Thursday, September 20, 2012

20 YEARS AGO

The single-family home at 736 Fleming St. sold for a reported $150,000.

The first annual Key West Theatre Festival was set to open on the stages of the Red Barn, Waterfront Playhouse and the Tennessee Williams Fine Arts Center.

Actress Kelly McGillis was a celebrity guest in the SLAM fishing tournament to raise money for cystic fibrosis research.

50 YEARS AGO

The Hop, Earl E. Sands owner, was at 1104 Watson St.

Key West City Manager Bazel Crowe was authorized to call for bids for catering meals to the city jail.

Jack Clarke, John V. Archer and Bob Dean were appointed to the Key West Housing Authority by the City Commission.

The Key West Civil Service Board was asking the city why four men whose jobs had been eliminated by the board were still being paid by the city.