Swampy will be visiting Brevard, Pinellas, Polk and Hillsborough Counties in the next few days. Photos to follow. That includes a stop at The Knowledge Exchange in Palm Bay late tomorrow to sign a few books. Come by and say[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Below are the full images of the front and back of the matchbook. Above are the two sides of the front cover. To us Ronnie’s fans, there was only ‘The Big 1’ – Ronnie’s!
At Florida State University, then the Florida State College for Women, a group of students kick up in front of the Westcott Building in 1915. This photo is from ‘Yesterday in Florida – Volume 3’. You can purchase a copy[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Sorry to learn of death of Larry Hagman. He starred for 6 years in series set in Cocoa Beach, ‘I Dream of Jeannie’. Here’s the story: http://ow.ly/fxn43
It’s Toys ‘R Us in Ocala at 7:30 pm Thanksgiving night. The parking lot full and people parking everywhere else. The building itself is set back almost a block back from the sidewalk full of people. Closer examination found that[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
It’s Grandma’s Kitchen in Miami and Orlando! Here’s what the Orlando location looks like today: View Larger Map There’s a gas station in the place of the Miami location today: View Larger Map
Swampy in Orlando Sunday morning as the Downtown Orlando Christmas star goes up. Swampy’s dear friend Jack Kazanzas got the City of Orlando to renovate and to continue to put the star up above Orange Avenue each year. Friends of[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
This paperback book published by the Florida Development Commission is an interesting overview of the “cultural” activities throughout the state as of 1935. Culture is a community’s accumulation of everyday activities over a period of time. This book takes on[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Here’s the largest load of lumber pulled from the pine forests of Lee County, near Slater, by the Dowling & Camp Lumber Company in the early 1930s. From ‘Lee County – A Pictorial History’. You can purchase a copy by[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Swampy has been on the road for the past week and couldn’t post on Twitter. I’ll make up for it here by reposting posts from Facebook. You’ve been posted. 🙂 By the way, you can follow Swampy on Facebook by[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Here’s a pilot training at the Melbourne Naval Air Station during it’s existence between 1942 and 1946. This photo is from ‘The History of Brevard County – Volume 2’ by Jerrell Shofner. You can purchase a copy by clicking here[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Here’s a matchbook from Bradenton. The Palmetto address is now a parking lot. The Bradenton address is now a title company. Here’s the inside of the matchbook.