Old pictures show early Key West streets, cars, landmarks, attractions, bars and people. It didn’t always look like a tourist city.

Key West bars, especially the popular ones, can get crowded. So if you’re looking for somewhere to escape—and if you generally prefer drinking at a dive bar—go seek shelter at Chart Room.

For as long as Key West has been around, booze has been a big part of island life. Historian Cori Convertito takes us on a tour through time of Key West's bars, saloons and grog shops.

On the surface, Key West—that four-by-one-mile sliver of sand at the southernmost part of the United States—seems to follow the same formula: Its bars certainly mirror the larger-than-life ...

Sloppy Joe's in Key West, Florida 201 Duval St, Key West, FL 33040 Make sure to grab one of this bar's notorious Sloppy Rita’s or Sloppy Joe sandwiches.

LANDMARK SIGNS A helpful tease on the road to Key West. A Key West street sign at a well-known intersection. A historic library sign. HOTELS The La Concha Hotel on Duval Street in Key West in 1978.

Shorty’s Diner on Duval Street was a favorite of President Harry Truman, who walked to breakfast when he stayed at the Little White House in Key West. Shorty’s closed in 1989.