The Catalina Inn opened at 33rd Street and Interstate 4 connected to the Catalina Isles neighborhood that still sits between the hotel and Clear Lake behind it. Since it’s opening in the late 1960s the hotel has had many names.[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Swampy’s friend Dan Christian with one of his special Florida books available in the A. Parker Books, Sarasota, spot at the Florida Antiquarian Book Fair in The Coliseum in Downtown St. Petersburg. Come on down! The event runs through Sunday.[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
You can read about Fred Karl at the Tampa Tribune site by clicking here.
Below is what inside the matchbook – Below is the full matchbook –
Swampy stops at Durante Park on Longboat Key. A terrific park where it’s easy to stroll amongst the mangroves along a shell path, a bridge or boardwalks. The trail is not the typical short mangrove trails around the state. This[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Here’s a postcard showing the Rainbow Queen which took folks out from the park itself out along the Rainbow River to see the natural sites. Rainbow Springs is the site this year for the Marion County Springs Festival that Swampy[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
This undated postcard does describe the location on the back – ‘Cleveland Street business section looking west, Clearwater, Florida’. By the cars, I’d say this is from around 1960. Obviously, by the lights and star, around Christmas time. Please post[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Don’t know when this matchbook was used. It was before Haines Road changed to McMullin Booth Road. Mid-1970s, I would guess.
It’s still with us! Click here to plan a visit to the Daytona Beach Kennel Club. This is a part of the Swampy’s Florida collection!
Swampy and Pasco Pete canoe Fisheating Creek near Palmdale in Glades County. You can, too! Click here to learn more about heading to Fisheating Creek Outpost and enjoying a day of camping, canoeing, kayaking etc!
This postcard postmarked October 1906 shows again one of the magnificent structures that used to grace our great state. Unfortunately this structure is long gone from Ballast Point. In it’s place is a simple long pier and bait shop. This[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…