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Key West in 1965
Cars & Trucks Collection |
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A collection of six
8" x 10" prints featuring
cars and trucks seen
on the streets of
Key West in 1965.
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| The 1884 Bird's Eye View Map of Key West |
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Meticulously restored and tinted
by Linda Todhunter
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| Todhunter's Restored Photos |
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Go back in time with the generation
who grew up in Key West when tropical fruit trees crowded the
island, when you could play baseball in the street after dancing
all night at The Cuban Club, when, during The Depression, people
were tired of eating fresh fish and lobster, and when the only
family on the island who had a pool were the Hemingways.
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Florida Keys
Bonefishing
The bonefish is one of the most
celebrated inshore game fish on the planet, and nowhere else
can anglers find the access to trophy fish offered in the Florida
Keys. >>Continued
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In the mid 1920's, Jesus Carmello
opened an ice cream parlor next to the Cuban Club. El Anon was
immediately popular, and stayed that way as the decades passed.
The shop was open seven days a week until late at night- bringing
in kids and senior citizens during the day and younger couples
at night. It was the "last stop" in the Saturday night
promenade- the practice of sashaying up and down Duval Street,
by Key Westers of all ages, to see and be seen. >>
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The LaConcha
Hotel, circa 1930's
There are many reasons to visit
Key West and the biggest of them involves our island's
history. Stay at the Crowne Plaza La Concha - the hotel famous for its Nobel
Prize winning customer Ernest Hemingway.
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Mallory
Square, Key West, Fl. |
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Visit Mallory Square
for the daily Sunset
Celebration The buildings surrounding you they're former
warehouses that date back to the island's once-booming shipping
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Fort
Zachary Taylor (click to enlarge) |
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Go to the beach
and tour a civil war fort
while you're there. Originally positioned 1200 feet off shore
from Key West, today, Fort Taylor is now landlocked and is a
Florida
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Dine outdoors on the same historic
waterfront that first hosted the sponging and shrimping businesses.
Join a SCUBA
trip to dive to a Spanish merchant ship from the 1600's. There's
no escaping it we're a little island with big history!
If you're a first-time visitor
to the Southernmost City, get ready to make some special memories.
Eat a fantastic dinner featuring seafood that was swimming in
the ocean this morning. Drool over more gold than you've ever
seen in one place or walk through a President's retreat. Everywhere
you go here, you're surrounded by the city's history you
can see it and touch it.
You've been here before? Then
you'll want to revisit some great old memories and also make
new ones. A favorite hotel or guesthouse where the world goes
away? A fantastic show that made you laugh until you cried? How
about recapturing the memories from a fishing trip or dolphin
watch or back country kayaking? Or do you merely want to explore
a few more blocks of the island city on foot and drink in the
fragrance of frangipani? There's lots to do. And with each activity,
you're adding to Key West's history by making some history of
your own.
Accommodations
Does your taste run to historical guesthouses whose tropical
gardens invoke your idea of paradise? Or are hotels or resorts
more your style? Do you like it quiet, or does your family want
a pool and a great restaurant on site? We've got them all in
Key West - and can accommodate any budget.
Restaurants/Nightlife
Whatever you'd like for dinner, Key West has it on a menu somewhere.
Cuban? Greek? Mexican? Japanese? No problem. Steak? Lobster?
A fresh and fabulous grouper sandwich? No problem there, either.
Just promise yourself you'll try something new while you're here.
And you can eat indoors or out, with a view of the water or of
the people walking along Duval Street.
And after dinner, when you'd
just like to hang out and get entertained for a few hours? That's
easy in the Southernmost City. Many of the clubs and bars feature
live entertainment that ranges from Broadway to country, Latin
to the blues, rock'n'roll to island rhythms. Feel free to ask
a local for recommendations and you won't go wrong.
Festivals & Events
What if you came to Key West and we threw you a party? That's
how it will feel when you visit during a specific event. Regardless
of your interest theatre, fishing, art, wild and craziness
at different times during the year we're celebrating it! Click
on our calendar for a complete rundown of parties, street fairs
and festivals to see what we've got planned for you.
Museums/Attractions
Take some of your Key West time to walk in the footprints of
our history. Want to see what brought the island out of the Depression?
go to the Aquarium. See where Presidents have stayed? visit
the Little White House. Revisit the pirate days? we've a
museum for that, too. And so much more . . .
Watersports/Marinas
If you're a fan of the water, you'll only have to choose how
you want to enjoy it by diving beneath the surface and exploring
the magnificent reef, by skimming the waves on your day trip
to Fort Jefferson, or by parasailing high above the water for
the view of a lifetime. Jetskis and kayaks are easy to come by.
You can join a charter for a sportfishing trip, or rent a boat
for your own private tour and there's no charge for the
gorgeous sunset.
Real Estate
We don't blame you if you fall in love and can't leave that
first happened to someone in the 1820's. Whether you choose to
seek a first or second home or are just looking for a vacation
rental, a click here will take you to Keys real estate professionals.
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