2025 southeast swing – part 12: Thomas Edison in Florida – his home and guest house
Edison was smart enough to build a home that would work well in the south Florida climate instead of building a home like he was used to in the Northeast....
2025 southeast swing – part 11: Thomas Edison in Florida – the grounds
Do you know much about Thomas Edison (1847-1931) beyond his invention of the light bulb? I sure didn’t before seeing his winter home in Florida. We’ll be looking at this...
2025 southeast swing – part 10: Garlits’ history of racing cars from 1941 to today
After a good night of sleep in the Garlits Museum parking lot, we walked over to the Museum of Drag Racing. To tell you the truth, we knew nothing about...
2025 southeast swing – part 9: Garlits’ antique cars from 1950-1980s
This second post highlights Don Garlits’ antique cars from 1950 to the mid-1980s, especially the muscle cars of the time period. Have fun reading and looking through this post and...
2025 southeast swing – part 8: Garlits’ antique cars from 1900-1949
On our way south for our fall visit to our family in south Florida, we decided to make a couple of stops along the west coast of the state to...