Martin Digital History

St. Lucie Auto Camp, c. 1925

Item

Title

St. Lucie Auto Camp, c. 1925

Description

Gas station near a small store with signs for Coca-Cola, groceries, hot lunch, Budweiser, cigars, dance every Monday night. Bathhouse in background. The St. Lucie Auto Camp was located on Dixie Highway across from MLK Blvd. Opened in 1924, its name was changed in 1936 to Stuart Auto Camp. Auto camps offered rental cottages with separate facilities for showers, bathrooms, and laundry, as well as a filling station and dance hall.

Source

Scan gift of Stuart Heritage Museum; noted as donated anonymously 30 June 2005.

Rights

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Format

Sepia print; 6x4 inches

Language

English

Type

Still image

Identifier

SHM-2023-002-050
2023.002

Coverage

Original Format

Photographic print

Citation

“St. Lucie Auto Camp, c. 1925,” Martin Digital History, accessed October 5, 2026, https://www.martindigitalhistory.org/items/show/456.