Then & Now
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Postcard Collection
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The Flamingo Motel is shown in this postcard from the 1960s. Silver Springs Boulevard was once lined with motels catering to the tourists that crowded Silver Springs.
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The Flamingo Motel is shown on Aug. 16. The motel is one of a handful still remaining from the time before the opening of Walt Disney World in Orlando drew most of the tourists away. [Bruce Ackerman/Ocala Gazette] 2021.