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1912 Homestead Area Telephone Subscribers

Historic Homestead Town Hall Museum Posted on April 16, 2018 by JeffApril 16, 2018

By Jeff Blakley I was recently sent a series of photographs taken in Detroit in 1911. I’ve managed to identify some of the people in the photographs. One of them, I think, is that of Alice M. Graves, wife of … Continue reading →

Posted in Homestead | Tagged Detroit, Homestead, Longview, Naranja, Princeton, Redland, Telephone | 2 Replies

The Longview Women’s Club

Historic Homestead Town Hall Museum Posted on September 18, 2016 by JeffMarch 28, 2018

by Jeff Blakley If you stop at Robert is Here, at the corner of Tower Road and Palm Drive west of Florida City to buy a milkshake or some of their other offerings and if you look very closely at … Continue reading →

Posted in Florida City, Parks | Tagged Longview, Loveland, Royal Palm State Park | 2 Replies

A Very Short History of Florida City

Historic Homestead Town Hall Museum Posted on December 29, 2015 by JeffMarch 28, 2018

By Jeff Blakley At the turn of the 20th century, Florida City (originally known as Detroit) was marketed by its developer, the Miami Land & Development Company, as a planned agricultural community. While Homestead, to the north, had its roots … Continue reading →

Posted in Florida City, Real Estate Speculation | Tagged Detroit, Florida City, Longview, Sottile, Stiling, Tatum | 1 Reply

Camp Longview

Historic Homestead Town Hall Museum Posted on December 20, 2015 by JeffMarch 28, 2018

By Jeff Blakley Anyone who starts to delve into the early history of this area soon reads about William J. Krome’s survey of a proposed route for the extension of the Florida East Coast Railway from Homestead to Key West … Continue reading →

Posted in Florida City, Florida East Coast Railway | Tagged Cape Sable, Detroit, Krome, Longview | Leave a reply

Orville Whitford Calkins

Historic Homestead Town Hall Museum Posted on May 31, 2015 by JeffMarch 28, 2018

by Jeff Blakley I subscribed to Genealogy Bank the other day, at the suggestion of Larry Wiggins, and I’ve found it to be an invaluable source of information about the early days of this area. As I was reading newspaper … Continue reading →

Posted in Florida City, Homestead, Real Estate Speculation | Tagged Calkins, Camp Jack, Hainlin, Heinlein, Longview, Redland Fruit & Spice Park, Tower | Leave a reply

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