Friday, July 31, 2009

Assorted Motels - South Carolina


58844-B - The Paddock Motor Court & Restaurant U.S. Route #301 - 2 1/2 miles south Manning, South Carolina. Swimming Pool.


5703N - Fort Moultrie Court, located six miles north of Charleston, S.C. at Mt. Pleasant, S.C. Twenty two modern units - Restaurant - Air Condition - Steam Heat. Two miles from Best Beaches.


Holiday Inn, Anderson, South Carolina. U.S. Hwy 76 & 178. 3025 N Main St. at Murray Ave. Swimming Pool - Air conditioned - Restaurant - Free TV - Free Teletype Reservations

Thursday, July 23, 2009

Silver Springs, Florida

Today's postcards focus on underwater shots. I saw diver's in the water here a couple of times when I was a kid but I don't have any specific memory if they were male or female and I believe they were in scuba gear and not dressed like these ladies. The springs were also used for the 50's television show "Sea Hunt" starring Lloyd Bridges.


K-7553 - Posing in a large sea shell Betty Fazee demonstrates the clarity of the water at Florida's Silver Springs.


NCP-4008 - Pretty model Betty Frazee poses with a school of fish in the crystal clear water of Florida's Silver Springs.


8CK1690 - The "Fish-Kingdom" as seen through safe, electrically-propelled, glass-bottom boats at beautiful Florida's Silver Springs near friendly Ocala.


K-7557 - The clarity of the water at Florida's Silver Springs is shown in this picture of divers below the surface.


K-7555 - To demonstrate the clarity of water Betty Frazee drinks a coke beneath the surface of the Springs.


L-7223 - Fish in crystal clear water as seen from Photo Subs.

Tuesday, July 21, 2009

Germany

These three postcards were sent from Germany to the US and are postmarked 1966, 1962, and 1968.


Zweibrucken/Pfalz - Rosengarten



Friday, July 17, 2009

Silver Springs, Florida


K-7546 - Florida's Silver Springs home of World Famous Glass Bottom Boats. Hand feeding fish over one of fourteen different springs.


3C-K1419 - Feeding the fish by hand, from the electric, glass bottom boat at Florida's Silver Springs


K-7542 - Florida's Silver Springs home of World Famous Glass Bottom Boats. Silver Springs Models pose for this beautiful scene on the banks of the Silver River.


FG-78 - The "Lucky Palm" is a land mark at Florida's beautiful Silver Springs. Hansome new buildings and Glass Bottom Boats are seen in the background.


K-7552 - Florida's Silver Springs home of World Famous Glass Bottom Boats. Main buildings of Florida's Silver Springs and Glass Bottom Boats form the background of this picture of pretty Betty Frazee, Silver Springs model.


K-7561 - Florida's Silver Springs home of World Famous Glass Bottom Boats. The beautiful Silver River borders the landscaped 100 acre park at Florida's Silver Springs.


3C-K38 - Florida's Silver Springs nature's underwater fairyland as seen through electically operated glass bottom boats from sunrise to sunset.

Friday, July 10, 2009

Silver Springs, Florida


7C-K1327 - View of main concourse, depicting award-winning design of fabulous new buidings.  Silver Springs is famous for the electric glass-bottom boat ride showing marine life through crystal-clear water.

K-7226 - Florida's Silver Springs - Home of World Famous Glass Bottom Boats.  Entrance to Prince Of Peace Memorial

K-7218 - Florida's Silver Springs - Home of World Famous Glass Bottom Boats.  Swimming every day of the year.

K-7228 - Florida's Silver Springs - Home of World Famous Glass Bottom Boats.  Aerial view showing gift shops and restaurant.

K-7544 - Florida's Silver Springs - Home of World Famous Glass Bottom Boats.  Entrance to Silver Springs showing Cafeteria and Restaurant.


K-7550 - Florida's Silver Springs - Home of World Famous Glass Bottom Boats.  Tropical Lilies make a lovely setting for models a Florida's Silver Springs.

Wednesday, July 8, 2009

Rainbow Springs, Florida

Rainbow Springs Park opened in the 1930's, changed ownership several times, and finally closed in the 1970's.  The springs later became and currently remain a state park.  Unlike Silver Springs with it's glass bottom boats, the boats at Rainbow Springs had guests sitting below the water level and looking straight out at the underwater landscape.

S-33940 - Florida's Rainbow Springs

SC8620 - Boat docks showing the boats at beautiful Rainbow Springs.

S-33939 - Rainbow Over Rainbow Springs, Florida

S-2216-2 - Rainbow Falls:  Florida's Highest Waterfall, Rainbow Springs, Florida

F-75 - An underwater world of beauty - color and amazement - set amid moss hung magnolias and towering live oaks near Dunnellon on U.S. Highway 41

S-14724-2 - Calico Bass:  One of the many underwater scenes from the Sub Boats at Florida's Rainbow Springs.  Located 3 1/2 miles north of Dunnellon on U.S. Highway 41.

S-33941 - River Of Rainbows Cruise at Rainbow Springs


SC8619 - Beautiful Rainbow River, Marion County, Dunnellon, Florida.  "Home of Rainbow Springs."

Monday, July 6, 2009

Stuff

I have been in the process of moving to Atlanta and although I am now moved, I do not yet have internet access because of very poor service from the cable company and I am looking for employment.  As a result of these conditions, post will remain slow to non-existent for just a little longer.