Tracing a T to Tampa Again<\/a>). Only a few letters survive from their second trip from their time in Florida, and none survive from the drive back to their home in Ohio. Nonetheless, I retraced it as best I could on its 2023 centennial. The picture is from Avon Park, where Granddad and Granny spent some time while in Florida. In fact, it is where they were camping when the letters peter out. Sadly, most of the early Avon Park buildings, including at least one that Granddad is known to have worked on, are no longer standing. That makes the bandstand extra special. Originally built in 1897, it was there when my great-grandparents were in town. Among Granny’s mentions of the bandstand is a concert they listened to while seated in their Ford.<\/p>\n
\nTrip Peeks are short articles published when my world is too busy or too boring for a current events piece to be completed in time for the Sunday posting. In addition to a photo thumbnail from a completed road trip, each Peek includes a brief description of that photo plus links to the full-sized photo and the associated trip journal.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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<\/a>This picture is from my 2023 Tracing a T to Sebring<\/a> trip. My great-grandparents made two trips to Florida in their Model T Ford. Using letters written by my great-grandmother, I was able to retrace their first trip through to its return home on its centennial in 2020 (Tracing a T to Tampa Again<\/a>). Only a few letters survive from their second trip from their time in Florida, and none survive from the drive back to their home in Ohio. Nonetheless, I retraced it as best I could on its 2023 centennial. The picture is from Avon Park, where Granddad and Granny spent some time while in Florida. In fact, it is where they were camping when the letters peter out. Sadly, most of the early Avon Park buildings, including at least one that Granddad is known to have worked on, are no longer standing. That makes the bandstand extra special. Originally built in 1897, it was there when my great-grandparents were in town. Among Granny’s mentions of the bandstand is a concert they listened to while seated in their Ford.<\/p>\n