Sloppy Joe's

This article is about the restaurants in Florida. For the similarly named bar in Havana, Cuba, see Sloppy Joe's Bar, Havana. For the sandwich, see Sloppy joe.

Sloppy Joe's Bar
U.S. National Register of Historic Places

Sloppy Joe's Bar
Location	Key West, Florida, United States
Coordinates	24°33′32″N 81°48′18″W / 24.55889°N 81.80500°W / 24.55889; -81.80500Coordinates: 24°33′32″N 81°48′18″W / 24.55889°N 81.80500°W / 24.55889; -81.80500
Built	1933
NRHP Reference #	06000957
Added to NRHP	November 1, 2006

Sloppy Joe's Bar is a historic American bar in Key West, Florida. It is now located on the north side of Duval Street at the corner of Greene Street, (201 Duval Street).

Sloppy Joe's also has a location in Treasure Island, Florida and a third location in Daytona Beach, Florida opened in February 2010.^[1]

History and present day

Founded on December 5, 1933, the bar's most famous patrons were Ernest Hemingway and the infamous rum runner Habana Joe. The original location at the time Hemingway frequented Sloppy Joe's is a few doors down to the west, just off Duval Street, at 428 Greene Street, and is now called "Captain Tony's Saloon".

The bar went through two name changes before settling on Sloppy Joe's with the encouragement of Hemingway. The name was coined from the original Sloppy Joe's bar in Old Havana, that sold both liquor and iced seafood. In the Cuban heat, the ice melted and patrons taunted the owner José (Joe) García Río that he ran a "sloppy" place.

The bar is the site of the Ernest Hemingway look-alike contest, started in 1981. It is well known as a tourist attraction, with live bands and slushy drinks. On November 1, 2006, it was added to the National Register of Historic Places.

Popular Culture

The bar is also referenced to in the famous film Citizen Kane, as the reporter Thompson interviews Kane's old friend and dramatic critic:

“

Five years ago, he wrote from that place down there in the south — what's it called ... uh ... Shangri-La, El Dorado ... oh, Sloppy Joe's — what, what is the name of that place? *laughs* Oh, all right — Xanadu.

— Jedediah Leland, Citizen Kane

”

Gallery

The Silver Slipper dance hall adjacent to Sloppy Joe's, painted in the 1930s by Waldo Peirce
The bar, circa 1986.

References

↑ Key West iconic bar comes to Daytona Beach Orlando Sentinel, February 1, 2010

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Sloppy Joe's Bar, Key West, Florida.

Official website

U.S. National Register of Historic Places in Florida

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