Posts in category History

The Key West Elks Clubs at 313 Duval Street. TODAY in KEY WEST HISTORY / February 20, 1900 1900 The Key West Elks Club was …

The cast of “Pirates of Penznce” meets with Harry L. Hopkins, director of the Works Progress Administration. TODAY in KEY WEST HISTORY / February 19, …

President Franklin Roosevelt on West Summerland Key. TODAY in KEY WEST HISTORY / February 18, 1939 1939 President Franklin Roosevelt arrived in Key West at …

Key West Aquarium when it was first open. TODAY in KEY WEST HISTORY / February 17, 1935 1935 The Key West Aquarium was dedicated. The …

Curry & Sons building on Front Street. TODAY in KEY WEST HISTORY / February 16, 1963 1963 Fire destroyed William Curry Sons building on Front …

The Battleship Maine Plot in the Key West Cemetery. TODAY in KEY WEST HISTORY / February 15, 1898 1898 The Battleship Maine was destroyed by …

La Brisa, the resort at the ocean end of Simonton Street, operated by the Electric Street Railway Company. TODAY in KEY WEST HISTORY / February …

The Key West Lighthouse before the addition. TODAY in KEY WEST HISTORY / February 11, 1871 1848 The New Key West Lighthouse on Whitehead Street …

The Lions Den on North Roosevelt Boulevard. TODAY in KEY WEST HISTORY / February 9, 1956 1956 The Key West Lions Club held their first …

The interior of the Gulfstream Food Department Store in 1949. TODAY in KEY WEST HISTORY / February 8, 1949 1949 The modern Gulfstream Food Department …

The Oldest House on Duval Street in the 1960’s. TODAY in KEY WEST HISTORY / February 7, 1975 1975 The Oldest House on Duval Street …

The Armory on White Street before restoration.  TODAY in KEY WEST HISTORY / February 6, 1974 1974 The restored Armory building on White Street was …

Cuban leader Jose Marti. TODAY in KEY WEST HISTORY / February 5, 1953 1953 The Key West City Commission approved a resolution changing the name …

The USS Mackerel and the USS Marlin at the pier in Key West. TODAY in KEY WEST HISTORY / February 4, 1954 1954 The Navy’s …

The Mardi Gras Night Club at 92 Duval Street in the 1950’s. TODAY in KEY WEST HISTORY / February 3, 1961 1961 Movie star and …

The Lighthouse Tender Wisteria that was abandoned on the island that bears its name. TODAY in KEY WEST HISTORY / February 2, 1967 1967 Wisteria …

Mallory Docks before the 1963 renovation. TODAY in KEY WEST HISTORY / February 1, 1963 1963 Assistant Secretary of the Navy James Wakelis Jr. was …

The Sponge Docks and the schooner City of Key West. TODAY in KEY WEST HISTORY / January 31, 1900 1900 the Florida sponge fishery reached …

J.A.W. McCurdy and his plane in Key West before the flight. TODAY in KEY WEST HISTORY / January 30, 1911 1911 Curtis Aircraft test pilot …

Norberg Thompson. TODAY in KEY WEST HISTORY / January 29, 1951 1951 Norberg Thompson, one of Key West greatest industrialists, died at the age of …