Swampy’s Matchbook Wednesday: The Diplomat, Hollywood
Here’s a matchbook for The Diplomat in Hollywood.
Here’s a matchbook for The Diplomat in Hollywood.
Here’s a preview of tomorrow’s cartoon. Find out more tomorrow!
Swampy’s Rob Smith, Jr. will be signing Swampy books at A. Parker Books on Main St. in Sarasota on Saturday from 12 noon until 3pm-ish. Come on by and say “Hello!” Click here for more about A. Parker Books.
Quiet time boat ride along Deleon Springs. This photo is from ‘Yesterday in Florida Annual Edition: Volume 2, Issues 9-14’. You can purchase a copy by clicking here or below.
As promised from last week, here is a matchbook of the Miami Beach Auditorium that staged The Jackie Gleason Show so many years ago. Below is the back of the matchbook. Below is the whole matchbook.
Here’s a fold-out brochure of Ocala from 1962. Because of the size of the fold-out, it was very difficult to show here and make much sense. Below is the inside.
Not sure how this was arranged, but Jackie Gleason had to give a mighty big blessing for this to happen. Below is the inside of the matchbook that uses all the Gleason catch phrases to sell the Hilton property. […]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
This photo was taken by Patty Register along Fisheating Creek in Glades County. Patty and her husband Allen Register own Gatorama along US27 in Palmdale and run Fisheating Creek Outpost that provides access to Fisheating Creek.
Here’s a photo from a 1957 Florida Vacation Guide.
This photo is from ‘The early history of Frostproof: Volume one’ by Doris Lewis. You can purchase a copy by clicking here or below.
The Old Heidelberg in Hallandale is now gone, However, the one in Fort Lauderdale still thrives. Here’s where The Old Heidelberg is in Fort Lauderdale: View Larger Map This is part of the Swampy’s Florida collection.
Thought I’d share this found out there in internet land! Here’s their site: http://www.perpetualkid.com/manatea-infuser.aspx