Biscayne Bay's Unusual Structures Built On Stilts
- 9 years ago
Only 7 colorful, stilt-based structures still remain of the 27 that were once built about a mile into Biscayne Bay.
Biscayne Bay is an extremely diverse area in Florida which includes a large national park and an unusual set of houses perched above the water.
This collection of buildings is called Stiltsville, aptly named because of the way they were constructed on stilts starting in the 1930s.
The first structure was built as a food and gambling shack, and it was eventually joined by clubs for the wealthy like the Social Deck in the 1940s and the Bikini Club in the 60s--both of which were eventually raided by t
Biscayne Bay is an extremely diverse area in Florida which includes a large national park and an unusual set of houses perched above the water.
This collection of buildings is called Stiltsville, aptly named because of the way they were constructed on stilts starting in the 1930s.
The first structure was built as a food and gambling shack, and it was eventually joined by clubs for the wealthy like the Social Deck in the 1940s and the Bikini Club in the 60s--both of which were eventually raided by t