Here’s the interior of the Knowles Brothers Insurance and Real Estate Office in Downtown Pensacola. This photo is from ‘Pensacola: Florida’s First Place City : A Pictorial History’ by Jesse Earle Bowden. You can purchase a copy by clicking here[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Here are a couple of hunters in Perry after a busy day of hunting in 1930. That’s a lot of birds for two guys and three dogs. This photo is from ‘A Pictorial History of Florida’. You can purchase a[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Here’s a matchbook for the Seacomber and Surfcomber in Miami Beach. Seems to be from the 1940s. Both have been combined as the Surfcomber at 1717 Collins Avenue, Miami Beach. Click here to learn more or plan a visit or[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
A Sacred Trust: Nelson Poynter and the St. Petersburg Times by Robert N. Pierce My rating: 4 of 5 stars A very thorough overview of the life of Nelson Poynter who helmed the St. Petersburg Times from the end of[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Daytona by Ed Hinton My rating: 4 of 5 stars Ed Hinton crafted a great book on the history of the race business in Daytona Beach. The book is very thorough to include much about the drivers themselves. At many[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Here’s a 1973 photo of the active campus of Florida Technological University (FTU). FTU in now University of Central Florida. This photo is from the 1973-73 course schedule of FTU.
Here’s a matchbook for The Diplomat in Hollywood.
Swampy’s Rob Smith, Jr. will be signing Swampy books at A. Parker Books on Main St. in Sarasota on Saturday from 12 noon until 3pm-ish. Come on by and say “Hello!” Click here for more about A. Parker Books.
Quiet time boat ride along Deleon Springs. This photo is from ‘Yesterday in Florida Annual Edition: Volume 2, Issues 9-14’. You can purchase a copy by clicking here or below.
As promised from last week, here is a matchbook of the Miami Beach Auditorium that staged The Jackie Gleason Show so many years ago. Below is the back of the matchbook. Below is the whole matchbook.
Here’s a fold-out brochure of Ocala from 1962. Because of the size of the fold-out, it was very difficult to show here and make much sense. Below is the inside.
Not sure how this was arranged, but Jackie Gleason had to give a mighty big blessing for this to happen. Below is the inside of the matchbook that uses all the Gleason catch phrases to sell the Hilton property. […]↓ Read the rest of this entry…