FLORIDAFLORIDA KEYSKEY WEST’S DUVAL STREET

 

Today marks our first look at Key West, at the far southwest end of the Florida Keys. This post is loaded with photos, because I spent a good portion of a day (or two or three) simply strolling down Duval Street, the best-known avenue in Key West. We’ll come back to Duval Street for a few more posts, too.

The shops and restaurants present a variety of looks, colors and architecture. For some reason, the congress of shops in the jut-out building leading off the post is one that stuck with me from that stroll. 

The post includes pictures taken at the extreme north end of Duval, not far from Mallory Square, all the way to almost the absolute southern tip. But I’m saving both Mallory Square and the southern-most point for separate posts. 

To see a larger version of a photo, simply click on it. To view a gallery of all my photos taken along Duval Street, follow the link in this sentence.   

Above and below: Inside The Bull and Whistle Bar at the corner of Duval and Caroline streets. As the above photo shows, it’s one place I decided I would stick my head into. I was in there long enough to grab this single shot before leaving.

Above and first two photos below are views of Caroline’s Cafe, 310 Duval St., a casual eatery whose elevated outdoor seating comes right up to the passing sidewalk. The restaurant, which opened in 1999, got its name from Caroline Street, which intersects Duval nearby. 

Above: St. Paul Episcopal Church at 401 Duval St.

At 72 square feet, this bar at 124 Duval Street is considered the smallest bar in Key West, and some say in the whole United States. I didn’t go inside. But it is important enough to have its own website. 

Coming up next: Oldest House in Key West

Previously in FLORIDA: 

Ormond Beach

Ponce de Leon Inlet Lighthouse

St. Augustine: The city proper

St. Augustine: Castillo de San Marcos Ormond Beach

St. Augustine: The Beach and Lighthouse

St. Augustine: Flagler College

St. Augustine: The former World Golf Hall of Fame

St. Augustine: Dining and Winery

Florida Keys: Key Largo

Florida Keys: Marathon City Proper

Florida Keys: Sombrero Beach, Marathon

Florida Keys: Catamaran Cruise, Marathon

Florida Keys: Bahia Honda State Park