Right down from Schooners Wharf and Conch Republic Seafood on Lazy Way in the Key West Historic Seaport, Jimmy Buffett created a former rustic ice shed shrimp storage cooler into a recording studio in 1986, named Shrimpboat Sound. This unassuming, small, windowless and boxy building became known for producing a laid back creative atmosphere. […]
Before Disneyworld, from 1952 until 1970 Funland Amusement Park was quite popular in Miami for it’s rides like the Wild Mouse roller coaster, Bumper Cars, Jet Swings, Spookhouse, Tilt a Whirl, Spinning Round Up and Ferris Wheel along with carnival games and all the cotton candy you could eat. But what really put Funland […]
Route 1 in North Carolina will be 100 years old this year (2026). For 174 miles, it passes though rural places and it runs through the Raleigh metro area – a huge spectrum of highway experience. Set to music from when Route 1 was only 46 years old, the video harkens back to an age […]
First, you must understand that the Automat was at one time the largest restaurant chain in the US and at its height they were featured in movies and songs. The Automat was a restaurant designed for the worker on the go who wanted a quick and yet affordable filling meal. Customers inserted nickels, […]
“Bad Monkey” fever hits the Keys as locals try to become characters in Carl Hiassen’s eccentric tropical noir “Razor Girl” starring Vince Vaughn, as our favorite health inspector Andrew Yancy, tangled in even more island style chaos in season two. Walking for a morning coffee or sunset stroll, you’ll see filming cranes at the […]
When you come to Key West as often as we do, you sometimes have to try a new restaurant and step away from your favorites now and then. We found sort of an Italian eclectic restaurant with a Bohemian vibe at Lola’s Bistro. The restaurant has a European ambiance, small and cozy with […]
The sky over Miami’s Haulover Beach Park will be filled with hundreds of colorful kites during the 34th Annual Kite Festival, which begins this weekend (February 14 & 15). People of all ages are welcome to participate with no restrictions on kite size or type? Don’t have a kite, you can purchase one at […]
You can escape the Miami scene and feel like you’re in Venice, Italy with the architecture, bridges, and chilly waters at the Venetian Pool in Coral Gables, Florida. The Venetian Pool wasn’t always a swimming spot, it began life as a coral rock quarry. In the early 1920s, coral rock limestone was being excavated […]
Before it became Staten Island’s premier shopping destination, the land beneath Staten Island Mall served a very different purpose. The site was once home to the Staten Island Airport, which opened in 1941. After the airport closed, the property was sold in 1955, with early plans envisioning a combined shopping and amusement center. Serious development […]
Bangor Mall occupies roughly 60 acres along Stillwater Avenue in Bangor, Maine, just north of the city’s downtown and near Interstate 95. The site was once a dairy farm, but redevelopment began in the late 1970s as suburban shopping expanded across the region. Construction was completed in 1977, and the mall officially opened in October […]
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