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Pioneer Florida Museum and Village is a terrific place to spend the afternoon for a leisurely stroll through Florida historic structures and exhibits. There’s the Trilby train station moved to the location along with an engine and caboose. The old[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Swampy’s Florida Tuesday Ads: Souvenir of Circus World, Polk County, 1970s.
on April 30, 2013
at 2:09 pm
Here’s a glass tray once available in the attraction Circus World more than thirty years ago. The image is a replica of the ticket one would pay for to get into Circus World. This glass tray is part of the[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Swampy’s Matchbook Wednesday: Thunderbird Motel, Miami Beach
on April 24, 2013
at 1:24 am
Here’s a matchbook for the Thunderbird Motel that still exists today but, as is usually the case, exchanging “Motel” for “Resort”. Click here to go to the Thunderbird of today now being handled by Days Inn. Below is an image[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Storm Haven by Frank G. Slaughter My rating: 5 of 5 stars The research author Frank Slaughter did to accomplish the ability to put the reader in the very throes of each scene must have been exhausting. This book is[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
This is a postcard post marked March 1907 of one of the structures on the Santa Lucia Plantation built in the 1880s. ‘Choco Chulee’ is the name of this building on the property that still exists today on State Road[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Swampy’s Matchbook Wednesday: Eglin Air Force Base, Fort Walton Beach.
on April 10, 2013
at 2:44 am
Here’s a matchbook for Eglin Air Force Base in Fort Walton Beach.
Sorry to learn of the death of Lilly Pulitzer today. Her extremely popular clothing line, that sparked a trend seen today by other clothes makers, was all the result of our orange groves. A spill of orange juice created a[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
The Historic Derby Street Chapel is just south of the Historic Cocoa Village in Brevard County. The structure was built between 1919 and 1924 for the Seven Day Adventist Church. The building changed hands amongst a number of faiths over[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Pirates and Buried Treasure on Florida Islands by Jack Beater My rating: 4 of 5 stars This is a very good collection of supposedly true pirate stories that took place along the Florida coast. Jack Beater is a good[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Swampy’s Tuesday Ads: Circus World, Polk County, 1982.
on April 2, 2013
at 2:24 am
This is an ad for the attraction that once existed at the corner of Interstate 4 and US 27 in Polk County, Circus World. Circus World was declining at this point in attendance and in another few years would close.[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…