Browse Items (28 total)
-
Roosevelt Bridge with freight depot burning, 1933
Handwritten on back: "Roosevelt Bridge looking northeast the day the freight depot burned. Note: the bridge is under construction, July 10, 1933" -
After the Jensen fire, 1908
Jensen after the 3 May 1908 fire, which destroyed most buildings in the town, including stores, warehouses, and train depot. -
Carlton Hotel before demolition, c. 1970
View of the Carlton Hotel before being torn down due to fire damage at the Triangle Lounge (to the right of hotel). The Carlton building was originally the Hotel El Belva and Harrison Cafeteria, built in 1923. It became the Hotel Carlton in 1929. John Mann's Outlet Store occupied the ground floor of the hotel.
The Bentel Building in view to the left of the hotel. Originally built in 1907, the Bentel Bakery for the first in Stuart. It later became Ziegler's Bakery then sat abandoned for many years until it was torn down in January 1971 by order of the city. -
Carlton Hotel and Triangle Lounge after fire, c. 1969
The Carlton Hotel, Johnny Mann's Outlet Store, and Triangle Lounge buildings after a fire broke out on 16 Dec 1969.
The businesses were located at South Dixie Highway and South Akron Avenue. Both buildings were torn down in 1970. The rebuilt Triangle Bar & Grill opened in October 1970. -
Carlton Hotel and Triangle Lounge after fire, c. 1969
View across the railroad tracks looking towards the Carlton Hotel, Johnny Mann's Outlet Store, Rowell Furniture Company, and Triangle Lounge buildings after a fire broke out on 16 Dec 1969. The businesses were located at South Dixie Highway and South Akron Avenue. Both buildings were torn down in 1970. The rebuilt Triangle Bar & Grill opened in October 1970.
The Carlton building was originally the Hotel El Belva and Harrison Cafeteria, built in 1923. It became the Hotel Carlton in 1929. John Mann's Outlet Store occupied the ground floor of the hotel. -
Burning of Port Salerno shark factory, 1962
Port Salerno's Volunteer Fire Department organized a planned burn of the Port Salerno shark factory at the request of its owner in June of 1962.Tags Fires -
Burning of Port Salerno shark factory, 1962
Port Salerno's Volunteer Fire Department organized a planned burn of the Port Salerno shark factory at the request of its owner in June of 1962. The volunteer fire department also created a social event for the department's families, roasting hotdogs and marshmallows as the building was burned.
Charlie Mooney founded the shark factory in the late 1920s. He later sold the business to the Borden Co., which operated the factory at its peak output during WW II. The factory produced shark oil, which was used for the manufacturing of vitamins, no longer available from Japan during the war. During this time, hundreds of sharks were processed each day. The factory also began producing shark repellent, which garnered national attention in news and magazines during the 1930s. Eventually the business went under after competition from Cuba took over the industry.Tags Fires -
Firefighting efforts, c. 1960
Several men hold a fire hose as another man stands on a heap of burned down building using the hose to put out the flames. A building or house still stands to the right of the men. -
Fire at freight depot, 1933
A fire broke out at the FEC freight depot in Stuart on Monday, July 10, 1933. The fire was accelerated and made harder to extinguish because flammable building materials for the St. Lucie River (Roosevelt) Bridge were being stored at the depot. The fire also led to delays in the bridge's construction. The cause of the fire was never determined. -
Onlookers at Commodore Hotel fire, 1959
Onlookers watch the fire at the Commodore Hotel.