Whitney Beach Resort area's beach on north end of Longboat Key with Beer Can Island and its cove in the background. University of South Florida Tampa Library still image eng The Whitney Beach Resort area on the north end of Longboat Key. Greer Island, known as Beer Can Island, is seen at the entrance to the Longboat Pass bridge. Here it is still an island with a cove. In earlier and later years, erosion joined the little island to Longboat Key as a peninsula. The channel from the Gulf of Mexico to Sarasota Bay and the Intercoastal Waterway are visible above Beer Can Island. Gordon Whitney of Whitney Beach Resort took these photos for 1961 advertising booklet. The Whitney Beach Resort area on the north end of Longboat Key. Greer Island, known as Beer Can Island, is seen at the entrance to the Longboat Pass bridge. Here it is still an island with a cove. In earlier and later years, erosion joined the little island to Longboat Key as a peninsula. The channel from the Gulf of Mexico to Sarasota Bay and the Intercoastal Waterway are visible above Beer Can Island. Gordon Whitney of Whitney Beach Resort took these photos for 1961 advertising booklet. United States Florida--Manatee County -Longboat Key. Manatee County Public Library Historic Photograph Collection
Whitney Beach Resort area's beach on north end of Longboat Key with Beer Can Island and its cove in the background.
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The Whitney Beach Resort area on the north end of Longboat Key. Greer Island, known as Beer Can Island, is seen at the entrance to the Longboat Pass bridge. Here it is still an island with a cove. In earlier and later years, erosion joined the little island to Longboat Key as a peninsula. The channel from the Gulf of Mexico to Sarasota Bay and the Intercoastal Waterway are visible above Beer Can Island. Gordon Whitney of Whitney Beach Resort took these photos for 1961 advertising booklet.
The Whitney Beach Resort area on the north end of Longboat Key. Greer Island, known as Beer Can Island, is seen at the entrance to the Longboat Pass bridge. Here it is still an island with a cove. In earlier and later years, erosion joined the little island to Longboat Key as a peninsula. The channel from the Gulf of Mexico to Sarasota Bay and the Intercoastal Waterway are visible above Beer Can Island. Gordon Whitney of Whitney Beach Resort took these photos for 1961 advertising booklet.
United States
Florida--Manatee County -Longboat Key.
Manatee County Public Library Historic Photograph Collection