The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-09-19

Here IN the SoutheTnm0si 0utrnst
q the United states the nsTly
built homes from Key West 10 Key
Largo stand a. q year round en-.
hibit Of what the local contractors.
suppllers, and home services ean
do
Ard what TREY esa % 10 -
handle any heme buildlae leh
ersm ire rssnUsaStvFs ~ eeasFess
goF soUndsflons 10 svpplVlne ne
lsss silver tork toE ire ainnsF
tshls. sssoTdins 70 q a. siFunk
Chairman 81 NsstoNsl ltoms Week
Cor KEY West snd Ire FleFlds
KEYS.
Something new has been added
10 the building story here. Strank
stresses
Industry in Kew West and the
Keys Is able 20 provide everything
Tor modern home construction and
furnishing
Tia, means that shs prepsFsy
ewnsF plsnri~a 10 build IN KEY
West o. on shs Keys 30 lsaasr
has 20 turn 10 she Fnainland Ger
construction. financing. lumhsT.
concrete blesk, designs, svpsVvi.
sion. o. equipment 81 furnishings.
Every inttlivtien end firm deal.
ins with horne bvlldlns h leese.
ed right IN KEY West. FFem re
cid and established Florlda Ne.
tiensI Bank 10 the vlpeVeus rev
First Federal and Savings sad
lean Association. end 10 ire In.
sVFanee companies. hsma build.
sTs can Get finsnelns.
When u comes 30 contractors for
the bob they can choose from q
growing list Of firms who are now
organized In . General Contractors
Association. These include NJ. Y.
Bennett Construction company and
{ y s Construction. Presidents
n both these companies. Bennett
and Joe PeaTlman are co.ehair,
man Of the National Home Week
Committee in Monroe County.
other contractors who are liren.
sed In Key West a. the present
time are s II. Drudge: Roy I'd
yards. Paul Hyre. Peter r.
knight. Porter Wager Russell;
Charley TOPPING and Sons: n. n.
Wright: Malone and Roberts: Mod.
,rn Homeeraft: Perma Stone: Rey.
holds Construction Company:
James l.. Staples. Austin Taylor
stevens: ienthorn and Johnson.
A pioneer In much Of the build
Ing IN the last deeade has been
Joe .sirugo's Sunshine C0nstFue.
ton company.
As far as materials are concern
ed. Strunk Lumber. Lindsey Lum-
Der and Cheeley are among the
suppliers.
The advertisement on ne fsl.
lowing pages u the Naslenal
Esoms Week edition tell possnslsi
builders where 10 90 ieF Fesslns,
gloorins. Tile. and Ell Ire mary
FnodsFn products fhat enter lnae
ire construction ~ . hogne w1hs-
thsr u 10 . $500 sosssss o. Q
Sc. 900 mansion.
The Florida Keys building story
Is one that started back with TIE
founding Of Key West in is77 with
the first frame houses put up By
the pioneers.
II follows through the 18th cen
fury when the famed Bahama
houses we're barged here or copied
by early home owners.
Fire Destroyed. be ksT Wssa
hands rebuilt ths IsisRd afssg
1885. The Spanish AmsEIsan WsE,
WoFld WsF I end u bveughi Q nsu
kind 81 HalIitsTY bUilslns 10 Key
West.
Private building snssssd .
slump relieving World War Q
thst lasted Until the BEEN 81 is7s
when . furry - sesiviiY soek
place.
The bottom was hit m The Crest
Depression Of the is30's when Key
West home0wners saw their cot
tages and mansions falling into de-
cay for want Of paint and repairs.
The Island was about 10 be sban-
doned. the population resettled On
the mainland. when there appeared
on the scene . program Of rehabl.
lisati0n which involved every man
woman and child IN the nationally
sp0tliEhted effort 10 save Key Vest
The determination Of Key West
ers and the help Of the Federal
Government brought the Island and
the Keys from the depression bob
tom 10 the eve u World War IL,
The vast expansions Of the Navy
In Key West and the development
q the tourist attractions provid.
ed a sho, In the arm 10 the infala
building industry.
Frsm 1871 on~sFd re Plerl6s
Keys building sfesy 10 . svessss
story. Whether ere looks 81 Ne
sesFing vslvsiien ~ pFopsFsY "
ira faE koeks ~ ire eeUnsv, 90
wheFhsE ere loaks ~ ne tFen6
In SellsT volvms ~ bs'llding per-
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