Sexton is quoted as saying when confronted with the inconsistency, "Madame, I'd rather be a liar than a bore any day. To her amazement, none of the stories were the same. One woman enjoyed her tour so much that she trailed along with another group the next day. Jay Clare, in an article in the New York Times, describes Sexton taking a group of visitors through the Driftwood and regaling them with tales of each object. Waldo Sexton used to love to show off his collection. Some of the finest pieces came from luxurious estates in Palm Beach, and many are of museum quality.
It is said that Sexton would disappear for days and no one would know exactly where he had been until a truck would pull up laden with the treasures he had bought. In earlier days at the Driftwood, one's popularitly could be judged by the number of bells rung upon departure.
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Anyone is free to ring a bell or two when the spirit moves them. One of the bells belonged to Harriet Beecher Stowe.
Some were purchased from missions in Mexico, others once graced such proud locomotives as Old 97 of Virginia or the local line that ran to Key West.
The Driftwood affectionately calls this the "Menagerie of Monstrosities." Certainly the most famous part of this menagerie is the vast collection of bells. Once Sexton finished the inn, he began to fill it, inside and out, with a, mish-mash of objects ranging from ships' wheels to cannons and from early Italian chests to plush sofas, gleaned from every corner of the state and as far away as Europe. Nothing seems to be square or level, and the main porch eases itself through shifts in level a little like a frozen wave. 6721 NE Whidbey Dr Driftwood Key Hansville WA 98340. Relevant Days On Movoto Price High Price Low Sqft Big Sqft Small / Sqft Distance Recently Updated Map View Grid View. The result was a two-story hotel with balconies everywhere surrounded by pole railings with turned or peeled-log supports. Driftwood Key, Hansville, WA Nearby Real Estate & Homes For Sale Sort. 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. 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. 21.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.
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