Martin Digital History

Haze of smoke on Flagler Avenue, 1959

Item

Title

Haze of smoke on Flagler Avenue, 1959

Description

A haze of smoke blows over Flagler Avenue in downtown Stuart from a fire at the Commodore Hotel. A Jupiter Island firefighter stands next to a fire truck parked near the W. W. Mac Co. 5 Cents to Dollar store. Another firefighter seen in the distance, walking past the Lyric Theatre and Greene's Department Store. Stuart Department store and Mary Carter Paint Factories Stuart Branch also in view in the background, slightly obscured by the smoke. Commodore Hotel burned to the ground on 17 January 1959.

Source

Scans gift of Sandra Thurlow

Date

Rights

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Format

Black and white negative; 2.2x2.2 inches

Language

English

Type

Still Image

Identifier

Thurlow-2024-044-b1-233
2024.044

Coverage

Original Format

Negatives

Citation

Ernest Tyner (1917-1961), “Haze of smoke on Flagler Avenue, 1959,” Martin Digital History, accessed October 5, 2026, https://www.martindigitalhistory.org/items/show/10032.