1873 – Lodge No. 13 of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows was instituted at Key West.

Two newly added collections, of British Cinema & TV and Kanopy Favorites, offer unlimited plays.

1956 – Monroe County Commissioner Harry Harris announced that plans for U.S. 1 to bypass Boca Chica Naval Air Station were sent to the Florida Road Department for final approval. At the time, the highway cut through the air station, which was creating problems for both the Navy and civilians. The new bypass would skirt around the base on the Gulf side.

1963 – Sam Golan, owner of the Key Ambassador Hotel and the Holiday Inn, was named president of Key West Films, Inc. The company’s mission was to create Keys-based films, and it had recently backed the production of “Man In the Water,” (aka “Escape From Hell Island”) starring Mark Stevens.

The Tuesday Movie Matinee at the Key West Library is at 3 p.m. and is free and open to the public.

1943 – The Pirate’s Cove Fishing Lodge, along Bow Channel on Sugarloaf Key, was turned over to the Coast Guard. Work started immediately to convert the buildings into barracks for the Guardsmen who would be protecting Keys waters. 

1912 – The Monroe Theater at 623 Duval was screening the 1911 Irish feature “Arrah-na-pogue,” with admission at 10, 15 or 20 cents, based on seating.

Staff from the Islamorada Library branch provide tech help to the JOY Center every week and a film club and craft class once a month.

1963 - Filming began on “Man In The Water,” a movie starring Mark Stevens.

1925 – A report from Key West said, “Bathing conditions have been ideal for the past several days.

1940 – The East Martello Tower was opened to tourists. Boys employed by the National Youth Administration served as guides.

1954 – Key West diver Ed Ciesinski left for Nassau to work with the underwater camera crew on “20,000 Leagues Under the Sea."

1925 – The Key West Police Department declared that, due to a rise in reckless driving, they would increase enforcement of traffic laws.

Recommendations of viewing from the Monroe County Public Library collection, published in the Reel Recs feature in 2024