Stiltsville

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Out in the middle of Biscayne Bay, seven houses hover on pilings over the shallow waters, the remnants of the historic community of Stiltsville .

It started in the early 1930s, when a fisherman named 'Crawfish' Eddie Walker built an off-shore shack where he could entertain his fishing buddies. At its peak there were 27 offshore structures, but hurricanes have claimed many of the buildings. Slated to be torn down in 1999, the buildings were saved by a petition with 75,000 signatures.

And while the Stiltsville Trust is now making plans for the buildings' future, a hurricane may get the final vote.