Saturday, November 9, 2024

Key West filming locations

One of my hobbies or interests is trying to find filming locations for various TV shows and movies. As an example, in the film,'Meet The Parents' the restaurant that Ben Stiller, Robert De Niro, Teri Polo and Blythe Danner ate at was Louie's Shore Restaurant located on lower Main Street Port Washington and when they were racing to Oyster Bay where Ben Stiller made a left hand turn was the intersection of Main Street and S. Bayles Ave in Port Washington. The pharmacy that was used in the film was Salem Drugs located on Port Washington Blvd, in Port Washington.

In the movie the Godfather, the ambush scene was filmed at the old airstrip runways located near Nassau Community College in NY. A little history, where NCC is located used to be an Army airstrip during and after WWII.  At the time of the filming, the Army has since long left the area and the area has become a community college, office buildings and manufacturing.  The US Navy still has a small presence there.

In the famous movie Miracle on 34th Street, the house that Susan (Mara Wilson) in the final scenes of the movie that she ran up to is located on Derby Lane in Port Washington.

So you can see that I have an interest in where films were made. With Key West, finding these locations has become an obsession especially since I love Key West and want to make it my last stop in life.  After watching all 13 episodes several times and using Google Earth and Google Streetview, I was able to locate several of the filming locations.  I also had some assistance from Allan Marcil who was one of the producers with this.  If anyone knows of a location that I have not found, please let me know.

For the most part with locations that I have found from other productions, I let it go to two or three locations.  But since I an a huge fan of 'Key West', I've been obsessed in trying to find as many filming locations that I could.

I did not include any interior shots unless I was positive of the location.  I am almost positive that some of the interior shots were filmed on a sound stage. For a few shots, I had to capture the image from another website. I mentioned put an attribution under the image in question.

Below is a table of what I have found so far with a picture of the location from the show and from Streetview.  I not only located the place, but have the episode, location in lat/lon where the location is, and the time stamp in the show.  In many cases I added some commentary about the location.  Maybe I'll create a KML file with that data that you can download and bring that into Google Earth.

In some instances, the image from the show was taken from the roof of a building.  Google Streetview for obvious reasons would not or has the current image so I had to use Google Earth to locate the building where the show image was taken and have an arrow pointing from the building to what the image was.

The resolution for the images from the show are not that good for they were captured from the Wayback Machine and YouTube.  Google Streetview had limitations so it was hard to capture the precise spot so I had to get as close as the limitations would allow.  Allowance needs to be made for there is over 30 yrs since the show aired so some things have changed.

Disclaimer: All images used are used under the Fair Use Act of the U.S. Copyright laws for educational and non-commercial usage.  With the exception of cropping the image to 310x232px and at times the addition of arrows, the images remain unaltered.  The original copyrights remain with the owners.

Location
Image From Show
Image From Google Streetview
Key West Lighthouse

Featured in episode: Opening Credits, Ep 1

Lat: 24d 33m 2.25s N
Lon: 81d 48m 3.87s W
Time Stamp: 1:47

Red Buoy

Featured in episode: Opening Credits all shows

Lat: 24d 32m 47.37s N
Lon: 81d 47m 51.07s W
Time Stamp: 1:52




938 Whitehead Street

Featured in episode: 1

Lat: 24d 33m 02.98s N
Lon: 81d 48m 02.68s W
Time Stamp: 4:25

Seamus and Jojo are crossing the street in front of the entrance to the lighthouse museum and across the street from the Hemingway museum

Entrance to the Hemingway Museum

Featured in episode: 1

Lat: 24d 33m 03.57s N
Lon: 81d 48m 03.09s W
Time Stamp: 5:02

Seamus and Jojo top at the entrance of the museum and Seamus wants to kiss the ground of the museum.


103 Fitzpatrick Street

Featured in episode: 1, 7

Lat: 24d 33m 33.15s N
Lon: 81d 48m 22.06s W

Roof top view of the USCG Building at Mallory Square

The docks behind Turtle Kraals

Featured in episode: 1

Lat: 24d 33m 43.25s N
Lon: 81d 48m 02.28s W
Time Stamp: 11:21

Jojo and Seamus walking to Gumbo's

The docks behind Turtle Kraals

Featured in episode: 1

Lat: 24d 33m 43.25s N
Lon: 81d 48m 02.28s W
Time Stamp: 11:36

Seamus and Jojo walking up the dock.  The awning has since been removed but I was able to drill down the location based on the previous image and the entrance to Turtle Kraals.

Entrance to Gumbo's Bar

Featured in episodes: 1-13

Lat: 24d 34m 01.13s N
Lon: 81d 45m 0.05s W
Time Stamp: 11:37

The main entrance of Gumbo's.  Note-there is a bar that opened using the same name and replica of the original sign.  Unfortunately photos of the inside do not look anything like Gumbo's from the show.

Gumbo's at Coconut Malloy Resort and Marina
Atlantic Dolphin Research

Featured in episodes: 1

Lat: 24d 46m 03.56s N
Lon: 81d 56m 48.08s W
Time Stamp: 20:08

The Dolphin Research Center was used for the Atlantic Dolphin Research for all scenes involving dolphins.  I do not have images to correlate with the show images.

Roof top view looking a the Customs House

Featured in episodes: 1, 3

Lat: 24d 33m 33.10s N
Lon: 81d 48m 17.78s W
Time Stamp: 23:06

Looking towards the Customs House from the roof of Sloppy Joe's on Duval Street

Seamus ponders  being fired

Featured in episode: 1

Lat: 24d 32m 43.92s N
Lon: 81d 48m 45.35s W
Time Stamp: 45:03

After getting fired from the Meteor, Seamus ponders his fate while crouching on the jetty at Fort Zach.  You can see the radio tower in the background in the show image and it is the green target in the Google image.  The 'X" marks approximately where Seamus was.

Passing Blue Heaven

Featured in episodes:2-13

Lat: 24d 33m 05.50s N
Lon: 81d 48m 10.15s W
Time Stamp: 2:05

Seamus passes by The Blue Heaven at Thomas and Petronia on his scooter.  Notice the railing on the show image where you can make out 'Blue'.  In a later episode, we learn that Jojo's home is there off of Petronia

Antique Shop

Featured in episodes:2-13

Lat: 24d 33m 05.36s N
Lon: 81d 48m 10.52s W
Time Stamp: 2:16

Seamus meets with some people sitting at a table on the corner of Petronia and Thomas.  This is right across the street from Blue Heaven.  This was also used in Ep11, TS 34:49 with people running.  The building was repainted with a new sign saying 'Studio 227'

Hemingway house

Featured in episodes:2-13

Lat: 24d 33m 03.79s N
Lon: 81d 48m 02.08s W
Time Stamp: 2:21

Seamus sitting at a table by the Hemingway House

Sloppy Joe's

Featured in episodes:2-13

Lat: 24d 33m 32.16s N
Lon: 81d 48m 17.69s W
Time Stamp: 2:27

In the opening credits

Sloppy Joe's

Featured in episode:2, 12

Lat: 24d 33m 32.16s N
Lon: 81d 48m 17.69s W
Time Stamp: 8:04

Jojo and Seamus pass by on a scooter, Sheriff Cody rides by it on his bike


The Meteor

Featured in episodes:2,

Lat: 24d 33m 33.80s N
Lon: 81d 47m 42.63s W
Time Stamp: 10:54

535 Frances Street was the location for the exterior and some interior shots of the newspaper The Key West Meteor

The Old Court House

Featured in episodes: 2,

Lat: 24d 33m 16.17s N
Lon: 81d 48m 14.23s W
Time Stamp: 17:35

The entrance of the old Court house located on US1

Intersection of Front and Fitzpatrick Streets

Featured in episode: 2, 10

Lat: 24d 33m 33.85s N
Lon: 81d 48m 23.08s W
Time Stamp: 32:50

Seamus chases down the guy he gave all of his loose money to.

Passing the fire house

Featured in episode: 3

Lat: 24d 33m 13.84s N
Lon: 81d 47m 33.96s W
Time Stamp: 7:00

Seamus passes by the old firehouse at Virginia and Grinnell Streets. Cody sees the woman of his dreams,

Where Cody meets Star

Featured in episode: 3

Lat: 24d 33m 12.17s N
Lon: 81d 47m 35.64s W
Time Stamp: 9:01

Sheriff Cody meets Star at the restaurant, "Five Star Cafe" which now is a defunct restaurant located at Packard and Virginia Streets

The mayor is delivered to Jojo's home

Featured in episode:4

Lat: 24d 33m 05.03s N
Lon: 81d 48m 10.89s W
Time Stamp: 16:08

Jojo's home was situated behind the Blue Heaven restaurant with the entrance on Petronia Street

Caribbean House sign 

Featured in episode:4

Lat: 24d 33m 05.03s N
Lon: 81d 48m 10.89s W
Time Stamp: 24:46

Jojo and the mayor pass by this sign on Petronia Street on a trike.


The Mayor giving Jojo a ride on a trike

Featured in episode:4

Lat: 24d 33m 05.20s N
Lon: 81d 48m 10.67s W
Time Stamp: 24:51

On the western side of Petronia St near the intersection with Thomas Street

Seamus and Savannah talking

Featured in episode:4

Lat: 24d 33m 34.44s N
Lon: 81d 47m 43.37s W
Time Stamp: 36:49

Seamus and Savannah talking at the corner of Frances Street and Stump Lane

Church Spires

Featured in episode: 5

Lat: 24d 33m 11.56s N
Lon: 81d 47m 43.97s W
Time Stamp: 14:19

Church spires, time filler

Top of the Light House

Featured in episode:5

Lat: 24d 24m 02.00s N
Lon: 81d 48m 03.08s W
Time Stamp: 40:38

Seamus scatters Bert's cremains from the Light House



Flame's house entrance

Featured in episode: 6

Lat: 24d 33m 33.62s N
Lon: 81d 47m 42.18s W
Time Stamp: 36:43

Chaucy walks up to Flame's house. Note - the trees have been removed sometime after filming.

Note: Around the corner on the left is the filming location for The Meteor.

Old Court House on Whitehead Street

Featured in episode:7, 10

Lat: 24d 36m 16.17s N
Lon: 81d 48m 14.23s W
Time Stamp: 3:43

Front entrance to the old Monroe County Courthouse

Seamus and Rikki pass shopping center

Featured in episode:7

Lat: 24d 33m 32.10s N
Lon: 81d 48m 21.55s W
Time Stamp: 9:12

Seamus and Rikki pass through shopping center by 117 Fitzpatrick St.

Seamus tries to get off the island

Featured in episode:7

Lat: 24d 48m 27.49s N
Lon: 81d 45m 0.76s W
Time Stamp: 32:29

At the entrance to Key West

Seamus, Jojo and Rikki sleeping on the docks

Featured in episode: 8

Lat: 24d 34m 00.79s N
Lon: 81d 44m 58.67s W
Time Stamp: 12:07

Seamus, Jojo and Rikki camping out on the docks behind Gumbo's
Google Earth position is approximate.

Cody finds King Cole's father

Featured in episode: 9

Lat: 24d 32m 44.95s N
Lon: 81d 48m 43.88s W
Time Stamp: 7:05

Cody finds King Cole's father on the beach. Google Earth's position is approximate

Cole's father looks up at the clock

Featured in episode:9

Lat: 24d 33m 17.27s N
Lon: 81d 48m 07.36s W
Time Stamp: 8:37

King Cole's father looks up at the clock on the corner of Duval and Southard

Cole's father buys a paper

Featured in episode: 9

Lat: 24d 33m 16.55s N
Lon: 81d 48m 06.52s W
Time Stamp: 9:06

Cole's father buys a paper in front of 605 Duval St.

Captain Tony's

Seen in episode: 10, 12

Lat: 24d 33m 31.55s N
Lon: 81d 48m 19.68s W
Time Stamp: 3:39
The mayor talks with Cody on the corner of Duval and Greene St

Featured in episode: 10

Lat: 24d 33m 32.69s N
Lon: 81d 48m 18.59s W
Time Stamp: 27:58

This is the best view I could muster from Google StreetView. Their cameras are mounted on the roofs of cars while the cameras on the show were on dollies at eye level.



Old Sheriff's Office on Greene St.

Featured in episode: 10

Lat: 24d 33m 33.65s N
Lon: 81d 48m 16.85s W
Time Stamp: 33:18

Seamus and the town folk gather in a protest march at the Sheriff's office

Protest march on Greene St.

Featured in episode: 10

Lat: 24d 33m 33.65s N
Lon: 81d 48m 16.85s W
Time Stamp: 33:45

The protest march on Greene St headed towards the Sheriff's office

Gumbo looks for Tickle Pink at Fort Zach

Featured in episode: 11

Lat: 24d 32m 46.13s N
Lon: 81d 48m 33.30s W
Time Stamp: 31:50

Gumbo looks for Tickle pink at Fort Zachery Taylor.

The mayor has lunch with a friend

Featured in episode: 12

Lat: 24d 33m 33.85s N
Lon: 81d 48m 23.08s W
Time Stamp: 7:05

Chaucy and Kathy have lunch at the Roof Top Cafe (close), 308 Front Street


Cody goes from Duval to Greene    

Featured in episode: 12

Lat: 24d 33m 33.0s N
Lon: 81d 48m 20.06s W
Time Stamp: 10:31

Cody rides his bike around the corner of Duval onto Greene

Cody rides in a circle

Featured in episode: 12

Lat: 24d 33m 32.03s N
Lon: 81d 48m 23.84s W
Time Stamp: 11:17

Cody circles back on his bike by the KW Art Center at intersection of Whitehead St., Front St. and Rose Lane

Cody runs into Savannah 

Featured in episode: 12

Lat: 24d 33m 31.72s N
Lon: 81d 48m 23.72s W
Time Stamp: 11:22

Cody runs into Savannah at an outdoor cafe at 291 Front St.  It is unknown if that was a cafe during the filming or was the place made to look like one