Wednesday, April 05, 2023

Another day at the Buccaneer

The things we see along the A1A
Deerfield Beach, FL
February 2023
This photo originally shared on Instagram


The scene: we’ve come to the beach for the day, and I’ve gone for a walk in search of lunch.

The plan is to pick up some pizza and bring it back to my wife, but on the stroll over to the resto, I find myself getting pulled into the local architecture.

The Buccaneer reminds me of those old-style, low-rise, affordable oceanfront hotels that once dominated this place. They’ve largely been replaced by bigger and fancier resorts, but a few still hang on in the shadows, their flaking paint baking slowly in the subtropical sun.

A shirtless gentleman sits on the second floor balcony and takes in the endless mass of sun seekers below. I’m sure he’d have countless stories to tell, but they’ll have to remain untold, as I’ve already spent too much time in the sun, and lunch awaits.

I hope this place sticks around for a while. The world needs flaking paint just as much as it needs shiny and new.

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