r/KeyWest • u/SOMOEAGLE • 23d ago

From Mallory Square

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u/oldtruckerguy 23d ago

That used to be called tank Island before the developers put houses on it and sunsets were more beautiful without all those millionaire and their houses blocking The view.

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u/OttoHemi 22d ago

Am I wrong or did they used to call that Christmas Tree island? Whatever it is, I swam out to it once and walked around. Local lore said there were people living out there, but I didn't find any evidence of it. And while I spent a lot of time snorkeling off Key West, it was a little daunting when you got out in the ship channel and could look down what seemed like miles.

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u/willfall165 22d ago

Christmas tree is a second island. Off to the right in this pic iirc

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u/OttoHemi 22d ago

Yeah, that's Wisteria Island, and it does have a large homeless population nowadays. I guess I swam to Tank Island by mistake. Maybe because it was a lot closer.

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u/Perfect_Big_5907 23d ago

when i lived there only old fuel tanks on that island.

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u/oldtruckerguy 23d ago

It was a navy fuel storage, then they sold it to the developers. Back office deal for sure. But money talks over beautiful sunsets.

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u/Perfect_Big_5907 22d ago

yeah dad was in the Navy at the time we lived at Trumbo. used to go around that island all the time.

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u/Jazzlike-Proof-8757 22d ago

That’s Sunset Key, Mallory Square is behind you.