Posts Tagged Florida travel
Swampy’s Matches: Flamingo Court, Orlando.
This matchbook is for the Flamingo Court Motel. It once stood right beside the Orlando Motor Lodge, the matchbook of which was featured last week. Both hotels were demolished to have another medical office building built in the area.
Swampy’s Tuesday’s Ads: King Arthur’s Inn in Tampa
This brochure of the King Arthur Inn, that was in Tampa, actually has a fold out cover. After you open the flaps in the front you see the interior below. Below that is the flip side. The hotel is now[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Swampy’s Matches: Orlando Motor Lodge
Next week is a matchbook from the hotel right next door to the Motor Lodge. Next door to the hotel was the White Turkey Restaurant owned by Champ Williams. This was also the hotel with the tall diving board that[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Swampy’s Postcard Wednesday: The inside of the Roosevelt Hotel in Jacksonville
Here’s The Patio Grill in The Roosevelt Hotel in downtown Jacksonville. The postcard was written on and with a stamp, but the postmark was made on the edge of the card. So no date of the card can be seen.[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Swampy’s Matches: San Carlos Hotel, Pensacola
The San Carlos Hotel (also know as ‘The Gray Lady of Palafox’, in that the structure sat on Palafox Street) opened in 1910 and thrived for many decades. As with many multi-story hotels of the later 1800s & early 1900s[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Swampy’s Matches: Eglin AFB, Pensacola
A place to park for the Non Commissioned Officers (all ranks between Private First Class and Lieutenant) at Eglin Air Force Base in Pensacola.
Swampy’s Tuesday’s Ads: Tiki Gardens, Indian Rocks Beach
This was quite a place at it’s time. Tiki Gardens is now gone and now is a parking lot for beach goers at Indian Rocks Beach.
Swampy’s Postcard Wednesday: Fairyland, Tampa
Fairyland was an attraction in Tampa that included the Little Fairy Queen that cruised the Hillsborough River. Fairyland was part of Tampa’s Lowry Park Zoo, which still exists today. Click here to learn more about Fairyland.
Swampy’s Matchbook: Rubin’s Restaurant, Tampa
Here’s a matchbook from Rubin’s Restaurant in Tampa. The artwork would indicate this is from the early 1930s. A check of the address reveals that the location of the restaurant is now a parking lot.
Swampy’s Postcard Wednesday: The Wonder House in Bartow
Here is The Wonder House in Bartow. This was once a marvel that brought tourists from all around to view it. It’s still standing. Click here to learn more about it’s current condition. Here’s where The Wonder House is:
New print available soon!
Rob Smith, Jr. is adding the above just finished painting to the available print collection for Swampy’s Florida. Look for a tab above soon to get your print of ‘Critter Camp Out’.