Monday, September 30, 2013

Piggly Wiggly store in Coral Gables - 1920s

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House at 1203 N. Greenway Drive, Coral Gables - ca. 1925

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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)






Friday, September 20, 2013

Marcia Valibus, Miss Miami Beach - 1956.

Original caption:  "This beauty "on the rocks" is 18 year old 
Marcia Valibus, who will represent Miami Beach 
for 1956 in the Miss Florida contest. She hopes to go on 
from there to the title match, the Miss America contest next 
September. She looks like a safe bet, what with her winning
 smile, 35-24-35 measurements, five foot seven height, 
and a good, solid foundation." (April, 1956.)






Tuesday, September 17, 2013

Sunday, September 15, 2013

1925 newspaper ad for Royal Palm Ice Cream

From the Miami Daily News, Nov. 21, 1925.