Key West landmark built by David Wolkowsky in 1967 — where Jimmy Buffet got his start — would sell for more than double what current owner paid a decade ago. Could it become a Margaritaville?
No doubt! Heard the Ballast Key parties were crazy… think about that… without him, no Sunset Celebration, no Chart Room, No Fast Bucks, no Truman Capote and Tennessee Williams drinking white wine at the pool…only the vision of Key West that people like our mayor want… sad.
EXACTLY! LGBTQ+ community invested in Key West in the early 80s (David Wolkowsky and the Pier House, Fast Buck Freddy’s, the Monster, Delmonico‘s, Atlantic Shores, Key West Aloe, to name a few and brought it back from the brink. DD wants to be blind about that! Shame on her…
Definitely overdue for a major renovation. Of course, the only relevant question is: Will the Chart Room survive?
Given the name of the LLC, I believe it will.
Thanks for the deep dive on this property and especially all the background on the Chart Room.
My pleasure. The place means a lot to my. A lot of misspent youth there when I was the only 16 year old (designated driver) with his own Pee Key. LOL
As Bowie says…Ch ch ch changes! The history is an example of how one LGBTQ+ person made Key West grow!
No doubt! Heard the Ballast Key parties were crazy… think about that… without him, no Sunset Celebration, no Chart Room, No Fast Bucks, no Truman Capote and Tennessee Williams drinking white wine at the pool…only the vision of Key West that people like our mayor want… sad.
EXACTLY! LGBTQ+ community invested in Key West in the early 80s (David Wolkowsky and the Pier House, Fast Buck Freddy’s, the Monster, Delmonico‘s, Atlantic Shores, Key West Aloe, to name a few and brought it back from the brink. DD wants to be blind about that! Shame on her…