You'll Never Believe What Florida's Iconic Landmarks Looked Like In the 1900s

This building that now houses the Lightner Museum once housed a huge indoor pool, but the area is now used for the museum's cafe.

Sadly, this mansion looks much different today, after sitting abandoned for years.

This house in Ocheesee Landing has gone the opposite way of the Howey Mansion and now looks much better. Not long after this photo was taken, the house was taken apart and reassembled across the Apalachicola River in Torreya River State Park.

Also known as Church Street Station, this landmark has had many transformations over the years, serving as a popular club spot in the '70s and '80s. Who knows what incarnations it will see in the future?

Bok Tower still looks similar to this photo from its early days, and it remains a popular destination for tourists and residents in Central Florida.

These interesting photos from the state archives show Castillo de San Marcos being used for a friendly game of golf. Though the country's earliest fort is still very popular, I doubt this would fly today.

Florida's Old Capitol was completed in 1845 and first expanded in 1902, which is when the first photo was taken. It was almost demolished when the new Capitol was built in the '70s, but luckily it survived and today houses the Historic Capitol Museum.

Chalet Suzanne was a favorite among locals and travelers in Lake Wales for many, many years. It earned many awards for its creative cuisine, and its atmosphere was lovably quirky. Many Floridians were sad to see it close its doors in 2014.

Venetian Pool is still a beautiful place to swim and relax, but somehow it doesn't look as fun it was in 1945.

The Union Bank of Tallahassee goes all the way back to the mid 1800s, making it the oldest surviving bank building in Florida. It served as a bank for emancipated slaves after the Civil War. At one time or another it has been a coffee house, shoe factory, dance studio, beauty shop, and many other things. The first photo shows the bank being moved to its current site near the Capitol. Today it houses exhibits from Florida A&M University's Southeastern Regional Black Archives.