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Vintage Floridiana

February 20, 2010
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abandoned roadside fruitstand Mount Dora, FL Taken on 2/19/2010 Most images link to larger images. click on larger image for closeup

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Antiques Show at St. Pete Coliseum

January 7, 2010
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Tomorrow, the Sunshine City Antiques and Collectibles Show opens at the St. Pete Coliseum. Here’s the details from the City of St. Petersburg Events page. January 8-10 Sunshine City Antiques and Collectibles Show, Friday 5pm to 8pm, Saturday and Sunday 10am to 5pm, $6 adults, 12 and under are free. This nationally recognized show features [...]

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The Sea Hagg

August 8, 2009
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The Sea Hagg is a place my mother would have adored. I guess the love of kitsch, tchotchkes, schlock, “bad” art, curiosities, and the odd flotsam and jetsam of life is an inherited trait, because I know I’ve got the same affliction: the total inability to pass a seashell store without stopping! That’s why, when [...]

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The Kapok Tree

January 7, 2009

click here for flickr imageKAPOK TREE IN FRONT OF ST PETERSBURG MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS Kapok (Ceiba pentandra) There is a splendid example of a kapok tree at the corner of Beach Drive and Central Avenue on the front lawn of the St. Petersburg Museum of Fine Arts. As I mentioned in an earlier post, [...]

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The St. Pete Shuffle

December 10, 2008
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click for larger image The St. Petersburg Shuffleboard Club dates back to January 24, 1924, and was known as “The World’s Largest Shuffleboard Club” with over 5000 members in its heyday. Though much diminished in size it is still a cherished St. Petersburg institution. In addition to providing a physical home for various local cultural [...]

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Lighthouse Books

December 6, 2008

  If you’re reading this blog, the chances are pretty good that you’re reading lots of other blogs, and if you’re doing that, the chances are even better that you’re a Reader (upper case “R” in case you missed it) and you read real books, too, and reading books has been an important part of [...]

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Vintage Florida Postcards

September 27, 2008

Florida 1920 Foldout For almost as long as folks have been coming south to Florida to vacation, picture postcards of Florida scenes have been a staple. They are highly collectible now. In today’s post, I’m very pleased to present scans of vintage Florida postcards from the collection of a good friend here in St. Petersburg, [...]

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