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Key West Firehouse Museum

9/18/2012

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A lot of community events take place during the weekend in Key West, during the hours that I work.  Last week I was fortunate to attend an event honoring Claude Valdez at Fire Station #3. 
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This is the poster from that event with him and Daddy.  Daddy was the Prime Minister of the Conch Republic, just love the sash, but more importantly - Mr. Valdez was the creator of the familiar Conch Republic flag...
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Firestation #3 is located on the Corner of Grinnell and Virginia, and is now the Key West Firehouse Museum.  I finally got to tour it the other night and I really enjoyed it! It's another wonderful example of a "hidden treasure" in Key West.  I love how you never know what you may find around any given corner..
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From the days of horses....
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And coal, and mostly volunteer firemen
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When every neighborhood had a call box that was numbered, so they would know which neighborhood was in danger...
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Note "Division" St., which is now Truman Ave
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And then the infamous story of the missing "Bum Farto", and so much more.......
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Our wonderful tour guide Alex Vega did a captivating job of telling us of the history of firefighting in Key West.  Alex has tirelessly worked for years to preserve the firehouse....
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And with it our history too.  If you are in Key West you should try and take the time to see it.
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It was well worth MUCH more than the price of admission - which is Free - with donations greatly appreciated.  Tours can be arranged by calling 305-292-8179 or  check out thier website at www.keywestfirehousemuseum.com 

XO
Smiles,
Toni
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Araceli link
9/18/2012 11:31:23 pm

Thanks for sharing Toni! I'm ashamed to admit that I don't visit enough local places like I should and I live here! It looks like a really cool place to visit, thanks!

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Cheryl
9/23/2012 02:55:30 am

Toni, I will be there for a few days starting on Halloween and I am going to go visit this place. Thank you for posting this.

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Toni link
9/23/2012 05:36:27 am

It was really interesting Cheryl, always love to support the "little guys"! Smiles!

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