Fl. Open Carry, Well, Sort Of....

[fightingquaker13]

Only time I went I stayed at a joint on Duval. Never had to start the car (which was a good thing given the amount of booze consumed).Its one of those rare places where all you need is a moped with some baskets and a pair of sneakers. Too touristy now, but I would have paid a lot to have been there in the '50s-early '80s.
FQ13

[Timothy]

Only time I went I stayed at a joint on Duval. Never had to start the car (which was a good thing given the amount of booze consumed).Its one of those rare places where all you need is a moped with some baskets and a pair of sneakers. Too touristy now, but I would have paid a lot to have been there in the '50s-early '80s.
FQ13

The year I left, late 1976, the Navy was moving out of the main island.  The air station was staying up on Boca Chica, it may still be there.  The locals were all lamenting the loss of revenue. There were two small bases on Key West, Truman and Trumbull Annex, that were going to be gone as well as the old Sub pit docks, the Sonar School, etc..

A lot of Naval history on that rock.  The City of Key West treated us pretty damn good, usually a round on the house from Sloppy Joes.  My memory fades but I still talk to guys and gals that I was stationed with there.  In fact, I got an email from a galpal today!

From Key West, I went directly to Iceland after a month home in MI.  Talk about a quick way to f..k up a good suntan!

 

[twyacht]

Great place being born in Miami, and taking trips down with my Mom & Dad, the dog, my kid sister, and sometimes Aunt Edith,...kinda like National Lampoons Vacation at times but great memories.

After getting the hell out of Miami in the late 70's, the Keys kinda went weird in the 80's. The blow, the bags of "Florida Jewfish" that washed up on the beach, the scumbags, kinda crept in.

Than the 90's became more "culturally" diversified,....Rainbow Coalition established a foothold, even the wild chickens got freaked out.

So here we are, in the 21st century, what's old is kinda new, the blow and scumbags have been pushed back, the tourists and "alternative lifestyle" folks, retired 60's activists, and the next generation, along with the European tourists, kinda always make the Keys a "never a dull moment" place. The locals always do what they always do,.....go with the flow.....

All the famous bars are still there, albeit with new mgt./owners. but kept it in the old school tradition of the Keys.

As long as your buyin', your drinkin. Cops will run you off the beach at sunrise, but you can get a good nap leaned up on the bulkhead. 

[Timothy]

Trust me, the Rainbow crew were there in force in the 70's as well.  The gay bars always had the best live music, they'd leave us alone.  Don't even recall any real conflict between the local poofs and the Military folks.  Different times, not everyone was a pissed off as they are today! 

Mellow, laid back, slow motion living......just wish the local gals weren't so hairy!