Allison Findlay Key West Realtor
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813 Thomas Street
Old Town, Key West
A rare double lot in one of the most sought-after pockets of Old Town.
Private, expansive, and designed for effortless indoor-outdoor living.
For those who understand what’s hard to find here.
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Allison Findlay
305-395-0615
02/21/2026
When Ernest Hemingway lived in Key West in the 1930s, he loved sparring and boxing matches. Kermit “Shine” Forbes was Hemingway’s sparring partner during those years. Shine was working with a fighter named Alfred “Black Pie” Colebrooks during a match in a Bahama Village boxing ring when he first met the author.
Until his death at age 84 in 2000, decades after he last sparred with Hemingway, Shine Forbes lived in a small Bahama Village home whose walls bore hundreds of photos and clippings about the author, his descendants, and Key West’s annual Hemingway Days.
Photo circa 1989 by Kevin Crean.
Golden light.
Slow mornings.
Endless blue.
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1119 White Street
Key West, FL
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