To celebrate the day of birth of Ben Franklin, in 1706, the gang flies a kite. You can learn more about Ben Franklin by clicking here: http://www.biography.com/people/benjamin-franklin-9301234 If you watch the Biography full episode, it is narrated by, actor and[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
It’s the L. A. Scorgie Hardware store around 1920 that once sat in Frostproof. Take a look at those bikes and the display of wrenches to the left. This is from The early history of Frostproof: Volume one’ by Dora[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Here’s an ad for Lyles Motors that was in Ocala. The advertisement was in the January 14th issue of the Ocala Star-Banner. This is what the Lyles Motors site looks like today: View Larger Map
This ad for Anthony’s store in West Palm Beach is from the Palm Beach Post, January 7th, 1940. Anthony’s opened in Palm Beach County in 1895! Today Anthony’s now has locations all over Florida and you can plan a visit[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
The Clearwater depot of the 1880s seems to stand empty as an Orange Belt train leaves the station. This photo is from ‘The Plant System Of Railroads, Steamships And Hotels: The South’s First Great Industrial Enterprise’ by Gregg M. Turner[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
The Kissimmee Masonic Lodge members and those associated await a train for a trip in the 1890s. These days the Masonic Lodges, and so many more organizations, have a far smaller congregation. People are spending more time entertaining themselves than[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Nestled on the campus of Rollins College in Winter Park is Knowles Memorial Chapel. Earlier this month the services for former Rollins president, Thaddeus Seymour were held here. The postcard has no postmark and was printed in Asheville, North Carolina,[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
This is back when Sulphur Springs was a tourist attraction. The Sulphur Springs area was the magnet for tourists back in the 1920s. There was a hotel, this slide, a movie theater, etc. It ended as the boom ended. This[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
This is the second train depot that served folks coming or going from Boynton Beach. This photo is from ‘Speedway to Sunshine’ by Seth Bramson. You can purchase a copy by clicking here or below.
Three wagonloads of timber is pulled from the Polk County pine wilderness by a mighty steam engine on it’s way to a lumber mill around 1910. Photo from ‘Yesterday’s Polk County’ by Louise Frisbee, page 50. You can get your[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
The war was on and a message of diligence, being watchful and giving those protecting America a wide berth was the message during the scary days of WWII. The concern for Florida was the bad guys coming by sea to[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…