Bahama Village

Bahama Village market in Key West, Florida

Bahama Village is a neighborhood in the City of Key West, Florida, Monroe County, United States. It is located southwest of downtown, in Old Town.

It covers over a 16 block area that lies southwest of Whitehead Street and northeast of Truman Annex, bordered by Whitehead, Southard, Fort and Louisa Streets.

It was once a primarily black neighborhood, and is named for its many original residents who were of Bahamian ancestry.

The entrance to the village on Petronia Street has an open air flea market, shops and restaurants, and has recently become a small tourist attraction.

It contains the city of Key West's public swimming pool.

It is wise to be wary in most areas of Key West after dark, especially outside of heavily trafficked tourist areas, and especially when alone and/or impaired by alcohol or drugs. Bahama Village is no exception to this cautionary rule. Bahama Village was known for open-air drug dealing in days gone by, but police coverage is now a constant.

External links

• Bahama Village on Google Maps

Additional photos

Petronia Street entrance on Duval Street.

One of the many free roaming chicken families that can be seen in the streets of Bahama Village and Key West.