\ Cape Coral Gardens opened in 1964 and closed in 1970 and featured performances like this. Also included was a dancing waters show and, of course, the gardens.
This undated postcard must be from the 1920s or so. Wonder what became of those little children? (This postcard is part of the Swampy’s Florida collection.)
It’s the first run in 1888 of the Orange Belt Railroad running between Orlando and St. Petersburg. This photo is from the book ‘From Pines and Palmettos – A Portrait of Largo, Florida’. You can purchase a copy of this[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Today is the last day of the Big Box Toys”R”Us. As Toys R Us canvassed Florida urban areas, the local toy stores closed left and right. Swampy’s friend, Steve Voorhies reminded me of those stores. Here was a favorite of[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Here’s the Sanford & St. Petersburg Railroad, 1893. This photo is from ‘Tampa: Yesterday, Today & Tomorrow’. You can purchase one by clicking here or below. https://amzn.to/2Y3X7ks
Swampy was in Orange Park Sunday at the St. Johns Country Day School and came across this wonderful statue of children playing musical instruments. You can learn about St. Johns Country Day School by clicking here: https://www.sjcds.net/ Here’s more background[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
A postcard of a “River Scene’ in Clermont in Lake County. This is undated but would guess is from sometime in the early part of the last century. I would also guess the “River” is really somewhere between Lake Minneola[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Here’s a postcard from 1940 of the Naples Tourist Court on the Tamiami Trail. Naples in this area today couldn’t look more different. The back of the postcard proclaims each cabin to be “Modern, Gas Heated”. Also “Every Room with[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
One of the few drive-ins in Florida. The inside and outside service is one of even fewer in Florida. Oddly, one of the more significant similar layouts is nearby near Winter Haven, Andy’s Igloo. The food is fair to very[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Trilby and his friends singing some song, they made up as they went along, to celebrate Black Cat Appreciation Day has been met with a flurry of furry critics! Learn more about Black Cat Day here: http://www.cats.org.uk/black-cats #NationalBlackCatDay #BlackCatDay […]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Pasco Pete and Penney go looking for Trilby who stomped away and find themselves on the North Causeway bridge in Fort Pierce. You can learn more about Bridge Day here: https://officialbridgeday.com #BridgeDay #Bridge #Celebration #Daily #DailyCartoon #Florida #FloridaCelebration #FortPierce
These shutterbugs try to celebrate Photo Month by trying to figure out how to operate a camera. A neat place to get a camera and more accessories than you can imagine is Colonial Photo and Hobby in Orlando. Click here[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…