Postcard Friendship Friday - Orange You Glad It's Friday?

Welcome to yet another Postcard Friendship Friday hosted by Marie of Voila! Vintage Postcards! I am really enjoying these! Another investigative adventure!

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Today's Postcard is the vintage version of " My friend went to Florida and all she brought back was this t-shirt. In this case, the postcard shows "the box of grapefruit and oranges I promised to send you from Florida" fallen off the truck and laying by the side of the road.

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The card is postmarked December 18, 1913. It was mailed to Tottenville, Staten Island, NY. I always thought Staten Island was just Staten Island, but it turns out it has many named neighborhoods. Tottenville is 1.7 square miles, and at the southwestern most tip of the Island.

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It is mainly a white middle class neighborhood with many beautiful Victorian homes. Turns out the first Spanish settlers did not arrive in Tottenville until about 2002.

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The Tottenville Staten Island Ferry is the main mode of transportation to New York City.

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Here is a picture of the Staten Island Ferry

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Or perhaps this is it.

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The card is addressed to Annie E. Cole on Johnson Street and reads:

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Dec - 18 -1913 - Piedmont, Fla

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Dear Friend - We have been in Fla since Nov. 19 - Enjoying the lovely mild weather and eating all the oranges and grapefruit we can. The weather is so warm that ladies still go out in the streets in the thinnest of summer dresses. No coats. It seems more like Sept. to us. We can't realize Xmas will be here in a few days. Hope you rec'd my card from Jacksonville. Wish you and your sister could spend a winter in Florida - Mr. V.D. sends regards to you both.

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Lovingly A.V.D.

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I told you what would happen if I found one more grapefruit on the breakfast table!

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I've had so much vitamin C I'm starting to see double!

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Piedmont Animal Hospital

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Piedmont Florida? I had not heard of it either. It appears it was a town or village or unincorporated area just outside of Apopka in Orange County. I found a neighborhood called Piedmont Lakes which I assume is what is left of the turn of the century Piedmont.

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Orange Grove House Of Refuge

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I came across this historical marker while looking for pictures of orange groves. It's very interesting - you can enlarge it to read.
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Carroll Building. A historical (yawn) building in Apopka.

Apopka is the Indian word for Potato Eating Place. Is too.

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Apopka, which is part of the Orlando Metropolitan area is yet another example of a town that originally received electrical power (in 1914) from the local ice company - the Apopka Water, Light and Ice, Incorporated.

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The Apopka area is growing and expanding and is pleased to be the site of a new Lowe's, a Home Depot, a Staples and two (2) Chili's Restaurants. I've been near Apopka several times, but have never knowingly been within the city limits.