Wynwood
Home to more than 70 art galleries, retail stores, shops, bars, and restaurants, not to mention all the street art, graffiti, and hipsters your heart could ever desire. Wynwood has a rich history starting in 1913 when it was dubbed Wyndwood. The neighborhood grew to become a working class area and […]
Coral Castle
Close to Homestead Florida there is a mysterious site that might of been build using other worldly methods, but probably not. Edward Leedskalnin, an immigrant from Latvia, built the structure in the 1920s yet that seems to be all we know about the building of this “castle.” A tourist attraction since […]
The Tequesta
The Tequesta and their ancestors lived in South Florida for over 3000 years. These people used all the natural resource available to them, the ocean, the bay, the tree hammocks, and the Everglades. As with many other Native American groups the arrival of Europeans would soon spell the end of […]
The Mother of Miami
Julia Tuttle, the Mother of Miami, saw the promise of a sleepy outpost of civilization tucked between Biscayne Bay and the Everglades. Her vision helped create the city of Miami. Born in Cleveland, Ohio, Julia’s life was heading toward the mundane but the death of her husband forced Julia into the […]
Islandia
Less than 20 miles from Miami are a group of islands that seem like a tropical paradise (excuse the mosquitos please). These islands are the Upper Florida Keys, the ones not connected to land by the Overseas Highway, but once upon a time there was a plan to connect them and […]
The Half Moon
On nautical maps of Biscayne Bay, just out side Bear Cut (a narrow waterway that separates Key Biscayne and Virginia Key), there is feature simply labeled “obstruction.” That term belies the rich history of the ship that rests under the waves on that shallow shoal. The Half Moon, or Germania its […]
Miami’s First Christmas (1896)
Just months after its incorporation Miami celebrated its first christmas with hope for the bright future that was to come. With christmas sales at local stores, increased tourism, famous guests, and construction all around that first christmas would be a good precursor for all others to come after it, except that […]
Ghosts of the Biltmore
With Halloween creeping around the corner, we check in with the ghosts up on the 13th floor of the Biltmore Hotel. Strange happenings have long been whispered about in that historic hotel. Founded in 1926, the building was converted into a military hospital at the outset of World War II before sitting […]
Yellow Fever
At the tail end of the 19th century, Miami was a healthy city, nearly doubling its population each year since the railroad had come in. Then the fever came. From the first rumours of an outbreak in Key West, Miami was on high alert: yellow fever was the scourge of cities […]
The Surf Club
The Surf Club, most famous of Miami Beach’s Jazz Age private clubs, first opened in 1930. Founded as an alternative to the stuffy Bath Club and the downmarket Roman Pools, it was housed in an ornate high-Renaissance building on a then-empty stretch of beach. Over time, the glitteratti and social elite flocked to the […]
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