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…
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
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…
Looking for an excuse to practically visit a beach? The mess of our inter-coastal waterways on both sides of the state is what this event is all about. Though problems are already being worked on after an emergency legislative meeting[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Here are some lovely ladies getting even lovelier courtesy of beauticians of Chez Maurice in Miami in 1939. This photo is from ‘Floridians at Work’ by Margaret Wilson. You can purchase a copy of this book by clicking here or[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
The Colonial Inn is now the Postcard Inn and looks like this today: View Larger Map
In Melbourne and the surrounding area the Union Cypress Railroad ran a lot. That included what this building was, The crescent Theater. During it’s existence it was actually in a town named Hopkins. Hopkins eventually got swallowed by the growth[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Here’s the carton cover of Gustafson Farm’s Half and Half. Gustafson Farm’s milk products have been a staple in Florida homes since 1908. They’ve been continuously around Green Cove Springs. The cartons have been gone a while now, but look[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Here’s David Rosenblatt in his delivery truck in 1930. Rosenblatt owned Southern Grocery located at 636 22nd Street South in St. Petersburg. Here’s what is at that address today: View Larger Map
Resort Nurse by Diana Douglas My rating: 4 of 5 stars This is part of my Florida book collection. I picked this up noticing the Florida location and considered it a romance novel. I hadn’t read one before. However, after[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…