A fine illustration of the Jacksonville Tampa and Key West Railway Depot at Seville from a copy of the 1880 ‘Florida! It’s Climate, Productions and Characteristics.’ You can purchase your own copy of ‘ Florida, Its Climate, Productions, and Characteristics’[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
On the back of the card is stamped: ‘Courtesy of the Tampa Information Bureau of the Tampa [Fla.] Board of Trade”. This postcard is part of the Swampy’s Florida collection. . . . . . . . . . .[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
This postcard wasn’t mailed, but the cars look around 1970. The pier still stands very differnetly. Seems it’s a game every few decades to knock down the pier area and build it again. That has happened since this image. .[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Here’s what Sulpher Springs once looked like in Tampa. It was once a separate area from Tampa. Now it has all folded into one. This postcard is part of the Swampy’s Florida collection………………#Tampa #SulpherSprings #Floridacity #FloridaLife #FloridaLifeStyle #History #FloridaHistory #Floridana[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Here’s Hyde Park in Tampa in 1913. Notice the street cars that used to roam all around Tampa. I believe I know where this photo was taken from and most of these homes are now gone. This photo is from[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Here are members of the Davis Island Golf and Tennis Club. Wonder what’s in the bottles? The photo was taken by the famous Tampa photographers on December 20th, 1926. This photo is from ‘Real Women of Tampa & Hillsborough County’[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
This is an actual advertising card for Tampa’s ’40th Street Drive-In’ back in 1954. This was back when a news reel and cartoon was part of the show. Thus noted at the bottom. The theater opened in 1953. The location lasted[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Here’s an interior shot of the Exchange Bank in Downtown Tampa at the turn of the 20th century. The Exchange Bank was one of the earliest and longest running in Tampa. This photo is from ‘TAMPA: Yesterday, Today & Tomorrow’ […]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Came across this recently: A swizzle stick from the Egypt Shrine in Tampa. It used to be so easy to find an establishment that has swizzle sticks. Practically none offer swizzle sticks these days. Though, Swampy’s Florida has quite a[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Here’s the courtroom of Judge White in the Hillsborough County court house in 1920.
This steam locomotive, named “Hattie”, ran cars between Tampa and Ybor City. This photo is from 1886. This photo is from ‘Tampa: Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow’. You can purchase a copy by clicking here or below.: https://amzn.to/3iyG49J This Book is[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…