Key West Garden Club Higgs Beach West Martello
A fort designed for war has been transformed into a peaceful oasis. After the War of 1812, the US government sought to fortify the…
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Clean Duds for Decades in Key West Then & Now
John Margolies documented this establishment in 1985 for his Roadside America project. Remarkably, the building remains mostly unchanged in 2023, although the neighborhood around it…
Sign of the Month for February, 2023 Key West
Drinking is an important tradition in Key West. Think of Tennessee Williams, Jimmy Buffett, and Ernest Hemingway…. The Parrot is one of those places where…
The Key West AIDS Memorial – Florida
The Key West AIDS Memorial was built in 1997, and at its opening the Memorial included 730 names, which were residents in Key West island. …
Then and Now – Adams Theatre – Quincy, MA
The Adams Theatre in Quincy, MA originally opened in 1941. It was turned into a theater from a skating rink. The 800 seat theater was…
Then and Now – Lincoln Theatre – Quincy, MA
The Lincoln Theatre in Quincy, MA originally opened in 1920 as the Casino Theatre. It was owned and managed by J. Alcide “Al” Beaumier, a…
Then and Now – Wollaston Theatre – Quincy, MA
The Wollaston Theatre in Quincy, MA, originally opened in 1926, and had 1,100 seats. It featured vaudeville shows and silent films in its early days,…
Then and Now – Strand Theatre – Quincy, MA
The Strand Theatre in Quincy, MA opened on September 6, 1926. It had 1,800 seats and originally hosted vaudeville shows, political rallies, plays, and silent…
Then and Now – Bates Opera House – Braintree, MA
The Bates Opera House was located on the Weymouth/Braintree line. It was built by Samuel Bates in the 1860s and was a four story rectangular…
Then and Now – Milton Cinemas – Milton, MA
The Milton Cinema originally opened as the State Theater in the mid-1920s, and was part of the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios circuit. It became a second run…