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This Page is For You! - If it's FloridaPast, we want your contribution!
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This page is for You!
If you have something FloridaPast to Contribute, we will post it and give credit to you.
Send us an email, and we will gladly add you to our site.
If your doing some FloridaPast research, and need some history,
we will also post your wants here for you.
ENJOY

Your comments will be Appreciated

I'll call this a "Famed-Fun-FloridaPast-Fade"
Still Serving Up Fun in FloridaPresent
if any image shared depicts FloridaPast Fun, this is It!

Photo courtesy of History Fort Lauderdale - Kindly Shared by Jeff Davies - Faded by FloridaPast

When this Cool Moment Captured came across my monitor, I just had to create a Now & Then Fade.
Once again, Inspired by Jeff Davies' Historic Florida X Facebook Group Share. Click here to visit this Fun Thread,
and read all that's being said about the Elbo Room.
{as a foot-note regarding the now & then fade, at the time of setting it, there is/was a Google Glitch.
That corner block is all Blacked out. So I faded as close as possible until the Googlebug fixes the bug}

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Photographs by Marsha Davenport

A couple more contributions by Marsha Davenport
We at FloridaPast, Thank You Very Much Marsha

WE NEED YOUR HELP!
With ANY Information you have on Davenport's Packing House, that once was in Jacksonville, FloridaPast

Marsha Davenport and FloridaPast would Greatly Appreciate ANY HELP Ya'll can give us.

EARLY FLYER FOR DAVENPORT'S ORANGE PACKING HOUSE - JACKSONVILLE, FloridaPast

Hi. I was just going thru some old family pics, and found a flyer for 'Davenports Orange Packing House' that says 1919-1927. I was hoping you'd have a little bit of info on this matter. I'd like to know what happened to this company. My grandpa used to say that there was an orange packing company in the family, but it'd been sold.  It must've been 1927 when this flyer was made, or it wouldn't have had my family name, 'Davenport'. I would've called the phone #, but it's only 5 digits, 3-9212. The address is/was 436 West Adams street in Jacksonville, Florida. As far as I can tell, that corner is just a big empty lot now. I can't seem to find anything on Google pertaining to this company. I didn't see anything on your site with this company's name. Their logo was small, an orange branch with leaves surrounding 3 oranges.
 
Is there any way you can find out what happened to this place? Are they still open, but in a different location? What name are they using? Who of the original 8 Davenport brothers owned the Davenports Orange Packing House? When did they sell it? Why? Do you know who I can contact who may know more about this?

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These next group of FloridaPast Treasures,
are courtesy images, from the collection of
Becca and Steve Thibodeau of Ocala

DIXIE THEATRE PROGRAM

THIS IS AN OLD OCALA, FLA. Jr. Police Badge - Made of Brass - Does ANYONE Have information about this badge? If so, Becca and Steve, as well as FloridaPast.com, would Love to know!

What a FANTASTIC FIND - Anti-Monopoly Drug Store bottle from Ocala, FloridaPast! --- We would love to have one for our collection

If anyone has ANY Old FloridaPast Druggest bottles they want to sell, trade or just post on FloridaPast.com, Please contact us.

Again, with MUCH APPRECIATION to Becca & Steve, for the Preservation of FloridaPast!

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One of our Personal Favorites of FloridaPast, are the old signages that still hang on.
We've watched them vanish, right before our eyes.
So We MUST THANK All  you Shutter Clickers out there for Preserving and Sharing!
This is the reason for the following showings.
We Hope You Enjoy Your FloridaPast Roadside Views

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All images below, are copyrighted and are the property of their respective owners, and Not owned by FloridaPast*
It's our aim here, to Centralize as much FloridaPast as we can here for Ya'll
Come on back, cause there will be more!
Clicking on any of these images will take you to the Owner's photo library(s),
which most give us more information about the signages and locations.
Wonderful having these Rare Select Few Folks Preserving our History!
Again, we here at FloridaPast.com,
Extend a SINCERE THANKS for Ya'llz Hard Work and Dedication to Preservation of our lost history
PLEASE SIT BACK & ENJOY FOLKS
Your in for a Real Treat
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Florida Motel Sign Monticello Florida
Photo taken by; Lance Taylor

Highway 221, North Florida
Photo by ccblanto Carey

By Carey
Once stood tall and proud on Highway 19 North, Perry, Florida.

HIGHWAY 19, Perry, Florida
Photo by ccblanto Carey

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Investments Mortgages Neon - Ybor City

Highway 92, Lakeland Florida
Photo by ccblanto Carey

On Highway 301, Coleman, Florida
Photo by ccblanto Carey

These next two were shot by FloridaPast

This photo was taken 5-20-2011 - Same sign, same location. Thought I'de give Ya'll a different perspective

Also shot on this day 5-20-2011

Allamanda MOTEL - Sarasota
captured by FL Architect Fan

PASCO MOTEL -
FloridaPast in it's Finest
Captured by FL Architect Fan

Taken on Hwy 19 N. in Fanning Springs
This sign has been removed soon after photo taken
Photo by ccblanto Carey

Taken on a side road near Gainesville Fl.
Photo by ccblanto Carey

By TomSpinker

Jay's Restaurant, Live Oak, Florida
This is a restaurant on US90 on the west edge of Live Oak, Florida.
Sign is decrepit, but restaurant is doing a booming business.

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THE FLORIDA MOTEL
By; Graustark

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Underwood Motel in Starke, Florida
By J. David Allen

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Motel Sign - Mims, Florida
By Retro Jason - Jason Snyder

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This is in Old Town,
which is just West of Fanning Springs, FL.
The Suwannee Gables Motel
By Black.Doll

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Reed's Motel Sign - Avon Park-U.S. 27 Fla.
By Bob Travaglione - FotoEdge

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By ferret111 - Andy Callahan
Pickford's Sundries - Tampa
Hillsborough Avenue between Habana and Armenia

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By; POsrUs; Lance Taylor
Boulevard Motel Neon Sign Deland FL

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Alamo Plaza Hotel Courts
By; The Rocketeer - Kevin Trotman
High Springs, Florida on HWY 41

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Cadillac Motel
High Springs, Florida on HWY 41
By; The Rocketeer - Kevin  Trotman

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Ybor City
By: darylt - Daryl

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Florida, Titusville, Three Oaks Motel - US 1
By;  Earl Leatherberry

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By; Earl Leatherberry
Florida, Orlando, Parliament House Resort

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Stoller Motel Sign - outside of Bunnell, Florida
By; Tantrum_Dan - Dan Tantrum

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Hilltop Mobile Park -
Lake Parker Avenue at Oleander Street, Lakeland
By ferret111 - Andy Callahan

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Unknown Photographer
Blessing Motel
De Leon Springs, FloridaPast

LAKE ALFRED MOTEL
By; FL Architect Fan

The BANYAN TREE MOTEL
Pinellas County
By; FL Architect Fan

JOURNEY'S END MOTEL
Ocala, Florida, Jacksonville Rd.
By FL Architect Fan

Sea Cove MOTEL
Pinellas County
By FL Architect Fan

The La Mark Charles Motel - taken at night
St. Petersburg Florida
By; Ferret111 - Andy Callahan

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ARROW MOTEL
Orange Blossom Trail (US 17-92-441) at Woodsmere, Orlando
By Ferret111 - Andy Callahan

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The Hob Nob Drive-in
Washington Boulevard (301) at 17th St. - Sarasota
By; Andy Callahan
opened in 1957  It's still going strong today.

By TomSpinker
Motel Sign, Perry, Florida Perry, Florida

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By Earl Leatherberry
Florida, Polk County, Sunset Motel (21,622)
The motel sign is located on US 92 on the westside of Lakel and, Florida.
This photograph was taken in 2008. In 2011,
the structure of the sign was stillpresent, however the name "Sunset" was removed.

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By POsrUs
Dixie County

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This next image, by Erica La Spada,
is a personal Favorite.
It's a Soul Moving Capture of FloridaPast
UNDERWOOD MOTEL - STARKE, FLORIDA
Either a victim of fire or condemned and used for fire training

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Why I like Inglis, Florida
By Richard Elzey - LoneGunMan

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Sun and Surf Motel - Miami Florida
By Paul Adonis Hunter

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Simpson Motel - Mt. Dora, Florida
By Jefg99 - Jeff

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By POsrUs - Lance Taylor
Jacksonville, FloridaPast

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Won Lee Restaurant Sign Deland FL
by POsrUs; Lance Taylor

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By; wantadog - Arlene Gudall
4106 Desert Inn Motel - Bar-Restaurant

History;
The junction's  name "Yeehaw" comes from the Seminole tribe in origin and means
"wolf",  referring to wolves that inhabited the area. According to town
historians and  several original newspaper articles that are displayed at the
Desert Inn and  Restaurant National Historical site, the town was originally
named "Jackass  Junction". This name was given to the four corner site back in
the early 1930s,  when local ranchers rode on burros to visit the Desert Inn
(then the local  brothel). As the 1950s approached, the Florida legislature felt
that a name  change was due in light of the construction of Florida's Turnpike
through the  center of the community in 1957, resulting in renaming the town to
its  present-day name.[citation needed]
 [edit] Present dayToday, Yeehaw Junction is known as a major stopping point for tourists on the  Florida's Turnpike who want to purchase conditional discount tickets for
various  tourist attractions in the Orlando area. The Turnpike exit links with Florida  State Road 60, an important traffic route going from Vero Beach on the Atlantic  to Tampa and St. Petersburg, Florida on the Gulf Coast.

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The Old Putnam Lodge Sign
By; FotoEdge - Bob Travaglione

Built in 1927 by the Putnam Lumber Company in Cross City, Florida

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Brownsville Shoe Repair sign
Pensacola, Florida.....this sign, and business, no longer exists
By; Good_Town_Killer

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By katiew; katie weilbacher
florida souvenir land, Starke, Florida

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Pensacola Beach sign
By; visitfloridadotcom

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And yet another view, as seen by a different eye
By; Dean Jeffrey

And another by Dean Jeffrey, taken at night

A short but NICE clip with sign in motion at night. Also by Dean Jeffrey

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MAIL POUCH
on a FloridaPast morning

BERT'S MOTEL - Lloyd Florida
By; FL Architect Fan

Vin-Mar Motel
By; FL Architect Fan

DETROIT RESORT MOTEL
Spring Hill, Florida
By; FL Architect Fan

9th ST. West MOTEL
Bradenton, Florida
By; FL Architect Fan

La MARK CHARLES MOTEL
Arcadian Heights, St. Petersburg, Florida
By FL Architect Fan

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THE Sands MOTEL
another Beauty by FL Architect Fan

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