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| Click here to enlarge. |
Sunday, April 28, 2013
Monday, April 22, 2013
Opening of the Pan American Airport on N.W. 36th St. - 1929
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| Miami Daily News, Jan. 6, 1929. |
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| Grand opening of the new terminal for Pan American Airways System at Pan American Field, Miami, Jan. 9, 1929. Amelia Earhart is 5th from right. (Click on images to enlarge.) |
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| Pan American Field, 1928. |
Sunday, April 21, 2013
Saturday, April 20, 2013
Miami's Great Causeway - 1920
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| This image shows the County Causeway, now known as the MacArthur
Causeway. To the right, Star Island can be seen. Beyond Star Island, Palm Island can be seen. In the distance, the city of Miami can be seen. In the foreground, there is sand above the surface of the water, which now part of Terminal Island. (Click image to enlarge.) |
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Thursday, April 18, 2013
Tourist photo booth at Hardie's Bathing Casino, Miami Beach - 1925
Back in 1925 during prohibition, Miami Beach tourists could have their picture taken at a photo booth dressed up to look like a saloon in Havana, Cuba.
Caption: Postcard of couples in a tourist photo booth at Hardie's Bathing Casino during the prohibition - Miami Beach, Florida. Photographed on February 19, 1925.
Caption: Postcard of couples in a tourist photo booth at Hardie's Bathing Casino during the prohibition - Miami Beach, Florida. Photographed on February 19, 1925.
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| Original caption: "At the left is Mr. Astley with Mr. Coble in background. Also included are Mrs. Astley and Mrs. Coble." Photo via FloridaMemory.com Click image to enlarge. |
Tuesday, April 16, 2013
Monday, April 15, 2013
Construction and opening of the Miami Biltmore Hotel
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| Biltmore Hotel under construction, Nov. 20, 1925. |
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| John McEntee Bowman and George E. Merrick, builders of the Biltmore Hotel. |
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| Miami Daily News, Jan. 15, 1926. |
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| Miami Daily News, Jan. 16, 1926. |
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| Miami Daily News, Jan. 16, 1926. |
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| Miami Daily News, Jan. 17, 1926. (Click to enlarge.) |
Friday, April 12, 2013
Thursday, April 11, 2013
The original 'Scarface' premieres at the Coconut Grove Theater - 1932
The Howard Hughes production of "Scarface," starring Paul Muni, was released 81 years ago this week.
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| From the Miami Daily News, April 10, 1932. |
Wednesday, April 3, 2013
Tuesday, April 2, 2013
The movie theater at the tip of South Beach
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| The Biscayne Plaza Theatre was located at 206 Biscayne Street - now South Pointe Drive. (1930) |
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| Miami Daily News, Nov. 25, 1926. |
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| Miami Daily News, Jan. 14, 1927. |
