There’s a unique post office along Route 41 in Ochopee, Florida which has become something of a tourist destination unto itself.
This closet-sized, 7×8-foot building used to be an irrigation pipe shed for a tomato farm. It was pressed into service after a fire destroyed the Ochopee general store — which also housed the post office — in 1953.
The town, which sits on the edge of the Everglades, and which reportedly has a population of 11, has been happy with it ever since.
We speak about it with Gene Wooten, who owns the building. Our conversation also gets into some other local flavor, including a culinary dish called Gator Tails.
At:
http://conversationsontheroad.com (Access April, 2008)
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
No comments:
Post a Comment