A lot of people talk about how much Florida has changed in recent years, but it’s hard to imagine how much the Sunshine State has really changed (and what places have almost managed to stay the same) until you see it for yourself. Take a glimpse back at the Florida of yesteryear in some of these amazing then-and-now photos.
- Gasparilla Parade, Tampa
Florida Memory/State Library & Archives of Florida 1968.
Flickr/Kathy 2016.
- Main Street Electrical Parade, Magic Kingdom, Walt Disney World
Florida Memory/State Library & Archives of Florida 1979.
Flickr/Amelia Gapin 2013.
- Palafox Street, Pensacola
Florida Memory/State Library & Archives of Florida Between 1910 and 1929.
Flickr/Robert 2013.
- Hotel Alcazar (Lightner Museum), St. Augustine
Florida Memory/State Library & Archives of Florida Circa 1905.
Flickr/Dan Lundberg 2014.
- Venetian Pool, Coral Gables
Florida Memory/State Library & Archives of Florida 1920s.
Flickr/Allan Watt 2011.
- Mai-Kai Restaurant, Ft. Lauderdale
Florida Memory/State Library & Archvies of Florida Date unknown.
Flickr/Sam Howzit 2014.
- Bok Tower, Lake Wales
Florida Memory/State Library & Archives of Florida (Under constrcution) not before 1920.
Flickr/Lawrence Crovo 2015.
- Castillo de San Marcos, St. Augustine
Florida Memory/State Library & Archives of Florida 1902
Flickr/Rachel Kramer 2014.
- Flagler Street, Miami
Florida Memory/State Library & Archives of Florida 1880s.
Flickr/Phillip Pessar 2010.
- Jupiter Inlet Lighthouse
Flickr/Florida Memory Circa 1880.
Peter DeWitt via Flickr/Bureau of Land Management 2014
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Florida Memory/State Library & Archives of Florida
1968.
Flickr/Kathy
2016.
Florida Memory/State Library & Archives of Florida
1979.
Flickr/Amelia Gapin
2013.
Between 1910 and 1929.
Flickr/Robert
Circa 1905.
Flickr/Dan Lundberg
2014.
1920s.
Flickr/Allan Watt
2011.
Florida Memory/State Library & Archvies of Florida
Date unknown.
Flickr/Sam Howzit
(Under constrcution) not before 1920.
Flickr/Lawrence Crovo
2015.
1902
Flickr/Rachel Kramer
1880s.
Flickr/Phillip Pessar
2010.
Flickr/Florida Memory
Circa 1880.
Peter DeWitt via Flickr/Bureau of Land Management
2014
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