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…
Here’s an unmarked post card of the old gigantic Webb’s City that took up an entire square block in St. Petersburg. It had salons, barbers, bowling alley, grocery store, dancing chickens and much, much more! Salons really haven’t changed[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Who is watching who in this unmarked postcard of Homosassa Springs. This postcard is part of the Swampy’s Florida collection. . . . . . . . #Florida #pensacola #FloridaLife #FloridaLifeStyle #FloridaLiving #History #FloridaLiving #FloridaHistory #Transportation #FloridaAlligators
The docks were a popular place for business and travel in Punta Gorda. Here is one of the railroad docks in the early 1900s. To the left are fish warehouses. Watch for an upcoming Swampy’s Florida cartoon about Punta Gorda.[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Here’s a postmarked 1907 postcard of Ocean Avenue in Palm Beach that made it’s way to Davenport, Iowa.
Here’s the train station in Orlando as it was in 1890. It stills stands today, mostly just as you see it here. This photo is from ‘Orlando: History in Architecture’. You can purchase a copy of the book by clicking[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…