Coral Castle

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Have you ever heard of Coral Castle? It's in Homestead which is south of here and where I was born. It was built completely out of coral by one man using only hand tools that he made himself. This man was said to be only 5 feet tall and weighing in at about 100 pounds. He did most of his work at night and no one ever saw him doing any of it. There have been stories through the years about "aliens" building the castle and/or Ed having "supernatural powers". LOL!

The man who built the castle was 26 when his 16 year old girlfriend broke off their engagment. He left his home country of Lativia and eventually settled down in south Florida. He built the Coral Castle in hopes of winning her back, but it didn't work. She never saw the castle and he never married.

Do you remember the Billy Idol's song "Sweet Sixteen"? This story is the inspiration behind that song.

I used Shel's White Chocolate Kit to scrap some of my pictures from Coral Castle.



Ed didn't have a job, but he would give tours of the castle for 10 cents. The door says to ring the bell and there is also a sign there that says to "ring twice". It's said that if you only rang the bell once or if you rang it more than twice he would not open the door for you.



The Feast of Love table is a perfect heart shape and the plant that grows in the center is the original that Ed planted.

He built the twin beds for himself and his "Sweet Sixteen". There are also smaller beds for the children he hoped they would have.

Ed lived in the top part of the tower and kept his tools on the bottom level. For a man that owned ten acres of land he sure gave himself a very tiny living space. LOL!

Make sure you go by Shel's Blog to pick up the rest of the elements from this kit.