Have you been in a Studebaker? This ad is from the back of a Sarasota High School football program, October 1960. . . . . . . . . #Studebaker #Cars #Automobiles #Florida #Sarasota #SarasotaFlorida #Renault #Peugeot #MErcedesbenz
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This is the hallway coming from the main lobby of The Breakers in 1996. This is from the book ‘The Breakers – A Century of Grand Traditions’ by Charles Lockwood. You can purchase one here: https://amzn.to/365xrNh . . . .[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Swampy’s #Florida Postcard: Tropical Hobbyland, Miami, 1950s.
on February 12, 2022
at 5:44 am
Here’s an undated postcard for the now long gone and nearly forgotten Tropical Hobbyland tourist attraction that was in Miami. The Miccosukee Tribe of indians were mostly featured with the women posing in handmade & colorful costumes and the men[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Swampy’s Florida Tuesday Ads: What’s at the Orlando Drive-In in 1955.
on January 11, 2022
at 6:00 am
Here’s the schedule for the former Orlando Drive-In that once graced South Orange Blossom Trail outside the city or Orlando. Here is what is – or is not – at the site today: View Larger Map
Here’s an interesting item from Swampy’s collection of Floridiana: A plastic cow creamer. It’s believed there are other versions of this from other states. Here’s the Florida one. These were sold at roadside tourist spots all over Florida and this[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Swampy’s Florida Tuesday Ads: Howard Johnson’s, Pompano Beach, 1981.
on November 2, 2021
at 6:00 am
Here’s a brochure for the former Howard Johnson’s that used to stand in Pompano Beach at the corner of Atlantic Blvd. and Pompano Beach Blvd. The rate card that is with the brochure is dated 1981. The building is gone[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
This is the first band to raise the roof in Fort Myers in 1887. Mr and Mrs Thomas Edison had been amongst so many around Fort Myers that were played to by this brass band. This photo is from ‘Yesterday’s[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Shopping in Downtown St. Petersburg, 1952. – Swampy’s Florida Postcards.
on October 4, 2021
at 6:00 am
Here’s where a Liggett Rexall neon sign used to be in Downtown St. Petersburg. I had posted on Facebook earlier in the week this still existing sign in Dania. It’s the only one I know left in the state. The[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Here’s a brochure from the 1960s advertising Hollywood-By-The-Sea! This brochure is part of the Swampy’s Florida collection. . . . . #Florida #FloridaTravel #Travel #HollywoodFlorida
Check out those gas pumps! This was a garage in Fort Lauderdale in the 1920s. This photo is from ‘Our Colorful History’. You can click here or below to get a copy for yourself. This book is currently unavailable. This[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
The first shopping center in Cape Coral in the 1960s on the Cape Coral Parkway. This photo is from ‘Lee County – A Pictorial History’. You can purchase one by clicking here or below. (This book is in the Swampy’s[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
It’s about 1918 or 1919 at the Winter Haven Post Office. Looks like a customer and a post mistress at the window. This photo is from ‘History of Winter Haven, Florida’. You can purchase a copy of this book by[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…