This engine (BL2 601) pulls cars of gravel along the tracks of the Florida East Coast rails north of Jupiter in 1957. This photo is from ‘Speedway to Sunshine’ by FEC historian Seth Bramson. This is a must-get book to[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
This postcard is from a packet of ‘Charm Spots of Florida’ mailed in the late 1950s.
Trilby’s path to find Swampy is suddenly encumbered by a swath of pumpkins! Learn more about Pumpkin Day here: http://www.pumpkinday.com/pumkinfo #PumpkinDay
“Sanford with riverboat and railroad connections soon became the transportation hub for South Florida. Sanford’s growth as an agricultural center in the early 20th century brought more trains and expanded highways for trucks. Sanford was the largest shipping point for[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
This photo is by, Swampy’s friend, Marti Vickery,
The black bear explains why he was hiding in the tree. He tells Swampy and the gang of a crazy woman who is tearing across Florida looking for Swampy, the Swamp Ape. The crazy lady was chasing the bear who[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Out of a tree tumbles a black bear into the boat swampy and the gang are traveling along the San Sebastian River. Click here to learn more about World Animal Day: Home #WorldAnimalDay
Last night got to spend some time talking Florida politics and south Florida with Marion Portman, former Mayor of Surfside, just north of Miami Beach. She’s 92 now and living in The Villages. She was the first female mayor in[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Pasco Pete has a bit of Joe at the Dune Dog in Jupiter. Suddenly, someone arrives who seems to have had a bit too much coffee… You can learn more about National Coffee Day by clicking here: http://www.punchbowl.com/holidays/national-coffee-day The Dune[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Missed that today is #BatmanDay. Here’s a home for any batman: The Temple Terrace Bat Tower. This used to sit along the Hillsborough River as an experiment of mosquito control. It was part of the original development of Temple Terrace[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Swampy and the gang head over to Golf-n-Gator in Cape Canaveral to celebrate Miniature Golf Day. Zuber, the cat, wonders if any of the gators in the surrounding pools are related to Trilby. Golf-n-Gator is right on A1A in Cape[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Here’s the First Methodist Church of Fort Myers depicted in this unmarked postcard. The church is still very active in Fort Myers. You can plan to visit a service by clicking here: http://fumcftmyers.org/