My dad was born and grew up in Cuba. Eventually he made his way to the US as a refugee.
I’ve never been able to visit for a lot of reasons. Hopefully someday I will.
But for now, the closest I’ve been is The Florida Keys.
I got to go to Key West with friends recently and it was such a blast.
There’s a lot of great architecture–for example The Strand Theater from the 1920s which has since been converted to a Walgreens.
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The Tropic Cinema is a non-profit movie theater that shows 1st run indie films.
Pan American Airways was founded in Key West.
Their first flight to Cuba was in 1927.
The Spanish originally called Key West “Cayo Hueso” which means Bone Island.
On the left is St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, built in 1832. And on the right, just one of the many free range roosters and chickens. They were first introduced to the island in the 1800s. After cockfighting was outlawed in the 70s, they’ve been running free.
The temperature has never dropped below 41 degrees on the island, making it the only city in the entire country that never frosts.
To drive to Key West from mainland US, you have to cross 42 bridges.
The Calusa people were the first known inhabiters of the island.
In 1513, the Spanish stumbled across Key West by mistake. They were looking for the Fountain of Youth. However in 1763, when Britain took control of the island, they forced all the indigenous people and Spanish settlers to move to Cuba.
Then in 1822, some dude named John Simonton bought Key West for the whopping total of $2,000.
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