"FloridaPast Citrus Tour"

"one pick at a time"
Visit our Citrus Label Offerings after your Tour
SOON TO BE THE BEST FloridaPast SITE ONLINE

We will give you a glimpse into the biggest industry of FloridaPast and Present
CITRUS - AGRICULTURE - FARMING
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FloridaPast Citrus Industry...
There are Many writings on this subject.
In a few words, it is the Foundation of Florida's Economy. But more importantly, we must reflect the FloridaPast Citrus Industry.
When it was Ma & Pa Roadside. That WAS AMERICA in Her FINEST OF TIMES!
Entire Families were kept together, as One, because of Citrus. Tourism Flourished for Many a Decade, because of Citrus. Railroads, Ships, Boats, Trucks and so  on.
When we All start to think along these terms, the Reality Side of it, we Will Most Certainly Gain a Everlasting Appreciation for FloridaPast,
and see things in a different Ray of  Sun-Light.
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Before we move on here, I want to THANK, with All Sincerity,
the Folks that worked Hard to Preserve and Share with Ya'll,
these movies, clips, commercials and slide shows.
Without You and Your Dedication to Preserving FloridaPast, this would not be possible.
THANK YAWL VERY MUCH!


Our Project of Placing NOW & THEN FADES is On Going
If we have a Now & Then "Fade" of a particular Roadside Citrus Stand,
the image caption will state, so you can click on that image for your FloridaPast "Fade"

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VERY INTERESTING FLORIDA CITRUS MUTUAL HISTORY

FLORIDA CITRUS MUTUAL - LAKELAND, FloridaPast

Here is a little commercial from the 1970s,
where Anita Bryant introduces the little singing orange.

Florida Orange Growers.
Commercial featuring the Florida Orange Bird in the 1970s.

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Ya'allz Comments are APPRECIATED
Can Ya'll remember your childhood Family Daze....
It's a Family Affair - The PERFECT EVERYTHING!
The Hard workers harvesting Florida Citrus for market. Your Breakfast table....
A Typical FloridaPast Citrus Harvest
That's Tom. He just got here. Wanted us to take his photograph by his new car. He wants a Crate of Oranges to take home
ORANGE BLOSSOM GROVES - LARGO, FloridaPast
It was the PERFECT FloridaPast Morning.... Ahhhhhhhhhhh
Another time, yet, FloridaPast, and this is how it was done Ya'll - just so'z u'z kuu'd haab' oj inz da' mone'in
Whaley's Indian River, Victory Groves Photograph
What a FloridaPast Roadside Fruit Stand Might Look Like in the Earlier Years. This particular photo depicts Whaley's Famous Indian River Fruit Stand, Victory Groves - CLICK to See a NOW & THEN "Fade" on WhatWasThere
This was the day before that day, after the other day, on that day. ok!
ANOTHER VIEW OF ORANGE BLOSSOM GROVES - LARGO, FloridaPast
Anywhere in FloridaPast, one would see Pickers like this, throughout the Orange & Grapefruit Groves
A Early View, of a Typical FloridaPast Citrus Grove Scene

The Horn of Plenty of FloridaPast Beauty

The First Mind's Image of FloridaPast
The Beauty of FloridaPast is a 'Horn of Plenty'
When we close our eyes, and envision FloridaPast,
we vision the Pretty Women,
and the Sweet Taste of Florida Citrus!
FloridaPast, "The Horn of Plenty"
Umm Umm Citrus Marmalades - What? Candy, Jellies, REFRESHMENTS? UMM UMM UMM UMM UMMMMMM!! Yahhhhh......
Showing what Indian Rocks Fruits offered it's tourists of FloridaPast, 1948
Such Beauty - Such Beauty
A couple Southern Belle Sweethearts - St. Pete, FloridaPast
A place in time, that I would spend my lazy daze... Yes'r, I wood!
INDIAN ROCKS FRUITS - INDIAN ROCKS, FloridaPast - circa 1948 - GROVES - PACKING PLANT - PALM GARDEN
ALL ABOARD the Train to FloridaPast, via. Orange Grove Terrritory
MID-WINTER SCENE, TRAVELING THROUGH AND ORANGE GROVE OF FloridaPast -
Grow em - Pick em - Pack em - Load em - Ship em - Umm em
Trains through FloridaPast groves were a common entity back in the day. Made it much easier loading and shipping Florida Citrus
Come-on-in-Ya'll - Come right on in
CHUCK and BILL - GROWERS PACKERS SHIPPERS - KISSIMMEE, FloridaPast
Givin' Ya'llz a glimpse of Chester's Prices from FloridaPast timez
CHESTER GROVES - City Point, FloridaPast PRICES FOR SHIPPING
We are now open for business
Vachon Groves - Roadside Citrus Stand - WEST PALM BEACH - FloridaPast
Good Morn'in Ya'll - OJ is Poured, way'tin for ya
LEE'S CITRUS FRUITS - LAKE WALES - FloridaPast - circa 1953
So Picture-esk, I'm gonna get up before the Roosters tomorrow, and head on over this place for the night.
CITRUS MOTOR LODGE - U.S. 41, Tampa, FloridaPast - SLEEP IN AN ORANGE GROVE
What a FloridaPast Citrus Tour that must'a bin....
And yet, another time in time, FloridaPast Folks have a Good Time!
Where'd'it all go? What I wanna know.....
Dania, FloridaPast - Roadside Southern Palm Farms Fruit Stand
Early Morn'in, juss naw ohp'ind
Lake Placid - Fruit Stand Gift Shop FloridaPast
Stop on in hea', and we'll give you a TOUR of our Grove and some Free Juice and a Smile
Chester Groves - ROADSIDE CITRUS STAND - CITY POINT FloridaPast circa 1940s
Our Fruits is juss a nice as our grounds
Wise Fruit Co. Roadside Citrus Stand Sarasota, FloridaPast
Bird's eye view, juss fo' you
William's Groves Roadside Citrus Store - LARGO FloridaPast - circa 1952
Heah' Ya'll get is All - Good Gulf Gas - Great Taste'in Citrus and a FloridaPast Smile
The Florieda - Boynton Beach FloridaPast - Gulf Gas & Citrus Stand
How high can you climb?
and this Folks, is the way of FloridaPast
These guys worked HARD ALL DAY, to bring us the Umm Umm Florida Citrus
A Typical FloridaPast Citrus Packing House - There were many of these packing houses throughout FloridaPast. - These men Worked Hard. Everything done by hand, including the building of the citrus crates - Back in the day when men were MEN!
These FloridaPast Roadside Stands, are one of my Personal Favorites of FloridaPast Attractions
CORLEY'S - Indian River - ORANGE BOWL Roadside Citrus and Gift Shop, Cocoa, FloridaPast - Clicking this image, you can will See it NOW & THEN with our WhatWasThere "Fade"
Such a Beautiful FloridaPast day, but Work Must Go On
And here we have the True FloridaPast "Cracker" Cracking the whip to move the Oxen along. From Grove, to Packing House to Market. Amazing how far it's come.
From that time of FloridaPast, to this time of FloridaPast - The difference is Huge!
More Modern FloridaPast times in the Citrus Industry
Git in line Gentz, we got a BIG FloridaPast Day ahead of us
PLANT CITY STATE FARMER'S MARKET - FloridaPast, MUCH LIKE A FEW FARM'ARKETS THAT STILL REMAIN IN FloridaPresent! - "Gotta Love the curvature of that roof." - Wind Deflector! c, day waz smart'bahk'den

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This next group of images, we shot ourselves, in April of 2011
We were traveling North on Highway 301, between Coleman and Wildwood
The first image will be the first billboard sign, which is original to FloridaPast.
Re-Painted through the many years standing.
Back in the day, when Burma-Shave Advertising was in it's Glory.
FloridaPast highways and bi-ways were filled with this type of advertising.
These signs are for The Cherokee Trading Post
At the interesection of 301 and Floirda's Turnpike
Unfortunately, this place is just about under.
No longer in Full Swing, as it once was, back in the FloridaPast days....
These billboards are about 1/2 mi. or so apart, until you finally reach the place.

The First Sign, Heading North on Rt. 301
On your right, heading north on Rt. 301, out of Coleman going toward Wildwood
ALLIGATOR PRODUCTS - One of FloridaPast's most Famous Attractions for the Northerners
This is the third sign. Again, heading North on 301 toward Wildwood
As you see it, is how it looks this moment
Off to the right, there is a bit of life. Small operation still exists
It's a
As these signs of FloridaPast depict, this was once a Thriving Business
Everything FloridaPast Stands for, was right here
Now if I had this place......... It WOULD BE HOPPIN' - FloridaPast Hop'in too
Just as all the FloridaPast Cherokee signages were re-painted through the years, so was this Mailbox
This Old Cherokee Trading Post Mailbox, is still being used today!
I SO MUCH WANTED TO CROP OUT THE BP SIGN... BUT... it is what it is
This would be the second billboard heading north on 301
The last billboard before destination
This would be the last sign before destination
Sorry Folks, No more gasoline - Hadda' cloze' it down
There is still a little life left here at this place
Time, Mother Nature and Wayside are taking toll
as we drove around back, adjoining property, which was also a gas station. CLOSED UP
This is where Citrus and Souvenirs were sold
The Citrus and Souvenir Building - Hey, did ya notice Donald Duck hanging?
Another view of this Great old mailbox
When you enLarge this photo, you can see the "ghost" painting of FloridaPast gone bye

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These two photos are of the Orange Center
Jct. 301 N., Florida Turnpike, Wildwood
Right next door to the Failing Cherokee Trading Post

A Little Less FloridaPast than Cherokee Trading Post is
Not so much FloridaPast, but, it has the look
The sign you first see when exiting Florida's Turnpike, Wildwood exit.
A SIGN I WOULD LIKE TO OWN MYSELF

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SPARKMAN'S
The Orange Shop
then and now

This little FloridaPast Roadside, still exsists today. With a few exceptions, it still looks close.
I'm Lucky, I get to see this FloridaPast Roadside at least once a month. It's a Seasonal Operation. Though still existing, it's doesn't have the flare of 'back then'
FRIENDLY Home Town Family Service, WITH a SMILE! It's PRICELESS Folks, Priceless.......
Why, dey even gotz' da' co'un on da' cobb
It's ALL ABOUT PRESERVING FloridaPast's History, in ANY WAY we CAN!
When you enter, it's a Step Back in Time. Here you'll find some Wonderful FloridaPast Souvenirs to take back home. Shells, Coconut Heads, and all types of Jellies and Such. KEEP FloridaPast ALIVE, and when in the area, Stop By and Buy something from these Folks.

Click this image to get telephone number, address, current information and customer comments
for Sparkman's Fruit in Sumterville, FloridaPast

I had the opportunity today to talk with the family owner. What a Treat! He told me this will be continued by his son, who now is growing Organically.
Sparkman's Fruit, as it is todayWhere you still get that Old FloridaPast Friendly Service. Roadside, 301 Sumterville, FloridaPast
Not just Citrus, Nope, Dey'allz Got CUKES, Ta'MATERS, UN-YUNS AND ALL
Remember, this is located on 301 Sumterville, FloridaPast

This little place is right off I-75
Sumterville-Coleman exit, East to 301

When strolling around, you are brought back to FloridaPast, both in Mind, and Being.
At the juction of 301, take a right, south, apx. 1/2 mile on right. You can continue South on 301 to Any South Florida Destination

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A WONDERFUL SIGHT! LOCATED ON RT. 301 INBETWEEN JACKSONVILLE AND OCALA, FLORIDA
NOTE THE PALMS GROWING THROUGH THE ROOF
Photo taken 8-1-10 by FloridaPast.com
THE ORANGE SHOP AS IT IS IN PRESENT TIME

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Always a Favorite of mine, Ferris Groves, Roadside Stand in Floral City, FloridaPast & Present

We'll get another Ferris Groves Past image up soon. This is a bit distorted
FERRIS GROVES - FLORAL CITY - FloridaPast - as it was then
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I Always Enjoy Seeing these Great Signages

This is what Ferris Groves looks like today, 2012

Picture
Located in Floral City, FloridaPast, on Rt. 41

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This is a FloridaPast-Present Citrus Attraction
Located near Brooksville, Florida (current day)

Located on Highway 50, Intersection of Spring Hill Dr.
Another part of FloridaPast. Hoping it Hangs on!
Appears this was recently upgraded-painted - Looks good!
We had to come back another day, and shot some more pics. Chances are, we'll go back and vist, and shot some inner attractions for Ya'll.
Makes for an Interesting Image.....
Sunday morning, driving about 35 mph. Camera had to be taken out of it's bag, the lens cap taken off, then focus and shoot, All whilst driving.....
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Out on our Sunday Morning Drive,
through the Beautiful High/Low Rolling Hills
A place where you think, that you were'nt in Florida

In time, we will add more photos of this Citrus Attraction
Just had no opportunity to pull in this wonderful place. There were cars were right behind us. Too Close to make a sudden stop
Some of those fish are 3-D - Nice Job!
As I'm shooting pics, I heard wild bird yells coming from inside. Our next trip, we shall visit this place.

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Here we stop alongside a FloridaPast, Ridge Road, for a basket of oranges
H.L. ULMER GROVE / CITRUS STAND, LARGO, FloridaPast
There was a time in FloridaPast when a visitor could view miles of citrus groves from the tower
One of the many FloridaPast Citrus Promotions to entice tourists to Florida
Come un in for a Coca Cola and some Southern Home Cook'inz
EVERYTHING YA'LL WANTED, WAZ AT THE CITRUS TOWER IN CLERMONT, FloridaPast - Good Southern Food, Ice Cold Coca Cola a Great Tower View, and of course, a Crate FULL O CITRUS to Take Home widtcha!
Though the Citrus Tower still stands today, the scenery is of the Past
a once FloridaPast, Beautiful Serene Scene
I think I see someone WAY UP TOP
A once FloridaPast Major Tourist Attraction - Still Exsists today, but, sorry to say, not as popular. At least we can see it in this light today
Let's have a Orange Fight....
A Great Day for an Orange Fight - South has citrus fights - North has snow-ball fights
A LOT HAS CHANGED SINCE THIS PHOTOGRAPH WAS TAKEN IN THE 1970s
Once Beautiful Views of FloridaPast, up top of the Citrus Tower in Clermont
I'm gett'in HUNGRY Fo' sum Orangiz'
ANOTHER MOMENT IN TIME CAPTURES THE ORANGE BLOSSOM GROVES
FloridaPast packing houses, were typically crude built buildings. Especially in the earlier years
A TYPICAL FloridaPast PACKING HOUSE
Before the Great Freeze of FloridaPast, Citrus Trees were a Common Find, Everywhere
a lonely grapefruit tree in FloridaPast
Many Family Owned Groves in FloridaPast - Where the entire family would help with the harvesting
A Family Owned Grape Fruit Citrus Grove
FloridaPast Citrus Industry Promotions were Very Popular, 'back in the day'
Great Exaggerated Image - It's ALL About Catching Your Attention to the Good FloridaPast Citrus Offerings
Waan sum?
Ta'ekin dee brake
The more I add these FloridaPast images for Ya'll, I WANNA GO BACK TO THESE DAYS......
JASMINE GROVES - Midway Between St. Petersburg and Clearwater, FloridaPast
Notice, even WAY BACK WHEN, they used tracks through the groves
Even in the Early Daze, Florida was Citrus Minded. These glimpses from the Victorian Era, show us just how much so!
As we can see, there were All Kinds of People Pick'in Citrus Groves of FloridaPast
A BUSY DAY IN THE ORANGE GROVE - Waa't a GREAT VIEW
Now the owner's here, had it down patt - they knew how to KATCH YO EYE
SUWANNEE RIVER GROVES - OCALA, FloridaPast
What-a-Beautiful FloridaPast day to travel about the highwayz for citrus
YELLOW BANKS GROVE - ROADSIDE STAND - Largo, FloridaPast
Citrus & Smiles Go Together like Sun & Floirda
ONE EXAMPLE OF A FloridaPast, FuN STORE SIGN PROMOTING FLORIDA GRAPEFRUIT JUICE
There was a time, we would see these window travel decals on automobiles. Now waa't do we c?....
LAND OF ORANGES - LAND OF SUNSHINE - LAND OF FloridaPast
HOW MANY ORANGES DO YOU SEE ??
This is what Minute Maid Orange Processing Plant looked like in 1940 - The changes made, in such a short period of time, is A-Maze'in
Ohhhh - Juss BeUteeFULL - Juss BeUT-e-FULL
A GORGEOUS MOONLIGHT FloridaPast SCENE

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One of the Many Ways of promoting FloridaPast Citrus Industry
Carol Lynn Blum (left), Miss florida and Miss Citrus Queen Karol Kelly
TAYLOR'S TROPICAL CANDY FACTORY, DAVENPORT, FloridaPast
TRO[OCAL SWEETS FACTORY - MADE FROM FloridaPast Citrus
A FuN FloridaPast image
Come on down to FloridaPast for some Grapfruit Pick'ins
BEAUTY, CITRUS & PALMS, of FloridaPast
A time of FloridaPast, when a Roadside Citrus Stand, as this image of Indian Rocks, was the norm to find everywhere
Orange Blossom Groves
ORANGE BLOSSOM GROVES
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Orange Blossom Groves No. 2 ON NEW GULF COAST HIGHWAY - CLEARWATER, FloridaPast - Gotta Love ALL THAT SIGN PAINT'IN
Ohh the fun of pick'in FloridaPast grapefruit, from my own back yard tree
Won't you come and help me pick Grape Fruit?
a Non Typical Packing Plant of FloridaPast
GOLDEN SUNSET - Packing Plant at Seminole Bridge - St. Petersburg, FloridaPast
Usually sent to a relative of a FloridaPast Tourist, along with a crate of Oranges or Grape Fruit
One of the Better Tourist Citrus Promotions for the FloridaPast Citrus Industry
Ohhh that Sweet-ness of FloridaPast
Hobby Grove Gardens and Palm Terrace - juss 18 miles nord't of Tampa FloridaPast
Go up yonder 'bout two miles, and she'll be up on the right
HARVEY'S ROADSIDE GROVE - COCA, FloridaPast
If Ya'll look Really Close, you might see me looking out the window, watching FloridaPast us bye...
Highway 27 - Heading toward the Citrus Tower
picture is outta focus, but you get da' pitcher
NAGEL GROVES - CYPRESS GARDENS, FloridaPast
We sell SO MUCH CITRUS TO OUR TOURISTS, lookee dee new ride i got
WILLIAMS - BAKER GROVES - LARGO, FloridaPast
sit'in hea' reflect'in FloridaPast Daze
KENNEDY GROVES -Souvenirs, Citrus, Juice - Roadside Vero Beach, FloridaPast
Hey, daaz' a man ta'kin pit'chaz at us
A Typical Grove Scene in the year of 1945
Boy, them thar Colorz, Ketcha'i all da' tiem
NAGEL GROVE - CITRUS STAND - WINTER HAVEN, FloridaPast - See How Purty Ya'll
It's ALL BOUT BEAUTY - BEAUTY BEAUTY BEAUTY FULL
Throne of Citrus Royality, Cypress Gardens, FloreeDaPast....
Now Charile LIKES THAT
Charlie McCarthy and Edgar Bergen with FloridaPast Citrus Queen
Hold still girls, we wanna take a picture for FloridaPast
FLAMINGO GROVES - Ft. Lauderdale, FloridaPast
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FloridaPast not only had a booming citrus business, but also was known for other crops, such as Papayas, Watermelon, and all types of vegetables.
Bananas were shipped in by the boat loads too.

Papayas Anyone? They sure look Yummy, don't they?
PAPAYAS GROWING IN MIAMI, FloridaPast
un'da wa'ee ta' da' maa'kit dis' f'eye'n morn'in
Another scene one would've seen, depicting FloridaPast Farming Market

WE GOTZ BANANANAZ TOO

Right off of the Banana Boats, to Tampa, FloridaPast
TAMPA BANANA MARKET
One of us could get loss't in dat jungle....
Banana Grove, PENSACOLA, FloridaPast, The Year, 1909
Hadda a good crop dis heah' yeah' YES'Sa' Sure'in did
1920 Era - Marianna, FloridaPast - grain elevator and wagons either getting ready to load corn or sell corn - A Typical Day
I just like to roam around FloridaPast - Brings back some YuMMy Memories
I haven't Eat'in ya'll yet, so let's go already
If you wanna skip around to other parts of your tour, without following Wally Gator
you can use either of these FloridaPast Tour Links to get you there.
Wally doesn't like when his Tour leaves to go their own way. So he may snip at ya'll.
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