Jacksonville had to put a ban on horse racing in Downtown Jacksonville after the challengers got out of hand and caused chaos for business. Jousting was a very popular sport at the time, as this group was involved in. This[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Melbourne A Century of Memories by Melbourne Chamber of Commerce My rating: 5 of 5 stars This book is part of my Swampy’s Florida book collection: This is a wonderful selection of columns telling of the history of Melbourne and[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
This is a postcard of the Robert Richter Hotel mailed December 26th, 1951 to the Vegetable Section of the USDA in Wyndmoor Pennsylvania. There is a sub-section mentioned – E.R.R.L. Don’t know what that means but taht is where the[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Swampy visited the Dunnellon Chamber of Commerce this morning. Swampy’s Rob Smith, Jr. and the Chamber discussed tourism ideas and how folks can better know Dunnellon as a tourism destination. Talked about the upcoming Swampy’s Florida: Dunnellon and the new[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Just had a lot of fun on Twitter commenting about locations & history as ‘Flipper’s New Adventure’ (1964) on TCM played. Have to do that again sometime. Here’s the IMDb page for the film: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0058105/ By the way, you can[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Tomorrow is the last day of The General Store in Lakeland. Terisa Glover, above, and her little dog, Sparky, have run The General Store for the past six plus years. During that time The General Store became the heart of[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Soon to visit the bumper of your car – It’s the Lovebugs! Live and in concert amongst the goldenrod in Ocala! this small field of goldenrod is loaded with flying creatures from the lovebugs to wasps, bees and butterflies. In[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
A family drive on Indian River Drive in Jensen Beach in 1910. Seems like Mr. and Mrs. Penny are out to go-to-meeting in their horse-less carriage. This photo is from ‘History of Martin County’. You can purchase a copy by[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Florida Indians and the Invasion from Europe by Jerald T. Milanich My rating: 4 of 5 stars This is a very thorough book. Covering Florida’s early history, how the Spanish explorers roamed the state, the indian interactions, archaeological evidence found.[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
This postcard wasn’t mailed and not sure of the date of it. The Monticello is still around. Here’s a photo of it today: View Larger Map
This is the first wire photograph sent of a football game and the game was in 1935 in Miami at, what was then called, the ‘Orange Bowl Festival’. This photo is from ‘Fifty Years on the Fifty: The Orange Bowl[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Here are the commons of the Ringling Museum of Art in Sarasota in 1963. Click here to plan a visit to the Ringling Museum of Art. This photo is from Florida – A photographic journey by Hans Hannau. You can[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…