The following is a list of the neighborhoods within the city limits of
Key West, Florida.
Key West Island
Bahama Village
It is located southwest of downtown, in
Old Town. It covers over a 16 block area that lies southwest of Whitehead Street and northeast of
Truman Annex
Truman Annex is both a neighborhood and military installation in Key West, Florida, United States. It is the part of the island that is west of Whitehead Street, with the exception of Bahama Village. It is where the winter White House for P ...
, bordered by Whitehead, Southard, Fort and Louisa Streets.
It was once a primarily
black
Black is a color which results from the absence or complete absorption of visible light. It is an achromatic color, without hue, like white and grey. It is often used symbolically or figuratively to represent darkness. Black and white ...
neighborhood, and is named for its many original residents who were of
Bahamian ancestry. Once a marginalized area, it is undergoing gentrification and now hosts many of the island's most popular restaurants.
It contains the city of Key West's public swimming pool.
While the sign announcing the entrance to Bahama Village remains, the area as depicted in the picture has since been transformed from a shopping area into a restaurant (current as of Sept 2016).
Image:Bahamavillageentrance.jpg, Petronia Street entrance on Duval Street
Duval Street () is a downtown commercial zoned street in Key West, Florida, running north and south from the Gulf of Mexico to the Atlantic Ocean, just over 1.25 miles in length. It is named for William Pope Duval, the first territorial gove ...
Image:Chickenfamily.jpg, One of the many free roaming chicken families that can be seen in Key West
Casa Marina
It is bounded by United, Vernon and White Streets, Atlantic Boulevard and Steven Avenue. It is named for
Henry Flagler's hotel of the same name in the area.
Duval Street
Historic Seaport
It is located to the northeast of Fleming Street, and bounded by White and Whitehead Streets. This area is sometimes referred to as Seaport Heights.
The port is at
Key West Bight.
The Meadows (Key West)
It is bounded by White and Angela Streets, Eisenhower Drive and Truman Avenue (
U.S. Route 1
U.S. Route 1 or U.S. Highway 1 (US 1) is a major north–south United States Numbered Highway that serves the East Coast of the United States. It runs from Key West, Florida, north to Fort Kent, Maine, at the Canadian border, making ...
).
Midtown (Key West)
It is located in the geographical center of the island, and roughly bounded by North Roosevelt Boulevard (U.S. Route 1), Leon Street, Atlantic Boulevard and 1st Avenue.
New Town (Key West)
It is located on the eastern side of the island, and roughly defined as the part of the island that is east of 1st Street and north of
Flagler Avenue
State Road 5A (SR 5A), also known as Nova Road, is a north–south highway that begins and ends at U.S. Highway 1 or US 1 (unsigned SR 5), in Port Orange and Ormond Beach, respectively. It is noted that when 5A was built, it was u ...
.
Old Town, Key West
Poinciana Plaza
The housing units were built in the mid-1950s for naval housing. They temporarily closed down in the late 1980s and 1990s. They reopened in late 1998. The
Base Realignment and Closure Commission proved to be a boon for affordable housing in Key West. The City was able to successfully negotiate a deal with the Navy for transfer of ownership of the Poinciana Plaza housing complex resulting in 154 affordable housing units added to the Housing Authority's control.
Key West Housing Authority - Key West Vision 2020, Five year progress review
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Truman Annex
Trumbo Point
Upper Duval
It is roughly bounded by the Atlantic Ocean
The Atlantic Ocean is the second-largest of the world's five oceans, with an area of about . It covers approximately 20% of Earth's surface and about 29% of its water surface area. It is known to separate the " Old World" of Africa, Europe ...
, Whitehead Street, Truman and Vernon Avenues.
White Street Gallery District
It is located in the geographical center of the island, and is bounded by White and Leon Streets, and Truman and Flagler Avenues. The Eduardo H. Gato House is here.
Other Islands
*Fleming Key
Fleming Key is an island off the northwest corner of the island of Key West, Florida in the lower Florida Keys. It is roughly long by wide.
It is connected to the island of Key West by the Fleming Key Bridge (Mustin Road), having of clearanc ...
*Key West Golf Club
The following is a list of the neighborhoods within the city limits of Key West, Florida.
Key West Island Bahama Village
It is located southwest of downtown, in Old Town. It covers over a 16 block area that lies southwest of Whitehead Street an ...
(with Coral Hammock Condominiums, northern part of Stock Island)
*Sigsbee Park
Sigsbee Park, also known as ''Dredgers Key'', is an island about half a mile (800 m) north of Key West island in the lower Florida Keys; administratively it is within the City of Key West, Florida, United States.
It is connected to the is ...
(Dredgers Key)
* Sunset Key (Tank Island)
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