I am reposting this as Cedar Key is now uninhabitable due to the destruction of Hurricane Helene.
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When hubby and I were dating, we would drive up to the quaint little town of Cedar Key and eat a fabulous seafood dinner. The food was always delicious and plentiful and the atmosphere was charming. We would relish the Cabbage Palm salad, fried shrimp or grouper and top it off with Key Lime Pie.
It has been many years since we visited again, but it sure seems like the masses have found this little hide away town.
Johnson's restaurant is long gone, so we tried the newer Seabreeze.
Although it offered an amazing view, the food was an average seafood menu. I can guess catering to the tourist crowd is never the same as when they mostly fed hometown residents
There is a lot of Florida history buried in Cedar Key. Driving across the causeway brought back many memories of this small fishing community.
8 comments:
Very interesting.
So sorry to hear about the destruction. It makes your post even more precious.
Beautiful throwback post. Hope they recover from the damage soon.
That video is chilling. Such destruction.
I love your older photos. I love finding great restaurants that haven't been "found" yet.
When I first moved to Florida in the 1970's, my favorite places were
"old Florida" towns and restaurants. Sad this little place was wiped out by Helene.
Lovely but sad tribute to Cedar Key ~ hugs,
Wishing you good health, laughter and love in your days,
clm ~ A ShutterBurg Explores,
aka (A Creative Harbor)
This and other videos/still photos I've seen, both from Florida and North Carolina (I've visited the Asheville area twice, and I lived in Tampa, at one time in walking distance of Bayshore Boulevard) are heartbreaking. Thank you for sharing memories of the good times. I am a fan of "old Florida" from living there in the 70's. Alana ramblinwitham.blogspot.com
What sad news.
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