Saturday morning was a perfect day to take a boat ride. A group of people gathered on the dock at Bayside waiting to embark on Dr. George’s boat tour. On this tour they would see not only Key Biscayne and the Cape Florida Lighthouse, but also the community of houses set on stilts in the middle of the beautiful waters of Biscayne Bay that came to be known as Stiltsville. With the breathtaking views and the beautiful weather, Dr. George did not disappoint.
Stiltsville’s first structure was built in the early 1930s. The current community is comprised of seven homes. In its heyday, there were up to 25 structures present in the bay’s waters. Begun as a hangout for local fishermen, it has transformed into a well-known part of Miami’s skyline.
This tour was a great opportunity to sit back, relax and learn about a hidden gem of South Florida’s history!
Views from the Stiltsville, Cape Florida Lighthouse and Key Biscayne Boat Tour
This view: Stiltsville, ca. 1980. Miami News Collection, Historical Museum of Southern Florida, 1989-011-15650.
-- Molli Songco, Assistant Curator of Exhibits
Stiltsville’s first structure was built in the early 1930s. The current community is comprised of seven homes. In its heyday, there were up to 25 structures present in the bay’s waters. Begun as a hangout for local fishermen, it has transformed into a well-known part of Miami’s skyline.
This tour was a great opportunity to sit back, relax and learn about a hidden gem of South Florida’s history!
Views from the Stiltsville, Cape Florida Lighthouse and Key Biscayne Boat Tour
This view: Stiltsville, ca. 1980. Miami News Collection, Historical Museum of Southern Florida, 1989-011-15650.
-- Molli Songco, Assistant Curator of Exhibits
I am so happy to see that Stiltsville survives. Last I heard there was a move afoot to remove the houses and close the book on this fabulous relic of old Florida. I'm glad that the effort to save Stiltsville suceeded...a more worthy cause, I can't imagine.
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