The Gato Village Pocket Park is a small green community space that has a rich history and several interesting sculptures. Established in the late 1800s, the park was part of a community of 40 cigar makers’ cottages which were built by Eduardo Gato to attract the best cigar artisans to the Gato Cigar Factory at the height of the cigar manufacturing industry. The park features a representation of one the cottages that stood here in 1897 and a large cigar sculpture which is a monument to the men and women who made Key West the cigar capital of the world. This tiny neighborhood pocket consists of a four-foot wide gate, one bench, the replica of the cottage and the 12-foot tall, half-smoked Cuban cigar complete with a period-perfect gold band and smoke coming from the top.

The Gato Village Pocket Park, 616 Louisa Street, Key West, FL, 33040, Phone: 305-393-9777

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