Florida has a rich history full of interesting people and places. These photos show how much it has changed, and yet stayed the same.

  1. Fort Lauderdale Beach, Then

Flickr/Dave

  1. And Now

Flickr/Phillip Pessar 2013

  1. Weeki Wachee, Then

Flickr/ellen jo roberts Late 1940s

  1. And Now

Flickr/Robin Wendell 2015

  1. Magic Kingdom, Then

Flickr/Tom Simpson 1976

  1. And Now

Flickr/Amanda Richards 2012

  1. Publix, Then

Facebook/Publix 1940

  1. And Now

Facebook/Publix 2014

  1. Tampa’s Gasparilla Parade, Then

Florida State Archives via Flickr/Florida Memory 1953

  1. And Now (Gasparilla Parade of the Pirates)

Flickr/Ran Allen 2013

  1. Duval Street, Key West, Then

Florida State Archives via Flickr/Florida Memory 1961

  1. And Now

Flickr/Marit and Toomas Hinnosaar 2009

  1. Five Points, Jacksonville, Then

Florida State Archives via Flickr/Florida Memory 1953

  1. And Now

Facebook/5pointsjax 2014

  1. And just for fun, here’s what kids were wearing for Halloween in 1970

Florida State Archives via Flickr/Florida Memory Pine Crest School, Fort Lauderdale

What are your favorite memories of Florida? Please feel free to share old photos with us here or on our Facebook page!

Flickr/Dave

Flickr/Phillip Pessar

2013

Flickr/ellen jo roberts

Late 1940s

Flickr/Robin Wendell

2015

Flickr/Tom Simpson

1976

Flickr/Amanda Richards

2012

Facebook/Publix

1940

2014

Florida State Archives via Flickr/Florida Memory

1953

Flickr/Ran Allen

1961

Flickr/Marit and Toomas Hinnosaar

2009

Facebook/5pointsjax

Pine Crest School, Fort Lauderdale

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