I went to Fort Lauderdale for work in April '08, where there is nothing to take pictures of. However, about an hour south of there in the town of Homestead lies The Coral Castle. Some wackjob named Edward Leedskalnin built it for his lost love. The Billy Idol song, Sweet Sixteen, is totally based on his story, and the video was shot there. The thing about the coral castle is that nobody saw him build it, and he built it by himself. It's one of those weird mystery kinds of things. Some people think he rediscovered the secrets of the Egyptian construction guys, although apparently it's not really a secret anymore how they built the pyramids. I can't verify that, it's just something I heard. I'd go into more detail, but you know, the wikipedia page on it probably tells it better than I could. I'll just show you my pictures from my little day trip down there, how does that sound, dearie? [Granny voice] For a full atrocious accounting of my visit there, read this.
Scan of a postcard I picked up at the Coral Castle of what the place looked like in the 1940's
Main entrance; 10 cent admission fee
Ed's Tool shed
Walls of coral and shells
This is Ed. And Ed's bed.
This is Ed. And Ed's bed.
This is Ed. And Ed's bed.
This is a nice overview of the Castle... as you can sort of see, it's not really a proper castle, more of a coral wall enclosing a courtyard filled with fanciful tables, chairs, and statues made of coral.
This is a nice overview of the Castle... as you can sort of see, it's not really a proper castle, more of a coral wall enclosing a courtyard filled with fanciful tables, chairs, and statues made of coral.
Ed's peni... I mean, obelisk.
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