Advertising brochure for West Coast Tours circa 1930

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Advertising brochure for West Coast Tours, operated by Rent A Car Company. Features tour schedules, routes, and rates.

State Library of Florida, Florida Ephemera Collection

1930 (circa)

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Depression Era Florida (1926-1939)

Saint Petersburg (Fla.)

Pinellas County (Fla.)

Miami (Fla.)

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Tourism and Promotion

Rent A Car Company (Saint Petersburg, Fla.)

Cocke, William A.

Meighan, Thomas, 1879-1936

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Down By Tampa's Moonlight Bay
In the moonlight _
Softly sheening
Lie my dreams
At close of day: :
Love and laughter,
Joy a-glowing,
Down by Tampa’s
Moonlit Bay.
Chance our meeting,
Friendly greeting,
Warm the handclasp
By the way;
Glad our coming,
Gay our parting,
Down by Tampa’s
Moonlit Bay.
‘Strangers never,
Comrades ever,
Friendship’s bonds
We seal today; _
Thoughts united
‘Tho we parted
Down by Tampa’s
Moonlit Bay!
- Wm. A. Cocke
This poem is one of a dozen Florida poems that may be found in Mr. Cocke’s ‘‘Wayside Musings,”’ a volume of 110 poems, for sale by us at 90c per volume; also at the leading book stores in St. Petersburg.

TAKE ONE
Where Shall We Go?
[Answer Within]
How shall we go?
In any of the following available rent cars:
Fords.........................15 to 18¢ per mile
Chevrolets.................18¢ per mile
Dodges......................20¢ per mile
Studebackers.............20¢ per mile
Nashes.......................20¢ per mile
Hudsons.....................20¢ per mile
Packards....................25¢ per mile
Lincolns......................25¢ per mile
WITH OR WITHOUT DRIVERS
By Day, Week, Month, or Season
It is often cheaper to rent than to own an auto
Rent A Car Company
Wm. A. Cocke, Owner
Tours Office, 261 1st Ave. N., Tel. 7996
Rent Car Office, 110 Central Ave., Tel. 7997
St. Petersburg, Florida

TAKE ONE
SEEING FLORIDA
Six Day Circle Tour to Miami, only $19.50
Bok's Singing Tower Every Sunday, $5.75
(Also Tuesdays and Thursdays in Season)
Forty Mile Gulf Loop Drive Three Times Daily, $1.00
-Details Inside-
West Coast Tours
Operated By
Rent A Car Company
Wm. A. Cocke, Owner
Tours Office, 261 1st Ave. N., Tel. 7996
Rent Carl Office, 110 Central Ave., Tel. 7997

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Daily Tours
CITY SIGHTSEEING
$1.50
10 A. M. and 1 P. M.
See Maderia Beach, the Seminole Indian VIllage, and Don Ce-Sar Hotel.
en route to
Pass-A-Grille On Forty Mile Gulf Loop Drive
$1.00
Lv. St. P. Lv. P-A-G
11:00 A. M. 12:15 P. M.
2:00 P. M. 3:15 P. M.
4:00 P. M. 5:30 P. M.
Special Tours
Closed Cars or Buses
Any size Anytime Anywhere
West Coast Tours
261 1st Ave. N. Tel. 7996
Operated by Rent A Car Company
Wm. A. Cocke, Owner
110 Central Ave. Tel. 7997
Somewhere to go every hour of the day

Bus Excursions
MONDAYS
8 A.M. SIX DAY TOUR: To Miami via Ft. Myers and Lower Everglades; returning by Miami Beach, Hollywood, Palm Beach and Scenic Highlands, only $19.50.
TUESDAYS
9 A. M., ONE DAY TOUR: To Clearwater, Tarpon Springs, New Port Richey (home of Thos. Meighan). Finest one-day sightseeing tour in Florida; $4.75.
WEDNESDAYS
8 A. M., ONE DAY TOUR: Ringling attractions, Royal Palm Nurseries, Sarasota Bay and Islands on the Gulf of Mexico; $4.75.
9 A. M., FOUR DAYS: Florida East Coast, going via Arcadia, Okeechobee, Fort Pierce, Melbourne, Daytona, St. Augustine; returning via Palatka, DeLand, Orlando, $16.50.
THURSDAYS
8 A. M., TWO DAYS: Homosassa, Blue Springs, Silver Springs, Lake Weir, returning thru matchless Lake County, $9.50.
FRIDAYS
10 A. M., ONE DAY: Tampa via Gandy Bridge and Bayshore Drive. See Davis Islands, Ybor City, Hav-a-Tampa Cigar factory, business district, Tampa Bay hotel, with its historic antiques; return around Tampa Bay via Memorial Highway, Tampa
Shores and Safety Harbor. $4.75.
SUNDAYS
8:30 A. M., ONE DAY TOUR: Lake Wales in Scenic Highlands via Gandy Bridge. Bok’s Singing Tower and Bird Sanctuary in Mountain Lake. Back 5:30. $5.75.
A Nice Tour for Every Day of the Week

Miami, Key West (and Havana) Bus Excursions
Side trip to Key West via famous Overseas Highway may be included by special arrangement.
Leave Monday, Wednesday and Friday; returning Saturday, Monday and Wednesday. ‘Iwo days in Miami and a half day in the Palm Beaches for rest and recreation. Go via Ft. Myers, new Tamiami Trail across lower Everglades. Return via Miami Beach, Hollywood, Palm Beach and Scenic Highlands.
$19.50
For 750 Happy Round-trip Miles (2 1/2¢ per mile; less than railroad fare)
Let's Go and See Where the Indians Live!
Night stops: Fort Myers, Miami (2 nights), West Palm Beach, Okeechobee. Bok’s Singing Tower concert included.
Two days going, two in Miami, and two returning makes the travel light and easy; allowing ample time for sightseeing enroute.
Advance reservations necessary.
LET’S GO!
West Coast Tours
operated by
Rent A Car Company
Tours Office, 261 1st Ave. N., Tel. 7996
Rent Car Office, 110 Central Ave., Tel. 7997
St. Petersburg, Florida