Step into a world where brilliant macaws soar overhead, peacocks strut like royalty, and flamingos wade gracefully through crystal-clear ponds. This vintage postcard captures a moment from Parrot Jungle, one of Miami’s most famous and beloved attractions. A woman stands in the lush...
There’s a splash of old Florida charm in this postcard. The scene is pure 1950s and ‘60s tourism—an elegant young woman in a swimsuit feeding two leaping dolphins while a crowd watches in awe. This was the golden era of Florida roadside attractions, when places like the Miami Seaquarium brought visitors face-to-face with marine life long before massive theme parks took over the...
There’s something peaceful about this vintage postcard. It shows two Seminole people navigating Florida’s lush waterways in traditional dugout canoes, surrounded by thick vegetation and the still, dark water that has defined life in the Everglades for centuries. More than just a scenic image, this postcard tells the story of people who have lived in harmony with these waters long before Florida...
There’s something undeniably nostalgic about vintage postcards featuring swimming pools. They capture the carefree spirit of summer, the simple joys of cooling off on a hot day, and a time when public pools were bustling centers of community life. This particular postcard, showing the Municipal Swimming Pool in Lakeland, Florida, is a perfect snapshot of mid-century Florida recreation. But...
I love postcards like this because they do not just show a place, they show a whole kind of travel that still lives in people’s heads. Long drives. Packed cars. Cool air coming in the window. Everyone watching the road and the tree line, waiting for something that makes you say, “Pull over. We have to see this.” That is what this postcard captures. It takes us to Klamath, California, out on...
