Duval Street - Key West

Duval Street in Key West has been very empty for the past couple of days, since there was a mandatory evacuation beginning Sunday morning for all tourist due to tropical storm Fay.

About a week and a half ago, we visited Duval Street in Key West, and the street was booming with tourists and stores with everything to sell. We did contribute to the Key West economy except for the three dollars we put in the parking meter, but hopefully the Keys will have its tourists levels back to normal in a week or so.




Since I had my husband and my two boys with me, we just went for a short walk. We started out by the Hemming Way House on Whitehead Street, and then we crossed over to take Duval Street back.



This beautiful old villa was on the corner of Caroline Street and Duval street. It is now a hotel and store.

Joseph Yates Porter, MD (1847-1927) was born, lived and died in this house. He was the first Health Officer of the  State of Florida, and he held the position from 1889-1917.






The Hard Rock Cafe, Key West
This was actually my third visit to Key West. The first time was during the summer of 2000, when my friend Malene came to visit from Denmark. We went to junior high together, and we started out in New York, where I lived at the time. We then took the Greyhound down the East coast to Orlando, where we rented a car and drove to St. Augustine. We spent a few days in St. Augustine visiting some of my friends from high school, before we continued on to Miami and then Key West.

We ate dinner at the Hard Rock Cafe in Key West, and when I say the place again it brought back many memories.




The first night Malene and I arrived in Key West, we ate dinner at this Denny's on Duval street. My friend is now living in Italy, and I am back in Florida where my heart is.





This is the Key West Women's Club, which was established in 1915.






The New Orleans Hotel






St. Paul's Episcopalean Church built in 1832.








The San Carlos Institute is a Cuban history museum.










I knew I had to take a photo of Margaritaville for Marianne








A beautiful old house on Duval Street in the shade of a Royal Poinciana






The Key West Hammock Company





The Casablanca Hotel








Crabby Dicks on Duval St.





Duval Street houses many wonderful galleries. This is the Guild Hall Gallery.





The entrance to Bahama Village. Bahama Village is a historic district where black Bahamians settled in the 19th century.