February 25, 2025 · 8:41 pm
Welcome to one in all Key West’s oldest and by far MOST BEAUTIFUL water cistern!
So what’s a cistern you would possibly ask? A cistern is a water-proof receptacle for holding liquids, normally water. Cisterns might be above or under floor and had been generally utilized in Key West to seize & retailer rain water since recent water was scarce. Early on this water was used for a lot of functions together with ingesting, cooking, irrigation and washing. It’s a must to do not forget that recent water (an endless move) was not accessible to this stand alone island of Key West till a mixture of bridges and rail tracks linked the Florida Keys collectively in 1912.
To seek out this unbelievable treasure go west on Duval Road to the very finish and look to your proper within the lodge car parking zone. Since ceasing to be an energetic cistern, this has additionally been a Bar & Tee Shirt store… then once more what hasn’t been a Bar or Tee Shirt store in Key West! 🙂 You’re fortunate, this took me three journeys to search out this precise cistern, I solely had an image of the double picket doorways to go by and went street-by-street north-to-south till I discovered it! THIS MAKES FOR SOME BEAUTIFUL PHOTOS! You’ll be able to thank me later! 🙂
Look shut on the vines rising out of the constructing and the gorgeous iron window grille… gorgeous to say the least, a photographers dream!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!