This building still stands in High Springs on US441. The original restaurant part is now a pawn shop. A second building was attached and held a dive shop for years. The back of the card states that the Holiday House[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Anyone else remember these days? I do! Amazing to not see this kind of display very few places across Florida these days! Post below any memories you have of citrus displays! This postcard of the Tropical Fruit Shippers of Sarasota[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Further celebrating #GermanAmericanDay, here’s an advertisement to “Thrill to Dining Pleasures” with a trip to dine in the German tradition at The Hofbrau Haus. This ad was in the October 6th, 1954 edition of the Miami News. #Tuesday #Advertising #Florida[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Howard Johnson’s restaurants are long gone, but the hotels live on! The restaurant buildings can be found all over the state. The orange and teal still on some. Here’s an advertisement from today, March 4th, 1980, that was in the[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Jimmy Fazio moved to Broward County in ’52 and continued a string of food and entertainment establishments he had started in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. His House of Ribs was one of the best known. Fazio died in ’98 and here is[…]↓ 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…
If only Burkett’s was open, I’d enjoy life more! Don’t know much about Burkett’s. Please feel free to write about it in the comment area.
Swampy visits Inverness and the Withlacoochee State Trail located in Liberty Park at the end of North Pine Avenue, north of Hwy 41. At the park is the wonderful train caboose… Across from the caboose is the oldest standing train[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…