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Hotel Ponce De Leon

May 17, 2010
Hotel Ponce De Leon

HOTEL PONCE DE LEON, ST. AUGUSTINE, FLA. “Built 1885. One of the famous East Coast System hostelries. Spanish style of architecture. Cost $2,000,000; considered one of the finest hotels in the world. Has five acres of roof.”

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The Sunshine City

May 11, 2010
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One of my favorite postcards. It’s unusual in that the composition is more carefully thought out than was the norm, the figures and U.S. flag in the foreground adding a real three-dimensional quality to the scene. Even the description on the front of the card is atypical: “Green Benches, Open Air Post Office and Princess [...]

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Leading Hotels

April 29, 2010
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Mailed from St. Petersburg on January 24, 1950, this card features four premier hotels. On the back: “The Vinoy Park, Soreno, Don Caesar and Princess Martha Hotels are amongst St. Petersburgs Leading Hotels. They are modern hotels in every respect and do credit to the West Coast of Florida. In these Hostelries you find guests [...]

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April 29, 2010
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EL JOMAR …on the Gulf of Mexico 4300 Gulf Boulevard St. Petersburg Beach, Florida “A new and different concept of resort living in the tropics. 200 ft. of private beach. All units are air conditioned and have free TV. A panoramic view of the gulf from EVERY unit. Your choice: bedroom apts., studio apts,. or [...]

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Argosy Motor Inn

April 24, 2010
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This postcard was made by Harry H. Baumann, a producer of linen cards in the ’40s. It seems sort of odd to me that this unmailed postcard would have been rubber-stamped on the front, “Shell Land Novelty Co.”, right over the deck surrounding the swimming pool! Perhaps this card served as a sample of some [...]

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Hill Top Motel

April 23, 2010
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This postcard from the Hill Top Motel in St. Petersburg, Florida was mailed in 1966. The description on the back reads: “In the Heart of the Sunshine City” HILL TOP MOTEL 275 – 34th St. South (U. S. 19) St. Petersburg, Florida 33711 44 – Modern Rooms & Apts. Air-conditioning, Electric Heat & T.V., Room [...]

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Hotel Netherland

April 19, 2010
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The Hotel Netherland in Miami, Florida first opened in 1936, and was the epitome of modern luxury. This postcard, mailed in ’41, has this description on the back: HOTEL NETHERLAND On the Ocean at 14th Street – MIAMI BEACH The Ultimate in Hotel Comfort plus Cordial Friendliness Dining Room – Cocktail Lounge – Solarium – [...]

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Ramada Inn

April 10, 2010
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This card was postmarked in 1969 and shows the Ramada Inn in Panama City, Florida. I like how the sender added an arrow with “We’re here” to identify the room they stayed in.

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Driftwood Motel

April 7, 2010
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DRIFTWOOD MOTEL 15811 W. Highway 98 West Panama City Beach, Florida AD 4-3321 On the Gulf: kitchenettes, hotel rooms, swimming pool, lifeguard, air-conditioned, TV, background music, playground, phones. “On the World’s Most Beautiful Beaches.”

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Daytona Beach Bandshell

March 9, 2010
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Begun as a WPA project in 1936, the Daytona Beach Bandshell began hosting musical performances and beauty pageants in 1937 (this postcard dates from that year), but fell into disrepair over time. In recent years it has been refurbished, and is again host to various events.

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Daytona Beach

March 9, 2010
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This Curt Teich Co. postcard dates from 1938 and is an overview of Daytona Beach, Florida. On the back: “Boardwalk and Bandshell – the world’s largest open air theatre of its kind, where more than 7,000 persons can be seated.”

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River Court Motel

March 4, 2010
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RIVER COURT Fort Myers, Florida On U.S. 41 and Florida 80 So. Telephone 5-6181 “Situated on the banks of the Caloosahatchee River in downtown Fort Myers near restaurants, stores, churches, theaters, fishing and river trips. Large comfortable rooms and suites. Air conditioned units, Panel Ray heat. Roy Acland, Manager.” OK, I give… what’s “Panel Ray” [...]

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George P. Bonamy’s Santa Maria

February 19, 2010
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Located at 1401 Simonton in Key West, Florida, this is George P. Bonamy’s Santa Maria, a motel that featured a sun patio and private beach. This postcard was mailed in 1957.

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President Madison Hotel

February 19, 2010
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This mid-1950s postcard shows sun worshipers around the pool at the President Madison Hotel in Miami Beach, Florida. Notice the total absence of the elderly or obese.

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