Time for a good book about Florida and Swampy is well indulging! You can indulge, too! Nab a book off the shelf at your home, your local book store or library and log in a few pages or more this[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
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Swampy’s #Florida Postcard: Stars Hall of Fame, south Orange County, early ’80s.
Stars Hall of Fame wax museum featured about 200 figures from Fred Astaire to Roy Clark to Henry Winkler as ‘the Fonz’. Folks could get a photo with Frankenstein. There were also opportunities to meet major celebrities who would cast[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Sierra Club began today in 1892 by one of Florida’s great chroniclers, John Muir. Today folks celebrate this organization that looks after natural areas. One of the Sierra Club Florida leaders was a great friend of Swampy, Whitey Markle.[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Yesterday was Swampy’s author friend Tim Hollis’ birthday and couldn’t post a photo yesterday. So, here’s a photo of Alan Rock, legendary radio host and one time Bozo for WFTV Channel 9’s Bozo Show some 40 odd years ago. With[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Swampy’s Florida Postcards: Caspar’s Alligator Jungle, St. Augustine!
Here’s a postcard of the old Caspar’s Gator Jungle. I wish this postcard had two things: 1) a postmark 2) an address. I’ve seen much about Caspar’s over the years. I know I’ve read about it, but the memory is[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Alva doesn’t need a whole ear of corn, A kernel is more than enough! A great place to celebrate is at the Coney Island Drive Inn in Brooksville. Their fried corn-on-the-cob is the best Swampy’s Florida has had during our[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Those are Northern tourists standing outside Floyd’s in Miami, 1922. The sign states-“Stop for Fruit – We Ship It any quantity.. Floyd’s was a roadside stand that appears to be a converted house. This photo is from ‘Yesterday’s Florida’ Annual[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Here is a matchbook of Baker’s Skyway Club in Jacksonville. This is from sometime in the 1940’s. Notice the “Remember Pearl Harbor”. On the left is the outside of the matchbook. To the right is the inside of the matchbook.[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Here’s an interesting item from Swampy’s collection of Floridiana: A plastic cow creamer. It’s believed there are other versions of this from other states. Here’s the Florida one. These were sold at roadside tourist spots all over Florida and this[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Swampy’s Florida Postcard : Citrus Tower, Clermont
This postcard of the Citrus Tower isn’t dated, though it appears to be from around 1970. This postcard is part of the Swampy’s Florida collection. . . . . #Florida #Clermont #Citrus #CitrusTower #Floridapostcards #Postcards #Collectibles #FloridaCollectibles
It’s nighttime in Ybor City in 1966. From ‘Yesterday in Florida – Annual Volume 1’You can purchase one by clicking here or below.https://amzn.to/33VEILr…#YborCity #Tampa #History #FloridaHistory
Here’s a photo of a train cutting the ribbon at the opening of the Fort Lauderdale train station in 1956. The photo is from the Florida State Photo Archives. . . . . #Trains #Railroad #Transportation #FloridaTravel #FloridaTransportation #Travel #USTRAvel[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…