![Places Gone By[e]](http://placesgoneby.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/cropped-cooltext224965542164155.png)
![Places Gone By[e]](http://placesgoneby.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/cooltext224965542164155.png)
Coin-Ops | etc | Florida | Phone Booths | Tallahassee
Pay Phone – Home Depot NE Tallahassee
…
Center of Tallahassee
The day after Black Friday 2018, so Black Saturday?, what I would guess is still traditionally a busy shopping day, we risked a trip to what was once known as The Tallahassee Mall, now The Center of Tallahassee (even though its on the north side of town…), thinking that since the Big Game (UF/FSU) was being played at that time (and at a location much closer to the actual center of Tallahassee…) we would be relatively OK. …
Florida | Hotels | Jacksonville | Restaurants | Roadside
Chopstick Charlie’s
Just south of where this post took place, on Phillip’s Highway in Jacksonville, there is one of those large, in-your-face, evangelical billboards which asks “Where are you going?…
Florida | Hotels | New Smyrna | Restaurants | Roadside
Shangri-La Motel – 805 N Dixie Fwy, New Smyrna Beach, FL 32168 (and Dairy Queen)
I made a quick stop on US 1 in New Smyrna Beach to get a few snaps of the classic “Dairy Queen”, but the joint next to it, the Shangri-La Motel, was even more classic. …
Putnam Hotel – DeLand, FL – post fire pics
After the suspicious fire at the historic Putnam Hotel earlier this year, just weeks after it was sold, I figured I’d better get by there again to get some more snaps before it falls to the inevitable, regardless of what the new owners say.…
Florida | Hotels | New Smyrna
Seahorse Inn – New Smyrna Beach, FL
Built in 1956, the Seahorse Inn evidently can be yours for somewhere between $800K and $3M, at least based on the numbers in this article from 2015. As of this week there are still “For Sale” signs on it, so if you’ve dreamed of owning a seaside (well, one block away) resort, now is your chance!…
Daytona Beach Boardwalk
When I heard a few months ago that there had been an accident on the Daytona Beach Boardwalk’s rollercoaster I knew it’s days had to be numbered. …
Matchbook Anthropology – Treasure Village
Back in 2015 I stopped in to grab a few snaps of the burnt-out Uforia Restaurant in Tallahassee, and noted that before it was Uforia it had been a Lucy Ho’s for some time. …
Amusement Parks | Bars | Closed | Demolished | Disney | Florida | Restaurants | Stores
Walt Disney World Village Relics
Following on from a couple of recent posts (here and here) I came across some relics of the original Walt Disney World Village in a book I got back in 1988 when I attended an art class at Disney World (for Junior High Art Club, an early boondoggle).…
Bars | Closed | Florida | Matchbooks | Restaurants | Tallahassee
Julie’s Place – Tallahassee – Matchbook
Today we have a small reminder of a once great drinking (and eating, but the drinks were always better than the food in my opinion) establishment in North Tallahassee. …
Adventure Island (Tampa) – 1993 Brochure
Yet another 90’s travel brochure (we’re almost done with them, for now…), this time an Adventure Island brochure from 1993. I’ve never been to AI, and have only been to its sister park, Busch Gardens once, so this doesn’t bring back any nostalgic memories like the Pleasure Island/Disney Marketplace ones have. …
Amusement Parks | Bars | Closed | Disney | Florida | Maps | Restaurants | Stores
Pleasure Island Brochure – Spring 1993
Unlike some of the brochures we’ve highlighted recently, including this one on Pleasure Island’s older sister, this one from Disney’s Pleasure Island is easy to pin down to Spring 1993. …