Here we see fun and frolic at the Patio Grill in the Hotel Roosevelt in Jacksonville. The back of the card notes that the Grill is air-conditioned and there are 3 shows each evening. Oh, and no cover charge! There[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
The earliest section constructed of what would become ‘The Florida East Coast Railway’ was the St. Johns Railway in St. Johns County in 1858. The section ran from the now forgotten community of Tocoi to St. Augustine.
Swampy and friends are at The Lake Placid Family Restaurant on U.S. 27 in Highlands County.
Here’s a postcard from around 1950 of the Monument of States in Kissimmee. This 50′ high statue was assembled in 1943 of contributions of various geological items from all 48 states at the time. Since then all 50 added to[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Here’s a token for the ‘Tampa Transit Lines, Inc.’ I believe this was for the old streetcars that have been long gone. Below is the other side of the coin. This coin is part of the Swampy’s Florida collection.
Here’s a few sides of a Citrus County Brochure. Not sure what year it’s from.
News this week came that The Parliament House in Orlando is facing foreclosure. Above is a postcard for it from the 1960s, not long after it opened. The Baron of Beef restaurant was a premiere place for a steak in[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Swampy takes the historic tour of Greenwood Cemetery in Orlando this past Friday. Above is Swampy during the tour with tour guide and cemetery keeper, Don Price, with the City of Orlando. Don gives a lively tour with much history[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Here’s a postcard from the collection of what is still known as Port Tampa City. All of this developed because of the wealth of Henry B. Plant. He named the area Port Tampa City. The rail lines are also Plants[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Above is a banner from around 1955 of Parrot Jungle. There’s a lot of history to Parrot Jungle. Not the least of which is that it is no longer Parrot Jungle. After opening in 1936, the attraction that featured so[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Swampy visits the Venice Train Depot, at 303 E. Venice Avenue., historic site. Not surprisingly the depot is home to the Venice Historical Society. Click here for more information about the historical society. The railroad station was active until 1991[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Here’s the first of a new weekly feature, Postcard Wednesdays. This postcard is of the entrance to the world famous Silver Springs. There is no date on the card and would figure this to be from around 1960. I seem[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…