1933 Florida East Coast Railroad Pictorial Map of Florida

An extremely charming c. 1932 pictorial map of Florida, accompanied by its original mailer, issued for the Florida East Coast Railway. The map focuses on eastern Florida as served by Flagler's railway system. Vignette illustrations show fishing, racing beach life, boating, models in Miami, and natural wonders. The keys are sized disproportionately, underscoring the Keys Extension to the Florida East Coast Railway. Of note, on the southern edge of the map, Cuba and Havana appear. Here Cubans waiters await a boat full of eager American's flocking to the 'Paris of the Caribbean' on the P and O Steamship Line to enjoy festive Cuban cocktails. Although this map is undated, the Cuban bartender and eagerly thirsty Americans underscore that this map was issued during Prohibition (1920 - 1933). The title, 'Happy Days are Here Again,' at least for those on their way to Cuba, affirms this idea.

Publication History and Census

This map was published sometime between 1928 and 1933 on behalf of the Florida East Coast Railway. No artist is identified or known. We are aware of one other example, at the Myrna and Seth H. Bramson Florida East Coast Railway Archive at the Broward County Library.