It was at the Key West Literary Seminar that poet Mark Doty said that, although “he was never actually here,” Hart Crane “loved Key West.” He loved Key West because it was, by all reports, the opposite of Ohio.* I watched HGTV's Urban Oasis giveaway on Friday night. I have to admit I got sucked
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09/17/2012
617 Fleming Street The Campbell Courtyard Condominiums are located at 617 Fleming Street just a little over one block east of Duval Street. The location is close enough to Duval Street and the Historic Key West Seaport that you can be in either place in about five minutes or less. But they are
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09/14/2012
There are two things I love about Key West: our wonderful weather and that life never is predictable. Take for example an incident that occurred a few years back when I was riding my bike to the gym. It was very dark at about 6:00 A.M. I was riding on Washington Street just west of the El Patio
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09/10/2012
The recently listed Bank Owned house at 2434 Linda Avenue in the Mid Town area of Key West ought to appeal to Key Westers looking for a large family home in a nice neighborhood. The Monroe County Property Appraiser shows this home has 1476 sq ft of living space. It looks as though a garage wa
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09/09/2012
90 foot lap pool overlooking the Atlantic Ocean You might call this 90 foot pool overlooking the Atlantic Ocean the lap of luxury. The 3384 sq ft home is located at 20874 W 9th Avenue on Cudjoe Cudjoe Key at Mile Marker 20, about a 20 minute drive out from Key West. The house sits just at the e
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09/08/2012
820 Whitehead Street - September 2012 820 Whitehead Street in 1965 Maybe I should have entitled today's blog "Honey, I Blew Up the Kid - er, I Mean House". As I prepared to write today's blog, I looked in the old shoe box to find old photos of 820 Whitehead Street, the subject du jour. I fo
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09/04/2012
My niece and her husband recently visited me. It was their first trip to Key West, and they both fell in love with the place. A couple of weeks ago she sent me an email that said, in part, "Bill thinks he could drive a pedi-car and I saw a job opening in a tourist shop with paid vacation and f
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09/03/2012
The Old Stone Church located at the corner of Whitehead Street and Julia Street (330 Julia Street) is offered for sale as a Short Sale at the asking price of $899,000 or $184 per sq ft. The property is no longer used as a church but instead has been converted into a unique mix of commercial spac
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09/01/2012
1208 Von Phister Street - Key West 1208 Von Phister Street was just listed by Preferred Properties, that's where I work but this is not my listing. The Monroe County Property Appraiser records show that this 780 sq ft house was built in 1938. Methinks the records are in error. The house has two
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08/31/2012
