Buildings of Key West

Key West is an interesting and easy city to walk around in.  It’s an island that’s essentially completely flat and not very large (population of <30,000).

My brother and I spent a couple of days rambling about Key West.  It’s hard not to find yourself walking in residential areas as you explore.  Key West’s homes vary from simple and functional, to large and elegant.  We found the varying neighborhoods and architecture to be interesting.  The vegetation was tropical and lush due to the warm and humid climate.

Here’s some of the images we took while we rambled about:

(This small home had a nautical figurehead installed near the crest of the roof, shown in more detail below)

A few art deco buildings added to the interesting architectural mix…

Last Saturday’s One Clue Mystery featured the photo shown below.  It’s of the Harvey Government Center at Historic Truman School.  Congratulations to George G,  who recognized where we were visiting!

The trees with the massive roots framing the front of the Harvey Center are Kapok trees, the largest in Key West.  The Kapok is the national tree of Guatemala and Puerto Rico.

Present around many of these buildings are generic island chickens, which you seem to find on almost every island in the world; these colorful birds maintain a healthy population in Key West.