Everglades City in Collier County, Florida — The American South (South Atlantic)

Joanie's Blue Crab Cafe

Photographed By Mike Wintermantel, October 16, 2021

1. Joanie's Blue Crab Cafe Marker

Inscription.
The Ochopee area was founded in 1928 as a tomato farming community and included a prosperous town of homes, packing house, and a general store with Post Office (established in 1932).
This building was originally a cattle barn and then became a bulk oil business. The filling station next door is said to be the first concrete-block building in Collier County
The restaurant opened in 1987 serving local items and displaying artwork as well as postcards sent by well-wishers from around the world.

Erected 2014 by Everglades Society for Historic Preservation.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Notable Buildings. A significant historical year for this entry is 1928.

Location. 25° 54.088′ N, 81° 17.697′ W. Marker is in Everglades City, Florida, in Collier County. Marker can be reached from Tamiami Trail East (U.S. 41) west of Bass Lake Road, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Everglades City FL 34139, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 7 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Ochopee Post Office (about 800 feet away, measured in a direct line); The Cypress Swamp (approx. 1.6 miles away); Tamiami Trail (approx. 4.3 miles away); "Father of the Fahkahatchee" (approx. 5.3 miles

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away); Old Railway Depot (approx. 6.2 miles away); Old Collier County Courthouse (approx. 6.3 miles away); Barron G. Collier (approx. 6.3 miles away); Hurricane Wilma (approx. 6.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Everglades City.

Also see . . . The Everglades: Joanie’s Blue Crabs, 60 Miles from Civilization. Visit Florida website entry (Submitted on April 10, 2022, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)

Photographed By Mike Wintermantel, October 16, 2021

2. Joanie's Blue Crab Cafe Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on April 10, 2022. It was originally submitted on October 19, 2021, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 418 times since then and 80 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on October 19, 2021, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.