Key Biscayne Historical & Heritage Society History

History of Key Biscayne

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To ensure that we will have fun while fulfilling the purpose of our organization, we have adopted the following motto: Before entering this room, please leave your umbrellas and politics at the door.

Following is some local trivia. See how well you know Key Biscayne:

How much did a Mackle house cost in...1951?
How much did a Mackle house cost in...1979?
How much did a Mackle house cost in...1982?
How much does a Mackle house cost....today?
Where was the witches den?
What business used to be in the Blockbuster location?
Where was our first post office?
At the Key Plaza shopping center, where could you get an ice cream cone in the 1960's?
Prior to our central park becoming the Village Green, who owned the property?
Before Bristol's was a camera shop where was it located and what did it sell?
Which restaurant made the best chicken pot pies? Which night of the week were they listed as a "special?"
Can you name the custodian (in the '50's and 60's) at KB Elementary School?
Where did Mangrove Cycle first open it's business?
Who owned the Texaco gas station and what is now on that site?
Who carried the kids across Ridgewood to KB Elementary School when it rained?
Why is the street Curtiswood so named?
Name three places in chronological order where, over the years, the Key Biscayne Music and Drama Club performed their plays?
Which show did the KB Music and Drama Club take on the road to Stuart?
Where could you get the best hot fudge sundae in the 1950's?
Who went before the County Commission in the 1970's, years prior to incorporation, to keep our Rickenbacker toll at $24/year?
What four-legged creatures were ridden on the beach in the 1960's? Who were their owners and where did they keep them?
Who was the family doctor Key Biscayners went to in the 1950's?
Who started the soccer program for kids?
What event was considered to be our version of the Boston Tea Party?
In what year were we incorporated as the Village of Key Biscayne?
What United States Senator had a house on the Key?
In 1960, which U.S. President met his Republican opponent at a Key Biscayne Hotel Villa?
Which U.S. President had his "Winter White House" here?
Where (within our current municipal boundaries) could you play nine holes of golf?
Helicopter landings in the 1950's on Harbor Point were made to pick up whom?