For the foreseeable future, if you find yourself strolling along the seawall at the corner of South and Whitehead streets, your view of the water will be blocked by a chainlink fence covered in green tarp and signs reading, "Danger: Construction Area. Keep Out." A live shot from the world-famous Southernmost Webcam offers a glimpse behind the fence: The top of the buoy can be seen painted white, but surrounded by plywood.

Key West's most photographed attraction stands behind fencing and plywood.
Screenshot via Southernmost Webcam/Two Oceans Digital
So, will Instagram experience a drought of Southernmost Point selfies in its absence? Not exactly.

A sign in front of the painted-over Southernmost Point buoy points to its temporary doppelganger replacement.
Photo by Mark Hedden/Florida Keys News Bureau
The popular attraction dates back to the early '70s, when a wooden sign designated the supposed southernmost point in the U.S. — the actual southernmost point in Florida is on Ballast Key, southwest of Key West. But the legend stuck, and in 1983, 42 years ago this month, the city placed the concrete buoy at Southernmost Point Plaza, spawning a photo tradition dating back well before the social media age.