Key West, Florida: Sponge Man
According to his accompanying sign, "The Original Spongeman" was built in 1926. Blue-faced with lumpy sponge skin, or perhaps an undersea parka.
Mac's Sea Garden
- Address:
- 280 Margaret St., Key West, FL
- Directions:
- Mac's Sea Garden. On Margaret St. just north of Caroline St.
- Phone:
- 305-293-7240
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"Man" constructed of sponges in 1926, on display in a souvenir shop.
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Key West evidently has a long history of transforming sponges into men, or, more recently, monsters.