Many people don’t know what old Florida was like so I want to show you all that’s historic, beautiful, retro, kitschy and untamed. Much of it has changed now, but you can still be a part of the adventure if you look in the right places. I love writing about Florida and submissions are always welcomed. Enjoy your stay in the F.L.A. Tumblr (3.0; @oldflorida)http://oldflorida.tumblr.com/<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/7e56f699aec47bff05a6afd0f2879477/tumblr_moleqtLJvf1sotopfo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://djwcphotography.tumblr.com/post/53277830936/the-white-lotus-photography-by-dylan-jon-wade">djwcphotography</a>:</p> <blockquote> <div> <p>“The White Lotus” <br/><br/>Photography by: Dylan Jon Wade Cox © 2013 </p> </div> </blockquote>http://oldflorida.tumblr.com/post/53357238937http://oldflorida.tumblr.com/post/53357238937Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:40:22 -0400lotuslily padDylan Wade Cox<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/61460e145e1339ad539a806d0c1458ee/tumblr_momydy4DLq1qgauczo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Old Florida places: Motel Valdemar, Lantana, Fl</p>http://oldflorida.tumblr.com/post/53350334289http://oldflorida.tumblr.com/post/53350334289Wed, 19 Jun 2013 06:27:34 -0400postcardMotel ValdemarLanatanaFlorida<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/daaa4390f7db4e9130ee31ec743ec0d0/tumblr_molmrlDBhx1s0dkg3o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>McKee Jungle Gardens: Florida’s Tropical Paradise</p> <p>from <a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://swampysflorida.tumblr.com/post/53287766726/swampys-tuesday-ads-mckee-jungle-gardens-vero">swampysflorida</a></p>http://oldflorida.tumblr.com/post/53307986308http://oldflorida.tumblr.com/post/53307986308Tue, 18 Jun 2013 18:01:00 -0400McKee Jungle GardensVero BeachOld Florida<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/bf17eed5da3f33c3129f73db6aea7afd/tumblr_mol6pgsByx1qgauczo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Tiki Tuesday at Tiki Gardens</p>http://oldflorida.tumblr.com/post/53300497343http://oldflorida.tumblr.com/post/53300497343Tue, 18 Jun 2013 16:20:27 -0400Tiki GardensIndian Rocks BeachFlorida<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/e5d70cf7a596fb7f042e71c28121c402/tumblr_mol5tj64p81qgauczo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Mad dogs and conquistadors,<br/>Punta Gorda, FLA </p>http://oldflorida.tumblr.com/post/53293226120http://oldflorida.tumblr.com/post/53293226120Tue, 18 Jun 2013 14:40:35 -0400conquistadorsdogsmuralPunta GordaFlorida<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/d9f6311f53cd9a426890ef52840c4e41/tumblr_mol5orHiOc1qgauczo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Penguin Beach Club, St. Pete</p>http://oldflorida.tumblr.com/post/53286603501http://oldflorida.tumblr.com/post/53286603501Tue, 18 Jun 2013 13:00:52 -0400Penguin Beach Club St. PeteSt. PetersburgFlorida<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/19d06c8c3229c2391bfa8cb10fcaa1af/tumblr_mol5dlqFsl1qgauczo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Beautyrest Cabins, 15 miles south of Jacksonville, on U.S. 1 in Bayard, Florida. ”Duo-therm-heated cottages, Private tile baths, hot and cold water, dining room, locked garages, trailer accommodations, Mr. and Mrs. A. I. Horne, Props.”</p> <p>State Archives of Florida</p>http://oldflorida.tumblr.com/post/53280627787http://oldflorida.tumblr.com/post/53280627787Tue, 18 Jun 2013 11:20:23 -0400Beautyrest CabinsJacksonvilleFloridapostcard<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/3339e1200aa30003a8153c13e41eadc9/tumblr_mol4khWN401qgauczo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Two pioneers holding rifles stand on a shore in Florida. A rowboat and alligator are in the foreground, and a house with two women on the porch is in the woods in the background. A view along the route of the Plant System of Railways.</p> <p><strong>Collection:</strong> Stokes Photograph Collection, 1895?</p>http://oldflorida.tumblr.com/post/53275792989http://oldflorida.tumblr.com/post/53275792989Tue, 18 Jun 2013 09:40:15 -0400Stokes Collectionalligatorold Florida<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/299078b7ee29136be2802679d3701e50/tumblr_mol497mqTX1qgauczo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>It’s Tiki Tuesday</p> <p>Kon Tiki, Islamorada</p>http://oldflorida.tumblr.com/post/53269190396http://oldflorida.tumblr.com/post/53269190396Tue, 18 Jun 2013 06:39:06 -0400Kon TikiIslamoradaKeysFlorida<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/0d4d8b18ab5c2be7e3f7ac7d541ca906/tumblr_mok3npUkHn1qgauczo1_r1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Come fly away with the Spirit of the Pan American - Desota Exposition</p>http://oldflorida.tumblr.com/post/53233461006http://oldflorida.tumblr.com/post/53233461006Mon, 17 Jun 2013 19:40:30 -0400postcardCypress GardensTamapFlorida<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lrmhb51h9B1qgauczo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Pelican nesting ground</p>http://oldflorida.tumblr.com/post/53226435999http://oldflorida.tumblr.com/post/53226435999Mon, 17 Jun 2013 18:00:52 -0400PelicanspostcardFlorida<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lwm1brnf0i1qgauczo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>I scream for ice cream, it’s 1966</p>http://oldflorida.tumblr.com/post/53218864295http://oldflorida.tumblr.com/post/53218864295Mon, 17 Jun 2013 16:20:31 -0400CarvelFloridaSt. PetersburgIce Cream<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/6158499d3beaab80e6a0112dfb979ad7/tumblr_mh26xhbkmh1rmq3hno1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Moving towards the light</p> <p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://blog.scottwisemanphotography.com/post/41250508501/storm-dusk-canoe-florida-water-clouds">scottwisemanphotography</a></p>http://oldflorida.tumblr.com/post/53211513779http://oldflorida.tumblr.com/post/53211513779Mon, 17 Jun 2013 14:40:26 -0400canoeflorida<a href="http://www.messynessychic.com/2013/06/12/the-mysterious-dome-homes-marching-into-the-sea-before-after/">The Mysterious Dome Homes</a>: <p>Excellent article with wonderful family pictures. </p>http://oldflorida.tumblr.com/post/53204808723http://oldflorida.tumblr.com/post/53204808723Mon, 17 Jun 2013 13:00:44 -0400dome houseFloridasubmission<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/4b6fa20e621c96a4ad10e51c469acc87/tumblr_mojc2ikOxU1qgauczo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><span class="Apple-style-span">Mischief abounds on the Ca’D Zan Playroom ceiling</span></p> <p><span class="Apple-style-span"> John & Mable Ringling Museum, Sarasota</span></p>http://oldflorida.tumblr.com/post/53198783135http://oldflorida.tumblr.com/post/53198783135Mon, 17 Jun 2013 11:20:16 -0400Ca'D ZanJohn &amp; Mable Ringling MuseumSarasotaFlorida<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m6uxmb3SDO1r5matjo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://vividimpressions.tumblr.com/post/26779031243/florida-landscape-3">vividimpressions</a>:</p> <blockquote> <div> <p>Florida Landscape 3</p> </div> </blockquote>http://oldflorida.tumblr.com/post/53193915956http://oldflorida.tumblr.com/post/53193915956Mon, 17 Jun 2013 09:40:16 -0400palm treessepiaFlorida<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/458bd96584dbe33e42b51b87dc71b40d/tumblr_mojc1ft2Yv1qgauczo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Spring of the Mermaids</p>http://oldflorida.tumblr.com/post/53188969966http://oldflorida.tumblr.com/post/53188969966Mon, 17 Jun 2013 07:32:00 -0400mermiadsWeeki wacheeFlorida<a href="http://www.news-press.com/article/20130615/NEWS0102/306140049/Wonder-Gardens-Bonita-Springs-reopens">Vintage Florida roadside attraction re-opens</a>http://oldflorida.tumblr.com/post/53156856197http://oldflorida.tumblr.com/post/53156856197Sun, 16 Jun 2013 21:08:29 -0400John BradyBonita SpringsFloridaEverglades Wonder Gardens<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/8370979218e93eb58e6adacafbbbcebc/tumblr_mocz4q8U6M1qgauczo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>At Barnes & Noble in Sarasota, Saturday, June 15th at noon</p>http://oldflorida.tumblr.com/post/52988163563http://oldflorida.tumblr.com/post/52988163563Fri, 14 Jun 2013 21:20:20 -0400Finding the Fountain of YouthspringsFloridaAuthentic Florida<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/093be276c1f82f415785fca072de8686/tumblr_mnpw9xwOAF1ql74ofo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Flamingo family</p> <p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://youknowyoureafloridianwhen.tumblr.com/post/51881713515/good-morning">youknowyoureafloridianwhen</a></p>http://oldflorida.tumblr.com/post/52982063092http://oldflorida.tumblr.com/post/52982063092Fri, 14 Jun 2013 19:40:12 -0400falmingobabyFlorida