In 1976 I finally moved to Key West and started working for my grandfather the famous fishermen gambler owner of the original Hemingway bar, and eventually become mayor of Key West These are some of the girls that work for him 45 years ago the one on the right and that was the big problem my grandfather was wearing his favorite shirt Jesus coming and boy is he pissed I have the slide reversed

My number one publisher poster 1989 stood on a 6 foot ladder at Bartels Tiki bar in point Pleasant shot south going towards Bayhead Kennedy Studios in Key West published it sold it and all his galleries and I sold it up and down the Jersey shore the Terracina name was no now on the Jersey shore

As far back as the late 70s I have been publishing postcards posters and magazine articles started off with sunsets and sunrises then I came back to the Jersey shore did pretty good I am back in Florida now think I’m going to give Daytona Beach a chance the images you’re looking at Are some of my published works in the last 42 years

In 1976 great uncle Sal decided to take us all upstairs and do our portfolios above Captain Tony’s saloon that’s where he made some masks and had some crazy portfolio parties if you know what I mean the young lady right here Lindy Star The best bartender my grandfather ever had in his words and technically a professional pool player and hustler she was the first bartender I met when I first arrived in Key West

The facts I am about to tell you are true they’re out of a five page story from people Magazine the New York Times his major motion picture and his book also from myself I am his oldest grandson I work for him for seven years back in the 70s and 80s my dad is his oldest son still partying in Key West My dad is 85 and I’m 65 the guy you’re looking at is Captain Tony run and gun smuggler Serious mob connections Married four times with 13 children but the original Hemingway bar and then finagled his way in to becoming mayor of Key West Captain Tony Tarracino

Terracina Mask an Photography studio opens up in New Jersey 2004 over 65 masks in different rooms the two masks you’re looking at Lisa and I have them in one of our rooms and in the dining room they were created by Sal In 1937 they were used in all his studios and his mind reading act and hypnotizing people

Terracina West Studios grand opening May 1986 this was my first portfolio Joanna from Russia

New York City 3:30 in the morning 1964

If you go to the category world of mirth on this site you will see an incredible collection of photos from a bizarre traveling carnival 19 £.49 Sal Was the mind reader hypnotist organ player he had his own photography in Mask studio on premises Besides doing all their photography and their book he got to party with all the psycho clowns midgets and burlesque girls he told me some pretty incredible stories

Family and friends cousin Frankie and Aldo that’s Captain Tony on the bottom for right Sal took all these portraits 1947 Just before Captain Tony fled to Key West to hide out

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