Bring in the Double!!! - Southermost Point's Double for Fixes Later This Summer

The City of Key West wants to assure the world that the island’s most-photographed landmark continues to be photographed while the intersection of the Southernmost Point is repaired later this summer.

While the original Southernmost Buoy will be temporarily unavailable to visitors, the City is busy constructing a new, temporary buoy, which will be placed at the Duval Street Pocket Park at 1400 Duval.

Past storm events have undermined the existing Southernmost Plaza, and the City is readying to repair the seawall and other damage at the corner of South and Whitehead Streets. The work will require the closure of the area, impacting access to the existing buoy.

BRING IN THE DOUBLE!

A body double or photography double is used in certain specific shots to replace the credited actor of a character. The body double's face is obscured to maintain the illusion that they are the same character; usually by shooting their body at an angle that leaves their face out (such as by showing the body double from the back) or in post-production by superimposing the original actor's face over the body double's. The double's face is usually not seen on-camera, particularly when they do not facially resemble the actor; a wig will usually be employed if the double's hair color is different from that of the main actor. This is in contrast to a stand-in, who replaces an actor for non-filming purposes such as scene arrangement and lighting adjustments.

But no worries! The buoy being fabricated will provide visitors and residents alike with the same photo opportunity. In the meantime, the plaza will be repaired and enhanced, and the original buoy will remain right where it is.

The solid concrete buoy was originally erected in 1983. A sewer main was used to shape the giant buoy. Local artists Henry Del Valle and Danny Acosta brought their talents to painting it. After the iconic landmark was damaged during Hurricane Irma, the two artists re-painted the buoy.