Here’s the Las Olas Apartments just north of Downtown Fort Lauderdale. The structure style is an odd combination. Love how the sign reflects the structure style.The fencing around the pool area is unfortunate. The website has no historical information about[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I drew and inked this for my ‘Swampy’s Florida: The Farewell Tribute: Doolittle Raiders at Eglin Air Force Base Coloring Book and history.
Here’s the Boca Raton Resort and Club from 1963. Click here to learn more about the resort. This photo is from Florida – A photographic journey by Hans Hannau. You can purchase a copy of this book by clicking here.
These city themed postcards have been popular for a long time. The hey day was in the ’30s through the ’50s, but you can still find some today. This one features Jacksonville with each letter featuring a highlight of the[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
A bit chilly to take to the water at the moment. But these folks are getting well dunked in the surf at Miami Beach in 1921. This image if from ‘Pictorial History of Florida’ by Richard Bowe. You can get[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
A couple of Seminole boys along a canal along the Tamiami Trail around 1940. The photo was taken by the WPA. This photo is from The Seminole Indians In Florida by the WPA Federal Writer’s Project. You can purchase a[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Edward Scissorhands is not only filmed in Florida, but, unlike ‘Creature from the Black Lagoon’, is also set in Florida. Filming was all over west Central Florida. Lakeland’s iconic Southgate shopping center arch figures prominently in the film. The arch[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Here is the Confederate monument looking over Lake Eola in Orlando in 1963. Click here to plan a visit to Lake Eola in Orlando. This photo is from Florida – A photographic journey by Hans Hannau. You can purchase a[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
A Corvair -Lockheed-Midas missile takes off of Cape Canaveral in the early 1960s. This photo is from ‘The First Book of Florida’ by Wyatt Blassingame. You can get a copy by clicking here or below.
Here’s the William Howard steamer docking in Silver Springs as it traveled along the waters shipping people and product from Jacksonville to Ocklawaha amongst other places along the rivers.
This is the Taylor High School girl’s basketball team in 1947. The book this is in claims this to be Taylor High School in Baker County, but I don’t believe there ever was a Taylor High School in Baker County.[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…