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…
This is just half of a full page spread of locomotives from ‘Black Gold and Silver Sands’ by James D. Snyder. Trains were the way to transport sugar out of the Everglades area. U.S. Sugar had a team of trains[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Swampy’s #Florida live at Mister Fish in Lakeland nabbing a yummy fish sandwich and visiting the owner Michelle and, Swampy’s pal, Terisa Glover. Mister Fish celebrates 50 years this year!
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…
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…
Here’s a postcard from the collection of what is still known as Port Tampa City. All of this developed because of the wealth of Henry B. Plant. He named the area Port Tampa City. The rail lines are also Plants[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Here’s the Pensacola Union Depot for the Louisville & Nashville Railroad circa 1900. This version of the station opened in 1882 and closed in early 1900. This photo is from ‘Pensacola – Florida First Place City’. You can purchase a[…]↓ 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