Swampy’s Matchbook Wednesday – Colonial Inn, St Petersburg Beach.
on September 4, 2013
at 1:21 am
The Colonial Inn is now the Postcard Inn and looks like this today: View Larger Map
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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…
This group of surveyors was in the process of mapping 44,000 acres of of land, mostly swamp, owned by the Florida Everglades Land Company in 1911. From ‘Lake Worth – Jewel of the Gold Coast’.You can purchase a copy by[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Cows get refreshed in the fountain that once sat at the intersection of Main Street and Palm Avenue. The fountain was added by Sarasota’s founder, John Hamilton Gillespie. In the early 1900s cows could often be found wandering around Downtown[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Swampy’s Matchbook Wednesday: La Mark Charles Motel, Pinellas Park.
on August 21, 2013
at 2:12 am
This is what beckoned visitors to the La Mark Charles Motel in Pinellas Park on US 19. The motel is still open today! Here’s what the La Mark Charles Motel looks like today: View Larger Map
Sorry to learn of the death of the prolific author, Elmore Leonard. Besides his writings with weastern and Detroit settings were his many books with Florida settings. Many of which are seen above. Settings mostly focused on Dade and Palm[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Here’s Stanley Segal in his auto garage of his Segal Safety Cabs getting in shape in Miami Beach. This photo is from ‘Miami Beach Memories: A Nostalgic Chronicle of Days Gone By’ by Joann Biondi. You can get your own[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Here’s a cigar factory in Ybor City known for making a well-known cigar at the time, the Julia Marlowe. The two cars are Westcott cars. This photo is from ‘Yesterday in Florida Annual Edition: Volume 2, Issues 9-14’. You can[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
The Sea and the Stars by Robert Wilder My rating: 2 of 5 stars Robert Wilder stepped a bit too far in his prose involving detailing so much Daytona Beach and Florida history. I LOVE Florida history and volunteer and[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…