The Key West Citizen Newspaper, November 8, 1952, Page 8

age 8 THE KEY WEST CITIZEN WHO OWNS THE WATERFRONT? | Here are the 39 private and public owners of land and bay bottom extending from Stock Island bridge at the east end of the Island to Fort Taylor. The numbers in the above map on both pages con- form to the numbers below showing the owners: 21. U. S. Naval Hospital, United States of America, No Bay bottom. 22. Casa Roma motel, Julian J. Marks, estate. No B. B. 23. From Casa Roma to Thompson Island the waterfront is owned by the Internal Improvement Board. * 24. Thompson’s Island, the private six acre estate of the late Norberg Thompson. Whether or not this island is subject to city taxes is not yet decided by the Circuit Court. The City says yes. The Thompsons say no. No. B, B. 25. Cow Key, the 35 acre island owned by Will Porter apd his daughter, Jessie Porter Newton. No. B. B. : 26. Key West Improvement, Inc., owns the curve of 1039 feet on the ocean side of the Boulevard and has an easement to dredge fill from the ocean in front of it. This is the only land owhed by the company on the ocean side of the boulevard. 27. Except for this 1,039 foot parcel of frontage on the Atlantic, the Internal Improvement Board owns all the waterfront from ‘Thompson Island, along the South Boulevard to 525 feet northeast of Bertha Street. All Bay Bottom is owned by the IIB as well as the waterfront between these two points. 28. Key West Improvement, Inc., owners of 1,000 acres, or half of the Island of Key West, owns all Boulevard frontage from Flagler Avenue to Bertha Street except for thes owners listed below. No B. B. 29. The Key Ambassador Motel. Samuel Golan, 900 feet on ‘the Boulevard, property is 400 feet deep. No B. B. 30. Raul’s Restaurant, owned by A. E. Golan, 150 by 150 feet. 31, A parcel 150 by 250 deep behind Raul’s is also ownéd by A. E. Golan. No. B. B. 32. The Key Wester Corporation, 900 feet on Boulevard, 400 feet deep. VENETIAN BLINDS EXCLUSIVELY WITH The MAXWELL COMPANY Notlenally Advertioed | New Beauty ROLLACHEAD PHONE US FOR FREE ESTIMATE Saturday, November 8, 1952 KEY WESTS WAR OF THE WAT 33. East Martello Towers owned by the U.S. Government is 1100 feet along the Boulevard and 600 feet deep. Between it and The Key Wester rpotel, the Key West Improvement, Inc., property comes up to the Boulevard for about 307 feet. No B. B. 34. Norberg Thompson and A. Maitland Adams own a parcel on the Boulevard 425 feet by 968 feet deep just adjacent to the long Boulevard frontage of Key West Improvement, Inc. No B. B. 35. George Curry, owns 100 feet at the cornér of Bertha and the Boulevard. It is 800 feet deep. No. B. B. 36. The Boulevard stops here and all property is directly on the Atlantic Océan, including beach. Norberg Thompson estate owns the next 425 feet on the water, running 968.79 feet back to Atlantic Boulevard. 37. Minnie Porter Harris owns the next 100 feet on the water. Her property runs 750 feet deep back to Atlantic Boulevard. 38. Rest Beach to White Street, a huge 2,342 foot ocean front | property is owned by the Key West Development company, of | which Sammy Kaye is a partner. This property is 750 feet deep at its largest point and runs down to a depth of 75 feet at White) Street. This is one of the most valuable of all Key West properties No BB. 30. Street end of White No B. B. 40. Monroe County Beach, from White Street to Reynolds, owned by the County. This is 1400 feet long, 865 feet deep on White | Street and 150 feet at Reynolds. No B. B, 41. Reynolds Street end, City of Key West. No B. B. 42. Casa Marina Hotel company owns 1200 feet on the water- front and 450 feet on Seminole Avenue. The property runs 750 feet dgep at Reynolds and forms a triangle again at Seminole Avenue. No B. B. 43. Dan A. Loftus owns a small triangle with a 70 foot water- front, and more than 36 feet on Seminole Street. No B. B. 44. Helen C. Robinson has 125 feet of waterfront ranging from 52 to 155 feet deep. No B. B. 45. Willette K. Lamar, owns 50 feet of waterfront just before Vernon Avenue. It is 52 feet deep. No B. B. 46. Vernon Avenue street end is owned by the City. No B. B. 47. Willette Lamar owns the next 60 feet of waterfront. No. B. B. 48. The Cuban American Telephone and Telegraph Company owns 61 feet of waterfront. No B. B. 49, M. I. Sweeny owns the 248 foot waterfront now occupied| by the Sun and Sand club. This runs to Simonton Street. It is 150} feet deep. No B. B. 505. Simonton Street end owned by City. No B. B. 51. Al Logun owns the next 81 feet of waterfront. His property is 90 feet deep $2. Morris and Hilda Mazur own 80 feet of ocean front by 350 Street, owned by the City of Key West. feet deep. No B. B. PAR Future Sales Of Banned By Stat T IL KW Bay Bottom e Of Florida On Public Promise, Says Golan KW Improvement, Inc. Partner By SUSAN McAVOY Real Estate Editor . The State of Florida, owner of the beautiful blue water surrounding Key West, promised the largest land owners of the Island, Key West Improvement Inc, last spring that not one single purchase of bay bot- tom would be permitted in the fu- ture, A. E. Golan, lawyer and lr area of water for procetion. His neighbors, Miss Hilda Cunniff, Mrs. Everita Stevens, are also buying ba, bottom 114 feet wide and 371 feet into the Atlantic. At the corner of Duval and South street stands thee Judge Vining Harris mansion owned by Julius ‘Stone as trustree. This valuable ‘corner with 156 frontage on the At- Huge Acreage On Big Pine Key Bought By George Mills White From Robert S. Allen PURCHASE PRICE ONLY $2,000 FOR 206 AC..ES AND 9 SI LOTS Mr. and Mrs. George Mills White have bought 206 acres on Big Pine Key and other property from Mr. and Mrs. Robert S. Allen of Wash- partner of the corporation told me | lantic is now leased as a night club | ington, D..C., according to a deed last week. “We went up to Tallahassee and me: with the Governor and the four cabinet members who are on the In- ternal Improvement Board. We bit- terly opposed anyone’s buying the water,.on the grounds that the wat- jer, like air, belongs to the people. The beauty of this Island is the water that surrounds it. Take that away and what have you?” Golan’s company owns more than 1,000 acres of the Island of Key West. It owns the complete boule- vard waterfront from the South East tip of the island to Thompson and Adam’s property north of Ber- tha street. “We paid more than the IIB ask- ed for the right to dredge the ocean for marl at the property we own, in return for the promise that there would b. no sale of bay bottom on the entire Island of Key West. That’s a matter of public record, the no sale promise of the IIB) Board. I defy them to deny it,” Go’-> declared firmly. Golan said that Will Porter and State Representative B. C. Papy appeared with him at the spring meeting of the I I Board. Porter, who is half owner of 35 acre Cow Key with his daughter Mrs. Jessie Newton, bitterly op- posed the sale of bay battom to private individuals as did Papy, who appeared as a private citizen, Golan said. “We pay the IIB for fill taken from the water in front of the boulevard on the curve, but that is an easement, not a purchase. }and apartments. Stone, as trust- ee, is seeking the same 371 ‘eet of bay bottom for his clients. This would make an area 395 feet Jong and 371 feet into the Atlantic which would be privately owned bay bot- tom. This is the first major acquisi- tion of bay bottom land on the south side of the Island, if it is approved by the International Im- provement Board. According to State Rep. B. C. Papy, it will be the forerunner of many other purchases. “In one to five years, you won't have any public bay bottom off the island,” Rep. Papy said. “Let in one private buyer and you let in all.” Though the U. S. Army Engineers must grant permits for filling areas near navigable channels, only the City Commission has any authority to determine what kind of build- ings will go up on filled in bay bot- tom bought from the IBB. It has jnot shown any disposition so far | toward preventing the north boule- |vard bay bottom from being built upon for commercial purposes. It is improbable say old Key Westers that it would show any more con- cern about zoning the filled bay |bottom from Whitehead street to the U. S. Naval Hospital should the IBB sell it to private individuals. Right now the State of Florida through the Internal Improvement Board owns ail waters of the | Atlantic from Stock Island bridge jto Fort Taylor. 53. Max Cohen owns the next 80 feet on the ocean which is|We believe that private persons! There are more than 25 private 325 feet deep. No B. B. {should be permitted to buy such easements but not the water.” owners of waterfront property along |the Atlantic from Stock Island to 54. The City of Key West Beach is 241 feet, three inches, and | “I think it is an outrage.” said Fort Taylor. Should the IBB start renges from 118 to 219 feet in depth. No B. B. 55. Duval Street end, owned by City. No B. B mansion which has ocean front of 156 feet. The property runs 218/ feet back to South Street. Bay bottom being acquired now. 87. Hilda S. Cunniff owns 55 feet of ocean front. Her lot is/ 213 feet deep back to South Street. Bay bottom being acquired) now. i 58. Everesta Stevens owns 59 feet on the ocean, whict there are no private beaches, while Shortly after my talk with Golan I learned that more Key West bay bottom is being sold by the IBB Board. Julius Stone, Jr. and his neigh | Golan, “to take the water away selling off bay bottom there will be | from the citizens of Key West. Weja mad scramble by most of the | need beaches, public beaches. Mi-lowners listed under the map to $6. Julius Stone, trustee, owns the famous old Judge Harris| ami Beach is being hurt because) buy up the valuable water. “Let's leave water to the people. It belongs them. I am speaking not so as a landowner but as a citi- the Internal Improve- ick on the pro the to filed with Cireuit Court Clerk Earl Adams. The Whites bought nine Stock Island lots and Hoar’s Island, Col- lier County from the former Key West Visitor. Price on the entire has bought for $15,500 huge acre- age on Big Pine Key, Crain's Sub- division of Grassy Key, Long Key, | and Big Toreh Key | 's not louse up the Island,”| | Fort Lauderdale which has all pub-| Golan said strongly. | lic beaches is helped.” Sellers are Mr. and Mrs. S. D. Austin of Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Buyers are the College Park Im- provement corporation at 1220 S. Alhambra Circle, Coral Gables. The sale includes scattered hold- ings on the Keys ranging from Grassy Key, Big Torch Key, Big Pine, on up to Key Largo, where four and one half acres were sold. The Big Torch parcel bought by the development company includes 42 acres, and an unlisted bat con- siderable humber of acres in the other locations. All buildings and improvements in these parcels go Realty company by Dr. J. Lance- lot Lester and his wife transferring large amounts of Key West real estate to the new company has not been stamped by. Dr. Lester with its estimated value. Mr. and Mrs. Braman Leslie Knowles have sold to Mr. and Mrs. Frank Sandhammer of Miami in Islamorada for $3,200. The Fleet Reserve | filed its deed of sale to Enterprises for part of is building ite HM Caroline and Grinnell streets jruning thence in a southwesterly direction along Caroline street, |feet; thence at right in | southeasterly direction }thence at right angles \easterly direction 50 feet fin! THE PAINT WITH EVERYTHING BUILTIN... as of them with ive wi feet deep back to South Street. Bay bottom being acqu +) bors on South street between White-|Sinclair Wells, land $0. Mrs. Julius Stone owns more than 125 feet of ocean front | head a8 agin) = —, rao pegs ——— a the ropert ¢ nost be x the purchase ay tom 37 a e ave it in min- es coed ec rmcapinage Oar ee pena on feet out into the Atlantic from | utes of that meeting that they pro- Ling miigecoow agence Sagas etacipg their waterfront homes and lots. | mised not to sell one inch more of . , ing out 371 feet in Alia’ ne told me this week that he bay bottom on the Isiand of Key 60. Whitehead Street end owned by City of Key West. ‘is buying the 125 feet by ~~" feet| West.” agent, corro-jright angles in a sorthwesterly direction of 160 feet back to the i point of beginning om Caroline street. A token stamp for $100 only, PHONE 178 was filed on this purchase. Cor. Fleming end Elizabeth Ste, R. D. Zetterower and his wife) ave sold to Mr and Mrs. Noard, Qi” The Maxwell Company 90? Fleming St. Phene 682 \