Florida - Key West, Truman's Little White House

Truman's Little White House
Key West, Florida
Harry S Truman

Built in 1890 as the first officer's quarters on the naval station, Truman spent 175 days here during his presidency, giving the residency the title of "Winter White House."  The converted "Little White House" served as temporary quarters for both President Dwight Eisenhower and John Kennedy during their respective presidencies.

Photos by Ken Raveill
2015

Florida - Key West, Suthernmost Point Buoy Landmark

Key West, Florida
The Conch Republic
90 Miles to Cuba
Southernmost Point
Continental U.S.A.
Home of the Sunset
Mile 0

This buoy-shaped landmark, in Key West Florida, represents the claimed "Southernmost Point" in the Continental United States and is one of the most visited attractions in Key West.

U.S. Route 1 is a major north-south U.S. Highway  that serves the East Coast of the United States.  It runs 2,377 miles (3,825 km) from Key West, Florida north to Fort Kent, Maine.

The sender writes:
July 2015
Yes!  I finally got to see this!  We had to wait for a while in line to get a picture taken.  There were people from all over the world.
2015

Florida - Key West, Sloppy Joe's Bar and Restaurant on Duval Street

Sloppy Joe's Bar
Key West, Florida
Duval Street
Photo by Buddy Moffet

The sender writes about how great the food and the band were here.
2015

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On November 1, 2006, Sloppy Joe's Bar was added to the National Register of Historic Places.

Florida - Key West, Hemingway House

Key West
Hemingway House
Ernest Hemingway owned this Spanish Colonial style home from 1931 until his passing in 1961.  Constructed of native rock hewn from the grounds, it boasts the first pool built in Key West.
2015

Florida - Florida Keys, Seven Mile Bridge

Seven Mile Bridge
Florida Keys

Drive across the Seven Mile Bridge at Marathon, leading to the Lower Keys and Key West.  Originally built in 1908 for the East Coast Railroad it took four years to complete.  Pigeon Key once housed the workers who built Flagler's railroad.  A train runs daily from Knight's Key in Marathon to the Museum in Pigeon Key.

Photography by Werner J. Bartsch

This postcard is from 2015 and has a large sailfish across the top. 

Florida - The Keys - Seven Mile Bridge

The new and the old bridge running from Marathon down to Key West.  The Gulf of Mexico on the left and the Atlantic Ocean on the right.

Photo by John Gordash
2010

Florida - Key West, Conch Tour Train

Key West, Florida

There is no better way to view Key West than with the Conch Tour Train, seen here at the Southernmost point.
2010

Florida - Ocean Reef Club - Golf Club in the Florida Keys

Ocean Reef Club
Key Largo, Florida

Ocean Reef club is located on the northernmost tip of the island of Key Largo in the Florida Keys.  Due to the relatively small size of the islands, most people don't equate golf with the Keys, however Ocean Reef Club has two 18-hole championship courses that are lush, manicured and challenging to golfers of all skill levels.

The Dolphin Course has wide fairways, expansive links areas, large undulating greens, plenty of water and lots of swaying palm trees.  The narrow, tree-lined fairways of the Hammock Course meander through the only tropical hardwoods in North America and its small elevated greens demand accurate approach shots.
2010

Florida - Key West, Southernmost Point in USA

Key West Florida
90 Miles to Cuba

The southernmost point in the continental U.S.A.

Photo by John Gordash
2010

Florida - Key West, Main Crossing in Downtown

Key West, Florida
The main crossing in downtown Key West attracts many visitors year round.

Photo by John Gordash
2010

Florida - Florida Keys, View of Sugarloaf Key

Florida Keys
View of Sugarloaf Key.

Photo by C.C. Duncan
2010

Florida - Florida Keys, Tropical Beaches

Florida Keys
Tropical beaches through South Florida and the Keys

Photho by: John Gordash
error: should read Photo
2010

Florida - Florida Keys, Big Pine Key Shore

Florida Keys
Tropical setting off Big Pine Key shores.

Photo: John Gordash
2010

Florida - Florida Keys, Bahia Honda State Park

Bahia Honda
The Florida Keys

Popular campsite in the Florida Keys

Photo: Martin Gordash
2010

Florida - Key West, Florida Keys Bahia Honda, Bridge

Fishing is Good Along
The Florida Keys Bahia Honda, the High Bridge

The Overseas Highway to Key West, Florida the southernmost city in the U.S. is one of the greatest engineering wonders in the world.  Crossing Bahia Honda bridge is the most spectacular part on this great highway, where the road rises 70 ft. above the meeting of the Atlantic Ocean and the Gulf of Mexico.

Florida - Key West, Nokomis Beach on Casey Key

Nokomis Beach, Casey Key

Located on Florida's West Coast, Casey Key offers expansive beaches, beautiful blue Gulf of Mexico water and year around warm weather.

Photo by Jeff Strom
2011

Florida - Fishing in the Florida Keys

Some of the Fish Caught Along the Overseas Highway
Florida Keys - Channel #2, Craig and Channel #5

Tarpon, Grouper, Barracuda, Snapper, and Sailfish