Here’s St Peter Catholic Church in DeLand. Click here to read the history of the church and visit the church’s website to plan a visit to this historic church.
Here’s the DeSoto Fountain in Coral Gables, Florida, which is the subject of this year’s Swampy’s Florida Christmas card this year. This photo was taken not long after it was finished being built. Will reveal the Swampy Christmas card over[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
This was a featured ad in the Daytona Beach Sunday News-Journal on December 10th, 1968. Shawn and Casto are out to murder you with laughs at the still existing Traders on A1A. Here’s what Traders and the hotel looks like[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
The trolley rolls along in Ybor City around 1910. This photo is from ‘Ybor City: The Making of a Landmark Town’ by Frank Trebin Lastra. You can purchase a copy of this book by clicking here or below.
This is Villa Zorayda in St. Augustine around 1884. It still stands today across from Flagler College and the Casa Monica, all three built by Henry Flagler. This structure, now a museum, was designed by Franklin W. Smith. This photo[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
This Burdines ad is from the December 3rd, 1975 edition of the St. Petersburg Times. Below is a close-up showing what a young fellow had to spend to look cool in 1975: Before there were cell phones, there were these:
This image if from ‘Pictorial History of Florida’ by Richard Bowe. You can get a copy of this book by clicking here or below.: https://amzn.to/2Xqr8j1
This is from the November 27th, 1961 issue of the Sarasota Journal for the Palmer First National Bank. The Palmer Bank was started by Bertha Palmer who did much to build up Sarasota by starting this bank and many activities.[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Pioneer, Go Home! by Richard Powell My rating: 5 of 5 stars Part of my Florida collection – Can’t ask for more from a book than a great story, great writing and a consistent tone, in this case, of humor.[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
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…
A short set of photos I took last week of the Silver River by Silver Springs This is where the Jungle Cruise launch was. Also known as the Sea Hunt TV series set was. As i took photos a guy[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…