Vintage Florida Postcards

Though Florida became a part of the United States in 1845, there wasn’t much to put on a postcard until the first few decades of the 20th century, when the state’s tourism industry began to take off. During the boom years of the 1920s, towns from St. Augustine all the way to Key West capitalized on the Sunshine State’s mild weather, gorgeous white-sand beaches, and exotic green interiors. As Art Deco hotels sprang up all along Ocean Drive in...Continue Reading