Comments on: Around South Florida at the Turn of the Unix Era http://www.vulcanhammer.org/2009/07/29/around-south-florida-at-the-turn-of-the-unix-era/ The Online Perch of a Real Elitist Snob Mon, 19 Jul 2010 05:30:52 -0400 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: porgie http://www.vulcanhammer.org/2009/07/29/around-south-florida-at-the-turn-of-the-unix-era/comment-page-1/#comment-29906 porgie Thu, 30 Jul 2009 23:11:07 +0000 http://www.vulcanhammer.org/?p=2940#comment-29906 very shallow Norris cut used to separate Fisher Island [the former home of Gar Wood] from Virginia Key [the northernmost of the long string of keys reaching to Key West] very shallow Norris cut used to separate Fisher Island
[the former home of Gar Wood] from Virginia Key [the northernmost
of the long string of keys reaching to Key West]

]]> By: me http://www.vulcanhammer.org/2009/07/29/around-south-florida-at-the-turn-of-the-unix-era/comment-page-1/#comment-29899 me Wed, 29 Jul 2009 16:40:30 +0000 http://www.vulcanhammer.org/?p=2940#comment-29899 You are correct, Blanca. Thanks for the catch. I have corrected the post and added a nautical chart to clarify the aerial view. The development pressures haven't stopped, either. You are correct, Blanca. Thanks for the catch. I have corrected the post and added a nautical chart to clarify the aerial view.

The development pressures haven’t stopped, either.

]]> By: Blanca http://www.vulcanhammer.org/2009/07/29/around-south-florida-at-the-turn-of-the-unix-era/comment-page-1/#comment-29898 Blanca Wed, 29 Jul 2009 14:59:00 +0000 http://www.vulcanhammer.org/?p=2940#comment-29898 I think the top right island is probably Fisher Island, because by 1962, Virginia key was connected to the mainland by the Rickenbacker Causeway. Today, Fisher Island is an upscale private development. And Virginia Key, though mostly natural and entirely government owned, faced development pressures from the City of Miami. I think the top right island is probably Fisher Island, because by 1962, Virginia key was connected to the mainland by the Rickenbacker Causeway. Today, Fisher Island is an upscale private development. And Virginia Key, though mostly natural and entirely government owned, faced development pressures from the City of Miami.

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