The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-05-27

Real Estate Shows
In 81 Directory
BY SUSAN AdAvoY
Part VI Of ! Series
Real estate in Key West.
and Florida could be had for
q subscription to 8 neWspa-
per in 1887.
The Equator i week.
" XIV newspaper adver-
tised IN the 1857 City Dir
ectory that the Proprietors
made the following 'sun-
paralleled Offer
Every new subscriber to
the paper for the coming
year. or old subscriber re-
neWing, who pays $3.50 in
advance, will, IN addition to
the paper, receive q war
rantee deed to 4 town lot in
our new addition Macedonia
City, size so BY 100 feet.
This new and booming little
town Is located near Burnt Store,
on Charlotte Harbor Bay. Burnt
Store takes its name from the
historical capture and burning Of
: large store at that point BY In
dams during the noted Seminole
War Of 1866. Its situation is the
most delightful, and beautiful on
this picturesque and attractive bay,
50 broad and beautiful that the
proud Indian In HIS musical Lam
guage called Il Tie Weva Osham-
pee, which means broad waters!
This new town Is Id Monroe
county; and hundreds of lots there
hi have already been sold to cit
izens Of Key West at prices rang
ing from S. to 32S, and their deeds
on record III the Office of the Clerk
0f Court here.
Since we present only every Ill
ternate lot, We are enabled 70
make our subscribers this unheard
Of offer, knowing that the conse-
quent increase ii value Of those
We retain VIM amply repay us the
loss Of all We deed to Equator
patrons. "
The big deal IN real estate In
1851 according to the directory
seemed to Be Naples, now i flour
ishing West Coast resort.
Naples took four fuIl pages 81
advertising IN the Key West direc-
tory that year offering 5000 city
lots Of ten dollars each.
RANKS
IN 1851 Key West had two banks,
the Bank Of Key West, 81 which
George Lewis was president, and
the John White Bank. The Bank 81
Key West had capital of $50 900;
surplus 5000. d hi Cato was
vice president, George w. Allen,
cashier. Cato. Lewis, Allen, Fer
nando Valdez. james w. Locke,
E. Canals, and h. Alfred MonsaI.
Vatge were directors.
The John White Bank was estab.
lished II 1854. II had j capital 81
500. 900 and surplus 81 SI50, 600.
White was president, James a.
WaddeII cashier.
The Board Of Trade Of the City
listed the following business lead.
ers, President, John j. Delaney,
yiee.presidents. w. b. Cash, G. w.
Allen, /. Canals; Secretary G.. B.
Patterson; Treasurer T. ]. Moreno.
There we're " members.
The Eoard of Health was headed
BY Or. Joseph Y. Porter. G. b,
Sweeting was health officer and
port Inspector. There was an an.
nRal quarantine season from Mas
lst to November Isl d each year.
III 1885 3I7 vessels were boarded
and Inspected III 1851, 30. More
than 5000 inspections were made
from August Ise5 q, January 1887.
The number Of nuisanees abated
from August LIST, 1855 ID January
list, 1851 was 2.0O0.
Baek ~ real eseate, No firm
| Wicker and celsB savartIslns ii
~ ely DiFeeleFy said:
I'VE eenirei me east halt o.
keY Nesa. Florida. and nearly
81 iiss sdlsesni islands, many
" which are ~ with eoesanusa
eFd !slheF sropieai fEulfs. =
This firm vas located near Tie
New Russell house On Dual Street.
kloTELS
The Russell house, of which G.
+. Merrill was pEupFictOg, was d
Dayal between Frsnt and Greene,
SWeeny's hotel. was 81 Duyal and
he corner u Greene. The Monroe
hotel was 81 Division ln0w Tfu.
mani and Whilehead. The Cocoa.
MT Grove hotel ms q Front near
Greene.
There were Is restaurants n ihe
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