Next week is a matchbook from the hotel right next door to the Motor Lodge. Next door to the hotel was the White Turkey Restaurant owned by Champ Williams. This was also the hotel with the tall diving board that[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Jim Ivey Political Cartoon from 60 years ago today in the St Petersburg Times! While looking for today’s advertisement i came across, my old friend, Jim Ivey’s editorial cartoons from the St Petersburg Times. The onfirst is from November 17th[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
This photo is from ‘Yesterday’s St. Petersburg’ by Hampton Dunn, page 46. You can purchase a copy by clicking here or below.
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,
Trilby, Penney and Pasco Pete hide out from Ma Watson, Swamp Ape Hunter, by jumping into costumes and performing on stage during the OktoberFest festivities in Port St. Lucie. Also there are Diana Eberle and Denise Davis enjoying Oktoberfest! The[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
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…