Earned the International Axe Throwing Day (2022) sponsored by WATL badge! EARLY YEARS Most recently, in September, photographer and amateur historian Jim Wilson acquired a sketch book of Waldos sold at an auction years ago that contains rudimentary sketches thought to be related to the Szechuan Palace, Waldos Mountain and the Driftwood. In 1958, for example, he claimed as one of his lifes accomplishments clearing and grading the right of way from the old wooden bridge to A.B. 
SEXTON FAMILY PHOTOS. 5. The pour size was much to be desired, Michael F.: He was a master publicist, stuffing in his pockets McKee Jungle Gardens pamphlets and flyers extolling the features of Vero Beach to hand out on virtually any trip he took or constantly prodding writers for publications like the New York Times or Saturday Evening Post to spotlight him and his attractions and the wonders of Vero Beach. Siblings Barbara Sexton, left, and Jacqueline Sexton, right, are with mom Elsebeth behind the pony. 1957 Completes and opens the Turf Club, now the Szechuan Palace. 1911 Graduates from Purdue and moves to Barberton, Ohio, where he works as manager on the farms of O.C. Even his original 1917 homestead on 12th Street remains in family hands, occupied by his grandson Mark Tripson and altered little since his death. VeroBeach.com is a Member of:Cultural Council of Indian River County-Main Street Vero Beach (MSVB)-Vero Beach Chamber of Commerce-National Association of Real Estate Editors (NAREE). Earned the Brewery Pioneer (Level 60) badge! The Ocean Grill made its debut as an open-air patio on New Years Eve 1941 but closed the next day because of no-see-ums. One of the most fascinating places to stay in Florida, this architectural treasure built in 1935 is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. 
Mark Tripson and wife, Hildie, ended up buying Waldos home in 1980. The Ocean Grill opened New Years Eve 1941, offering dancing under the stars, but closed the next day because the no-see-ums arrived at sundown and were fierce. 
Sean Sexton is the author of another authoritative source, Waldos Mountain, about the hill, now long gone, that Waldo built beachside in Vero across the street from what is now Jaycee Beach Park on A1A. With partner Arthur McKee, Waldo formed Royal Park Exotic Nurseries in 1925. The restaurant building has been operated as the Szechuan Palace for the last 28 years with the Liang family leasing it from Sexton Inc. The anecdote has given generations of Vero natives and newcomers the license to embellish stories about him to such a point that much of what is shared about him today is more apocrypha than fact. patrick o.: He saw 100,000 cars a year going down U.S. 1, and he said how are we going to stop them and make money from them? said grandson Mark Tripson, who is now president of Sexton Inc. Yes, but if it is true (I am by nature a skeptical person ). The Driftwood Resort is historically registered including the pool bathrooms. The Driftwood was originally built as a weekend beach house for his family. The Driftwood is worth a visit to see this amazing and historic structure. 
He created a test for confirming the outstanding attributes of Indian River citrus and through his involvement in various organizations, including the Indian River Citrus League, he helped develop its worldwide reputation. Son Ralph, who headed Sexton Inc. and died in 2014, just two days shy of his 87th birthday, commissioned the only biography of his father, Tales of Waldo E. Sexton by George W. Gross, published in 2001. SJ Brewing Company, Yes, but if it is true (I am by nature a skeptical person ). During her senior year of high school, she rememberd being surprised when she received an acceptance letter from Macalester College in Minnesota, even though she had never applied. His larger-than-life imprint remains indelibly planted on Vero Beach through many of his works that still stand: McKee Botanical Garden, the Driftwood Resort, and the Ocean Grill, Patio and Szechuan Palace restaurants. Barber had also recently completed a 52-room mansion that was described by the New York Times as the finest mansion between New York and Chicago. Waldo lived in a section of the antique-filled mansion and took his meals with Barbers family. Townspeople who remembered the 1930's describe Sexton pacing up and down the beach shouting verbal instructions to the crews, who worked by voice command only, without plans. Anyone is free to ring a bell or two when the spirit moves them. Sign up with your email address to receive news and updates.
One episode occurred in Cuba, and Elsebeth had to travel there to retrieve her husband. He enrolled in Indiana University in 1908 to study medicine but later dropped out and entered Purdue University to study animal husbandry, graduating in 1911. Financing his education himself, Waldo held jobs stoking furnaces and waiting tables before going into sales. Poor size is more like it amirite, Todd M. is drinking a Waldo's Lager by Waldo's Driftwood Resort at The Driftwood Inn & Resort, mike f. is drinking a Waldo's Lager by Waldo's Driftwood Resort at Waldo's at the Driftwood, Amanda F. is drinking a Waldo's Lager by Waldo's Driftwood Resort at Waldo's at the Driftwood, Andy L. is drinking a Waldo's Lager by Waldo's Driftwood Resort, Celina N. is drinking a Waldo's Lager by Waldo's Driftwood Resort, Devon B. is drinking a Waldo's Lager by Waldo's Driftwood Resort at Waldo's at the Driftwood, Kevin M. is drinking a Waldo's Lager by Waldo's Driftwood Resort at Waldo's, John is drinking a Waldo's Lager by Waldo's Driftwood Resort at Waldo's at the Driftwood, JD C. is drinking a Waldo's Lager by Waldo's Driftwood Resort at Waldo's, john S. is drinking a Waldo's Lager by Waldo's Driftwood Resort at Waldo's, Matt M. is drinking a Waldo's Lager by Waldo's Driftwood Resort, Martina Q. is drinking a Waldo's Lager by Waldo's Driftwood Resort at Waldo's at the Driftwood, N T. is drinking a Waldo's Lager by Waldo's Driftwood Resort at Waldo's at the Driftwood, Joe P. is drinking a Waldo's Lager by Waldo's Driftwood Resort at Waldo's at the Driftwood, Chris J. is drinking a Waldo's Lager by Waldo's Driftwood Resort at Waldo's at the Driftwood, Rob M. is drinking a Waldo's Lager by Waldo's Driftwood Resort at Waldo's at the Driftwood, Rittmayer Aisch Osterbier Though occupied by condominiums, the land underneath remains owned by another Sexton family corporation, Oslo Packing Inc. Waldo with members of the synchronized swimming team known as the Dolphinettes on Waldos Mountain in the 1950s. As the Great Depression approached and Floridas land boom went bust, new estate taxes forced the heirs of robber barons in Palm Beach to give up their mansions, with some falling under the wrecking ball. Waldo Sexton arrived in Vero Beach in the 1920's and proceeded to build the Driftwood Inn, one of the most extraordinary structures in the South. Sexton and Hurston had struck up a friendship through their mutual friend, writer Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings. Reporting for this article is based on Sexton family interviews and archives, Tales of Waldo E. Sexton by George W. Gross, the photo glossary from Sean Sextons Waldos Mountain and the research and archives of historian and genealogist Pam Cooper. 1956 Begins building Waldos Mountain and completes it in 1960. 1924 Founds Vero Beach Dairy, the first commercial dairy in the area. That looks like a tiny beverage. Daddy always wanted us to have experiences that he never had and so he took us on all sorts of trips, Barbara told biographer Gross. WALDOS STRUGGLE Ian M.: Waldos demonstration with oxen pulling the plow recorded by a photographer went awry and was largely blamed on Floridas sandy soil. Check availability for non oceanfront studios, call or email the resort for all other room type availability. The whole town was his blank canvas.
LAST DAYS Saturday and Sunday the music starts at 1:00 p.m. Other nights it is likely to start at 7:00 p.m.If you are there are on Tuesday, you can enjoy 2 for 1 draft, house wine and well drinks from 7:00 p.m. to close. His passion for beautifying the citys landscape extends from the water oaks at 14th Avenue to laurels along 21st Street, royal palms on Royal Palm Boulevard, Royal Palm Place and McKee Botanical Garden, and banyan trees throughout the city. 1958 Waldo Sexton Day is celebrated in Vero Beach on Nov. 5. THE PATRIARCH THE OCEAN GRILL Waldos entrepreneurial drive and vision permeated every sector of early Vero commerce: real estate sales, residential development, citrus cultivation, cattle ranching, dairy farming and tourism.
He would buy fraternity jewelry, such as fraternity pins, from pawn shops and resell them to fraternity members. The project evolves into a hotel that becomes known as the Driftwood Inn and a restaurant now known as Waldos. One woman enjoyed her tour so much that she trailed along with another group the next day. An artist and amateur architect, his greatest gift was salvaging the refuse of Palm Beach mansions to create new structures, perhaps just as structurally sound but looking as if they had been haphazardly put together or were organic to the landscape. Though he would sometimes enlist the services of architects and friend, landscape painter A.E. Earned the Brewery Pioneer (Level 18) badge! His health would continue its decline over the next nine years, and he would spend his last five years at the Royal Palm Nursing Home. He would get depressed, but it was always over money, said grandson Mark Tripson. SZECHUAN PALACE Randys son, Randy Jr., has transitioned the familys grove business into a palm nursery while youngest son, Bobby, is a founder of Natalies Orchid Island Juice Company. Positioned between the Atlantic and Bethel Creek was the 54-foot-high mountain. Waldo would build a set of concrete and tile stairs leading to a large cross at the top as well as king and queen thrones. The Patio began as a real estate office and a fruit stand that was opened in 1935 by Waldos sister, Lulu Sexton Sleeth. He acquired and collected bells, often giving them away to friends and churches. You sure its not just my big hands? His last project was the purchase of a 3,500-acre farm. See the original article in the print publication. 8. He had an affinity for silver dollars. They later produce a family of two girls and two boys. A collection of bells, many of those acquired by Waldo, can be seen placed discreetly at venues throughout Vero. McKEE BOTANICAL GARDEN PHOTO ARCHIVES. The rooms in the sections, which had an upstairs, featured furniture made of driftwood and various objects Waldo collected over the years. One of Waldos older brothers, Enoch, died of suicide in 1924 after a nervous breakdown. McKEE JUNGLE GARDENS When Waldo returned a few days later, he was surprised to see a mountain of fill towering above the trees. On the business side, Waldo continued to devote himself to ventures that would ensure his familys security. ARRIVAL IN VERO 
Earned the Wheel of Styles (Level 7) badge! Across State Road 60, Marks cousin, Sean, continues to oversee the cattle ranch founded by Waldo and taken over by Ralph. At one time, he was president of 17 corporations, 12 of which were still in existence in 1958. Waldo built the Ocean Grill on a 250-foot piece of oceanfront property he bought in 1925. 1918 Marries Elsebeth Martens. He died Dec. 28, 1967, at the age of 82 and was buried in Veros Crestlawn Cemetery. Fascinated with his various works, who doesnt automatically embrace his spirit when hearing the story of his response to a woman taking a tour with him of the Driftwood? Luckily, his penchant for publicity left a long trail of newspaper interviews and articles about him often enough to identify inconsistencies and divine the truth through what he repeated most often. The bands play by the pool weather permitting. Waldos philosophy work with nature seems aligned with transcendentalism and is reflected in the buildings he would create. Brauerei und Gasthaus Rittmayer Aisch, Punk'dToberfest Waldo had a vision for the future of his children Jacqueline, Barbara, Ralph and Randy and the generations beyond. He was named Waldo Emerson Sexton after Ralph Waldo Emerson, who led the philosophical and social movement known as transcendentalism, which holds that divinity pervades all nature and humanity. To her amazement, none of the stories were the same. Since 1965, the restaurant, one of the most popular on the Treasure Coast, has been operated by the Replogle family, which leases it from Sexton Inc. , Chris U. is drinking a Waldo's Lager by Waldo's Driftwood Resort at Waldo's at the Driftwood, greg y. is drinking a Waldo's Lager by Waldo's Driftwood Resort at Waldo's, Beers not quite as good as the view, but I aint complainin, patrick o. is drinking a Waldo's Lager by Waldo's Driftwood Resort at Waldo's, Chris L.: Copyright Indian River Media Group Inc. No reproduction allowed unless with the express written permission of Indian River Media Group Inc. By 1917, he went into farming for himself, planting 10,000 citrus trees the first year and building a small house on 12th Street that would become his homestead. One of the bells belonged to Harriet Beecher Stowe. The Vero that the 28-year-old Waldo encountered was a community of just a few hundred people in 1913. To take a virtual tour ofthe property click here. Otherwise,, they make room inside the restaurant for the band. Earned the Paint the Town Red (Level 5) badge! Waldo also gave each of his children a pony. Our waitress informed us that the brewers/owners of Anheuser-Busch so frequent and enjoy this spot they brewed and named this beer after Waldos. Over the years, the house was expanded. Naturally, I cant confirm this story, but it is still more interesting than the beer. Sexton, founder of McKee's Jungle Attractions, also in Vero Beach, built his sprawling dream of cypress logs and pecky-cypress paneling from the swamps around the Blue Cypress Lake about 26 miles away. My only regret, he once said, is that I had not come to Vero Beach sooner.. He was eventually diagnosed with manic depression, now known as bipolar disorder, and was hospitalized repeatedly with the depressive episodes often occurring after the completion of a highly creative project. Grandson Sean Sexton says he was waiting for a part to arrive from company headquarters in Cleveland, which had been hit with a snow storm. 
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1937 Completes and opens what would become known as the Patio restaurant. Daughter Barbara married John Tripson, who would buy Waldos Vero Beach Dairy and transform it into Tripsons Dairy, serving much of the Treasure Coast. Years later, Waldo said he learned his city manners at Barbers house from Waldos personal butler, at Mr. Barbers pleasure., Waldos 1917 homestead as seen in the 1930s after a second floor is added. He had a spiritual streak. Earned the Land of the Free (Level 12) badge! In true Waldo entrepreneurial fashion, the Tripsons today run the property known as Waldos Secret Garden as a venue for weddings and other large events. I like things nobody else wants, he said. Using his life savings of $500, he put a down payment on 160 acres of land on 12th Street, 100 feet of oceanfront property and a business lot. Im not going to raise yours.. Earned the Brewery Pioneer (Level 72) badge! Im a sinner.. Elsebeth and Waldo Sexton sit at the reviewing stand on Waldo Sexton day in 1958. The city wouldnt be incorporated for six more years. SEXTON COLLECTION, ARCHIVE CENTER, IRC MAIN LIBRARY. But when Barbara became pregnant with their first child, Waldo took action. He developed three varieties of avocado, one of which is named Sexton. Hed get you up in the morning at 3 oclock and say, Dont let the sun catch you sleeping in bed. He was rough and ready. So interesting story.
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The whole town turned out for the parade, said Geeslin. Sexton also named his oldest son, Ralph Waldo Sexton, after Emerson. With lumber rescued from his barn destroyed in a hurricane, Waldo began building what would become the Driftwood in 1933. It was no ordinary farm. He also worked door-to-door selling utensils. One of Floridas biggest dreamers and doers, Waldo Sexton brokered some of Vero Beachs most important land deals while building quirky restaurants, a hotel and a tourist attraction that would give the city much of its personality. Nothing seems to be square or level, and the main porch eases itself through shifts in level a little like a frozen wave. At the time, he was staying at the Sleepy Eye Lodge the communitys only hotel and decided to stay another 10 days. We guarantee you have never run across a motel or hotel in all of Florida quite like The Driftwood Resort in Vero Beach. 
7. He expected people to be Johnny on the Spot and do what he wanted and sometimes he could be mean. When its your grandfather, you know he loves you and you dont have any sense of what other people know about him.. Sadly, it marked the beginning of Waldos long good-bye to Vero Beach. (Level 7) badge! Only the youngest child, Randy, was born in Vero. Though lacking many of Waldos touches on the exterior, the inside is pure Waldo, with worm-eaten wood, plaster medallions, ornate wrought iron touches and various art works. There, he learned to appreciate the finer things in life. Special attention to detail in each guest room along with state of the art amenities makes each stay a comfortable and memorable event. To the south was the land he would develop with partner Arthur McKee into the citys signature tourist attraction, McKee Jungle Gardens. 
1913 Begins work as a traveling salesman for the Spalding Deep Tilling Machine and travels to Vero for a demonstration. In the early days, Waldo and McKee populated the gardens with 300 animals, including macaws, toucans, flamingoes, alligators, deer, wildcats, a wrestling bear and various types of monkeys. Kids Sports, Camps & After School Programs, Casual Dining at Waldos Restaurant (inside or oceanfront deck), Bar/Lounge at Waldos with live entertainment most weekends, Accommodations include oceanfront, park or interior views, Vacation Villas: studios, 1 bedroom with Jacuzzi, 2 bedrooms, Ocean Villas: hotel rooms, efficiency, courtyard, 1 bedroom with Jacuzzi, Kentucky Driftwood: hotel room, 1 & 2 bedrooms. Besides matches, Barber made a fortune in a succession of industrial ventures, including the manufacture of sewer pipe, steel tubes, steel boilers, fire extinguishers and subways. Earned the Brewery Pioneer (Level 38) badge! Then there is Thirsty Thursday when Voodoo Buckets are discounted all day. SEXTON COLLECTION, ARCHIVE CENTER, IRC MAIN LIBRARY. The building had been Ards Grocery store, and Waldo convinced the driver to deliver it to a lot he owned on 43rd Avenue, where it has resided ever since. The children had few restrictions or responsibilities, except the care of various pets, which included a macaw, monkey, goats, several dogs and a clowder of cats to keep rats down in the dairy barn.
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