Editor's note: The little-used airstrip in the Everglades that the state is using to build a detention center for immigrants, ...

We liked Ike. In 1956, Florida’s population had doubled, from 2 million in 1940 to 4 million. Of those, a quarter lived in the coastal strip from Miami to West Palm Beach.

We liked Ike. In 1956, Florida’s population had doubled, from 2 million in 1940 to 4 million. Of those, a quarter lived in the coastal strip from Miami to West Palm Beach.

We liked Ike. In 1956, Florida’s population had doubled, from 2 million in 1940 to 4 million. Of those, a quarter lived in the coastal strip from Miami to West Palm Beach.

We liked Ike. In 1956, Florida’s population had doubled, from 2 million in 1940 to 4 million. Of those, a quarter lived in the coastal strip from Miami to West Palm Beach.

We liked Ike. In 1956, Florida’s population had doubled, from 2 million in 1940 to 4 million. Of those, a quarter lived in the coastal strip from Miami to West Palm Beach.

We liked Ike. In 1956, Florida’s population had doubled, from 2 million in 1940 to 4 million. Of those, a quarter lived in the coastal strip from Miami to West Palm Beach.

We liked Ike. In 1956, Florida’s population had doubled, from 2 million in 1940 to 4 million. Of those, a quarter lived in the coastal strip from Miami to West Palm Beach.

We liked Ike. In 1956, Florida’s population had doubled, from 2 million in 1940 to 4 million. Of those, a quarter lived in the coastal strip from Miami to West Palm Beach.

Here are 16 restaurants from across the Sunshine State where the food is delicious — and the atmosphere is pure Old Florida.

Dollar bills on the walls, gators on the menu, sunsets in your face — here are 16 Old Florida-style restaurants worth the ...