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Captain Tony's Saloon is a bar in Key West, Florida, United States, located at 428 Greene Street. The bar has been patronized through the years by many well-known artists, writers and celebrities. When a celebrity visits, a barstool is added that is painted with that patron's name.
Tony Tarracino (August 10, 1916 – November 1, 2008 [1]), commonly called Captain Tony, was an American saloonkeeper, boat captain, politician, gambler, and storyteller in Key West, Florida. He was a well-known personality in the city and has been called "arguably the city's most beloved resident" and "the conscience of Key West."
Sloppy Joe's Bar is a historic American bar in Key West, Florida located at the corner of Greene and Duval Street since 1937. [1] A frequent haunt of famous writer Ernest Hemingway, it is now home to the annual Hemingway Days celebration and its Hemingway Look-Alike Contest.
Shorty’s Diner on Duval Street was a favorite of President Harry Truman, who walked to breakfast when he stayed at the Little White House in Key West. Shorty’s closed in 1989. Miami Herald File
Today, the house is the site of Fogarty’s Restaurant and Flying Monkeys Saloon. [3] The Flying Monkeys Saloon is the site of an original piece by late Key West artist Captain Outrageous. [ 4 ]
[5] At midnight on January 13, 1861, Union Captain John Milton Brannan moved his 44 men of the 1st U.S. Artillery Regiment from Key West Barracks to Fort Taylor. Despite having no orders to do so, Captain Brannan took the initiative in manning the fort to prevent it from falling into Confederate hands. [ 6 ]
1822–1828 — John H. Fleming, Mayor (head of chamber of commerce as well) 1828–1828 — Edgar Macon, Mayor A. 1828–1830 — Edgar Macon, President of the Town Council
At about 4:30 p.m. Saturday, May 11 (the day before Mother's Day), Adler and several others had been enjoying some recreational boating near the Nixon Beach Sandbar in Biscayne Bay, according to ...