Sweden House Smorgasbord
Anyone fancy a wide range of delicious Swedish cuisine? Do not look further, go and try Sweden House's smorgasbord and enjoy the lovely service of their blond and tall waitresses! I did some research about the restaurant and found out that it was located in Tampa, Florida (at 2720 North Dale Mabry Highway to be precise). The postcards most likely date back from the early 1970s or late 1960s. Does anyone know if it is still around? Please let us know.
Posted at 12:51 PM | Permalink | 5 comments 
My name is Chris and I live in Sweden. I love the 50s and 60s lifestyle and design. I am very fascinated by the architecture of the period too, for instance googie, modernism, the work of Joseph Eichler, John Lautner and Arne Jacobsen's international style. I have a large archive with space-age, library, bossa, cocktail, retro soundtracks and exotica music. I also believe that things were better in the old days.
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Apparently, there's a Dodge dealership where this place used to stand. Check out this other blog:
http://myfloridahistory.blogspot.com/2007/05/sweden-house-smorgasbord.html
May 27, 2008 4:42 PM
There's a Swedish Smogasbord in Door County Wisconsin. Quite kitschy (if not up to Falured Stuga Carl Larson kitsch) with a goat up on the roof.
http://www.aljohnsons.com/
May 31, 2008 1:03 AM
Al Johnson doesn't sound that Swedish and what's up with the goats on the roof? I have never seen any goats roaming rooftops here, but then again I have never ever seen a polar bear either ;-)
May 31, 2008 11:50 AM
In the late 60s I remember a plethora of supposedly Swedish smorgasbords. Every time I go to IKEA, the smell of meatballs transports me back in time. Locally (Bakersfield), we had a Fjords Smorgasbord that was well-divorced from Swedish cuisine (Jello salads anyone?). Of course, one step down in yesterday America was the "smorgy" which was an orgasm of all-you-can-eat high carb, high fat food...not pretty. My grandfather adored them.
May 31, 2008 4:50 PM
I was very young but, as I recall, my parents decided to take us kids to Disney World shortly after it opened (Summer of 1972). After visiting Disney (big disaster then because the park was not quite ready for the massive crowds and the surrounding area was not yet up to the needs of all the tourists), we drove to Clearwater, to visit with relatives who lived there, and to hang out with relatives who had driven down from NYC. We stayed at the Holiday Inn Clearwater Beach, and I remember us going to the Sweden House Smorgasboard for dinner one night with the relatives from NYC. I remember it because I ate way too much for my very small size and ended up with a stomach ache.
Wow...this brings back distant memories.
July 3, 2008 5:05 AM
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