Journey from the Atlantic Ocean to the Gulf of Mexico through the pulsing heart of historic Key West that is Duval Street! Duval Street in Key West, Florida, is one of the most legendary avenues in the United States. This iconic thoroughfare has seen everyone from Ulysses S. Grant to Ernest Hemingway. Collecting remarkable archival photographs, Images of America: Key West's Duval Street features famous buildings such as Key West's Oldest House, St. Paul's Church, the Southernmost House, the Strand Theater, the San ...
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Journey from the Atlantic Ocean to the Gulf of Mexico through the pulsing heart of historic Key West that is Duval Street! Duval Street in Key West, Florida, is one of the most legendary avenues in the United States. This iconic thoroughfare has seen everyone from Ulysses S. Grant to Ernest Hemingway. Collecting remarkable archival photographs, Images of America: Key West's Duval Street features famous buildings such as Key West's Oldest House, St. Paul's Church, the Southernmost House, the Strand Theater, the San Carlos Institute, and La Concha Hotel. Fabled bars and restaurants like Sloppy Joe's and the Bull & Whistle also don this iconic stretch. This book celebrates the irrepressible spirit and heritage of a much-beloved American destination.
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I visited Key West and its famous Duval Street about 20 years ago while in the middle of a stolid, conservative legal career. I walked the length of Duval Street, visited some of its bars, restaurants, and other tourist attractions, and relaxed at the beach. I watched the motorcycles available for rent throughout the Key and, of course, watched people. It was liberating It was a much more free, more open, place, even with all the tourists, than anything I had known. The southernmost part of the United States with its distance from the mainland, Key West is a natural home for nonconformists, artists, and different ways of life from the life on the mainland.
Laura Albrittion and Jerry Wilkinson have written extensively on Florida, and their photographic history "Key West's Duval Street" (2017) reminded me of how much I enjoyed Key West during my brief visit. Part of the Images of America Series of local American histories, the book offers a tour of Duval Street and its changing fortunes beginning in the early 19th Century. I learned about the Duval Street I had seen and the Duval Street well before my time.
The book shows the many changes of fortune on Duval Street and Key West. In the 19th century, it was the most populous city in Florida but had few tourists. The book shows some of the homes and structures from Key West's earliest days, many of which are still standing. Due to its location, Key West has always been at risk from the weather, including hurricanes and fires. This book documents the many natural disasters that have hit Key West, including the Great Fire of 1886. Key Westers have shown great resilience in rebuilding their community.
In 1912 a railroad was completed connecting Key West to the Florida mainland. The railroad, which was converted into a highway in the mid-1930's allowed the influx of tourists. Over the years, Key West has been a combination of local businesses and industry, including the cigar-making industry, the U.S. military which maintained a large presence during both World Wars, and tourism. The book shows how Duval Street was composed of many elements, not simply tourism.
The book also shows Duval Street's changes in fortunes and how people on Duval Street have reinvented it. From its early residential years, Key West became home to a large military presence. With the end of WW I, Prohibition, and the Depression, Duval Street fell upon hard times during the 1930s and Key West itself went bankrupt. With effort and with Federal and State assistance, it was able to rebuild and to create an emphasis on tourism. Duval Street prospered during WW II and its aftermath but with the decreasing military presence and the tendency of locals to shop in the suburbs, even in Key West, Duval Street became tawdry and neglected in the late 1960s. Again, the local population made an effort to reinvent Key West and Duval Street with a renewed focus on tourism.
I enjoyed learning about Key West's many changes in fortune and about the many people who have visited or lived in Key West over the years, including presidents Grant, Taft, and Truman. I would not associate these names with Key West but would think instead of Hemingway, Wallace Stevens, Elizabeth Bishop, Tennessee Williams and other literary and artistic figures who also for a time called Key West home. They are also featured prominently in this book.
Regardless of whether its emphasis was on the local population, the military, or tourists, the location of Key West would make its main commercial street a prime location for bars and drinking. This book focuses on many of Key West's famous bars over the years, including Sloppy Joe's which assumed iconic status from the late 1930s and will always be associated with Hemingway. The book shows the joys of the pub on Duval Street while also emphasizing the many parades, pageants, and festivals that continue to enliven and bring joy and eccentricity to the area. The book also shows the large historical and continuing influence of Cuba on Duval Street.
I learned about Duval Street and, in reading this book, found a site that shows in live time people promenading back and forth on the streets and in the businesses and pubs. I remembered how my visit had given me a different perspective on myself. I would love to see Duval Street again but enjoyed my visit in this book. The publisher, Arcadia Publishing, kindly sent me a review copy.
