationDay #Bagpipe #Music #Florida #Happy #Celebrate #Celebration #dailyCartoon #daily #Cartoon Save
This is from the cover of the 2004 ‘The Story of the Milton Depot’. It’s a 1994 photo of the depot after restoration. This photo is from ‘The Story of the Milton Depot’ book. You can purchase a copy by[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
This unmailed postcard shows The Fontainebleu on the left and the Eden Roc on the right. The hotels had quite a rivalry back in the ’50s and still battle it out for customers today. Both hotels were designed by Morris[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Swampy takes to a hammock to take in a book.If not today, maybe this weekend, take some time to swing in a hammock and enjoy our outdoors! You can learn more about Hammock Day by clicking here:https://familyschool.org/public/spotlight/hammock-6…….>#HammockDay #NationalHammockDay #Hammocks #Florida[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…