This advertisement has some very odd wording. Not sure what “Family Place” would have “Best Girl Friend”s to look for. There was an even odder worded ad that I can’t show here. At the time the wording for that ad[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
This advertisement is from the Sarasota Journal’s August 11th, 1965 edition. Some may be surprised that factory outlets were around even back in 1965! Seems both businesses are no longer open.
A fencing pose led by little Lucille Heintz in the 1940s at the Lido Casino in Sarasota. This photo is from ‘Sarasota Times Past’ by Bernice Brooks Bergen. Click here to purchase your own copy of the book or below.[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
It’s hard to imagine Siesta Key, Sarasota, once looked like this. So much of this wiped away since 1950. From ‘Yesterday’s Sarasota’ by Del Marth.You can get your own copy of this book of historic photos and captions by clicking[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Here’s Downtown Sarasota in this undated postcard from around 1960. In the center, with a yellowish hue, is the Palmer First National Bank, which was started by Bertha Palmer who contributed much to Sarasota. Her estate is now a historic[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Sylvia Groom realty had been still around! Seems the children have continued the business when I first posted this in 2013. Then, the business was part of Realtor.com. Now, that is gone. There had been a Patch blurb with a[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
It’s hard to imagine Siesta Key, Sarasota, once looked like this. So much of this wiped away since 1950. From ‘Yesterday’s Sarasota’ by Del Marth. You can get your own copy of this book of historic photos and captions[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
This ad for the now defunct Altair is from a Sarasota visitor’s guide from 1982. Then, as now, various smaller plane lines used the Sarasota airport. Altair has been one of many airlines that have come and gone, using the[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Does seem an odd advertisement from McDonald’s to give away steaks and ham for Valentine’s Day. But this is from 1961 and even the logo is different at McDonald’s. This advertisement is from the February 10th, 1961 Sarasota Journal. The[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Here’s the Seaboard Air Line making a stop during World War II in Sarasota. From ‘Yesterday’s Sarasota’ by Del Marth. You can get your own copy of this book of historic photos and captions by clicking here: https://amzn.to/3bSkuom This[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Here’s Downtown Sarasota in 1946. This is where five streets come together to create the well known area of “5 Points”. At different points in Sarasota history something sat in the center of the 5 points. Right now there is[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Found this amongst the cartoons on the comics pages of the Sarasota Journal: Alvin & Bert. This used to be a common sight in the comics section a long time ago. Kept many a cartoonist busy across the U.S. These[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…