The Driftwood Inn and Restaurant (also known as The Breezeway) is a historic site in Vero Beach

Vero Beach, Florida

Vero Beach is a city in Indian River County, Florida, USA. According to the U.S. Census Bureau's 2006 estimates, the city had a population of 16,939. It is the county seat of Indian River County...

, Florida

Florida

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. It is located at 3150 Ocean Drive. On August 6, 1994, it was added to the U.S.

United States

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 National Register of Historic Places

National Register of Historic Places

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. The Driftwood Inn was opened in 1937, conceived and constructed by local Vero Beach eccentric and businessman Waldo E. Sexton

Waldo E. Sexton

Waldo E. Sexton was an entrepreneur whose enterprises have attracted visitors to Vero Beach, Florida since the 1930s and remain of value to the community, industry, tourists, artists, historians and horticulturalists. He was named to the list of Great Floridians by the Florida Department of State...

. The hotel and resort were continually expanded throughout the years, and the property is now a partial interval ownership/timeshare along with being a traditional hotel.