Florida, Land Of Images by Nixon Smiley My rating: 4 of 5 stars Nixon Smiley has collected a series of informative essays of various historical markers in Florida history. Each is very well written and most provide a very good[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
This photo is from ‘Pioneers in Paradise’, page 77.
This advertisement is from the Sarasota Herald-Tribune, July 15th, 1958. The ad is for the Palmer First National Bank and Trust Company of Sarasota. The Palmer Bank was founded by the early Palmer pioneer family. Since 1924 the bank stood[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
July 8th, 1970 was the grand opening of the SuperX on Nova Road in Daytona Beach. Here’s the advertisement that day in the Daytona Beach Morning Journal.
A lot of national and international businesses got their start in Florida. Chico’s is one of those. Back in 1983 the first store, above, opened on Sanibel Island selling gifts and island clothing. That original store is still open amongst[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
A photo I took along the Withlacoochee Trail heading towards the Withlacoochee River.
Swampy along the arms of the stately oak that greats visitors to the Ridge Manor Trailhead of the Withlacoochee hiking trail! A hike from this point gets you about 1.2 miles later to the Withlacoochee River. The trail continues both[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
This advertisement for Florida Power and Light Company and the iconic Reddy Kilowatt! This ad appeared in the Bradford County Telegraph June 24th, 2014.
Recovering today from a multi-day travel schedule carrying the gang through Orange, Osceola, Marion, Pasco, Hernando, Hillsborough, Polk, Lake, Alachua, Sumter, Clay, Duval, Pasco, Bradford and Sumter Counties. Little sleep and lots of work has conked out the gang. The[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Here’s the pier in Jacksonville Beach in 1998.This photo is by John F. Cooper for the coffee table book of Jacksonville, ‘Jacksonville – Reflections of Excellence’ byDeborah Gianoulis and Lawrence Smith. You can purchase a copy of ‘Jacksonville – Reflections[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Here’s Veteran’s Cab and Service Center on Parramore Avenue in Orlando. This photo is from ‘Black America Series – Orlando, Florida’ by Geraldine Thompson. You can purchase a copy by clicking here or below.