22/01: Museum Day
Category: General
Posted by: The Agnew Family
I'm not whining as I know it's much colder at home, but the high today is only 50F and there's a cold breeze. We decided that it would be very uncomfortable to ride the trolley so we opted to visit the Old Jail, the Old Store and the History Museum as they are in the same location.
The Old Jail. In 1891, Henry Flagler gave the city of St. Augustine money to build a new jail when he realized the jail was across the street his new hotel. The money came with a couple of restrictions --- the jail had to be at least a mile from his hotel and the jail could not look like a jail. Tourist were know to knock on the door of the jail thinking the building was a hotel.
Don't think Ed would enjoy spending any amount of time in the cell.
One of the first finger printing kits. If a prison did something against the rules they could end up in the stocks or in the cage. When the prisoner was in the cage it would be haulled up into a tree and the prisoner would remain there for a day or two.
The old store.
Some of the washing machines C.F. Hamblen sold.
A long time ago a hard frost killed all of the Magnolia trees on Magnolia Avenue. Now the street is lined with Live Oak trees. National Geographic magazine called it one of the ten most beautiful streets in the country.
In the center of the Howard Johnson parking lot is the Old Senator. This Live Oak is 13 feet around and more than 600 years old.
A Palm tree is growing in the middle of the Old Senator.
My new best friend.
We drove around the Abbott Tract area. This area features 124 historic buildings within 17 blocks. This section of the house is obviously an addition but we were impressed with stain glass window, think it came from an old bar.
The Old Jail. In 1891, Henry Flagler gave the city of St. Augustine money to build a new jail when he realized the jail was across the street his new hotel. The money came with a couple of restrictions --- the jail had to be at least a mile from his hotel and the jail could not look like a jail. Tourist were know to knock on the door of the jail thinking the building was a hotel.
Don't think Ed would enjoy spending any amount of time in the cell.
One of the first finger printing kits. If a prison did something against the rules they could end up in the stocks or in the cage. When the prisoner was in the cage it would be haulled up into a tree and the prisoner would remain there for a day or two.
The old store.
Some of the washing machines C.F. Hamblen sold.
A long time ago a hard frost killed all of the Magnolia trees on Magnolia Avenue. Now the street is lined with Live Oak trees. National Geographic magazine called it one of the ten most beautiful streets in the country.
In the center of the Howard Johnson parking lot is the Old Senator. This Live Oak is 13 feet around and more than 600 years old.
A Palm tree is growing in the middle of the Old Senator.
My new best friend.
We drove around the Abbott Tract area. This area features 124 historic buildings within 17 blocks. This section of the house is obviously an addition but we were impressed with stain glass window, think it came from an old bar.