Tuesday, October 8, 2013

Dairy Queen in Opa-Locka - 1950s



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Saturday, October 5, 2013

Collins Avenue and 44th Street, Miami Beach - 1937

Collins Avenue and 44th Street in 1937...before the Fontainebleau, traffic jams, or anything else.

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(via Florida Memory.)



Miami Archives: From "Millionaires' Row" to Hotel Row


Tuesday, October 1, 2013

The Thrift Hour - 1929

Miami Daily News, Feb. 6, 1929.

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Tuesday, September 24, 2013

The Palatial Restaurant was Miami's first Kosher eatery

Via Florida Memory:

The Palatial Restaurant "was the first kosher restaurant in Miami. Opened in 1923 by Morton and Sadie Fagan. It was originally on 3rd Ave. between 1st and 2nd streets, and in 1928 moved to 265 NE 2nd St."






South Florida gas stations through the years

Norton Tire Co., 5th Street and Alton Road, Miami Beach. (1939)
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Broad Causeway. (1955)

4475 NW 22nd Ave., Miami.  (1974)

8787 Biscayne Blvd., Miami. (1970)


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Sunday, September 22, 2013

Raleigh Hotel, Miami Beach

Raleigh Hotel, 1775 Collins Ave., Miami Beach. (1940s)

Original caption: "Raleigh Hotel, Collins Avenue, 
Miami Beach, Florida. Pool from center. 
L. Murray Dixon, architect." (1941)

Outdoor cafe and pool area of the Raleigh Hotel. (1948)