Coke Building Sign - Downtown Fernandina, Florida
Posted by: macleod1
N 30° 40.287 W 081° 27.852
17R E 455533 N 3393283
This sign has been repainted over the years on the side of this building in the historic town of Fernandina.
Waymark Code: WM4FDA
Location: Florida, United States
Date Posted: 08/17/2008
Views: 38
The building is the Palace Saloon. The Palace has held the title of "Florida's Oldest" continuously operated drinking establishment. According to local lore, it was the last bar in Florida to close on the eve of Prohibition.
It was the first hard liquor bar to begin serving Coca-Cola, around 1905.