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Showing posts with label Miami in the 1920s. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Miami in the 1920s. Show all posts
Thursday, March 28, 2024

All aboard the Orange Blossom Special to Florida - a movable hotel

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  Postcard 1939 - Orange Blossom Special Public Domain By Jane Feehan Some called visitors to Florida during the 1920s “the sunshine seeke...
Wednesday, December 27, 2023

New Year 2024, meet Miami headlines from 1924

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  Miami 1924 - State Archives of Florida/Romer Below is a sampling of headlines from sections of the Miami News-Metropolis of January 1, 1...
Friday, July 15, 2022

Florida: a state of superlatives and high hopes in 1921 ... and today?

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  Baggage at Florida East Coast Railway Depot 1921 Florida State Archives Newspapers played a big part in promoting Florida during the boom ...
Thursday, June 18, 2020

Miami Beach's first oceanside grand - Roney Plaza Hotel

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Roney Plaza Hotel, circa 1930 - Florida State Archives/Florida Memory B y Jane Feehan The Roney Plaza Hotel opened in February, 1926. Built ...
Monday, September 1, 2014

Rex Ingram on Miami film studio: We got no cooperation on Passion Vine

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By Jane Feehan “Next movie will tax all Miami facilities for scenes and props,” the Aug, 22, 1922 Miami Daily Metropolis headline claimed...
Wednesday, February 5, 2014

Hialeah Park opens in 1925 with creative betting

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Hialeah Park Florida State Archives Hialeah Park East 4th Avenue Hialeah, FL https://hialeahparkcasino.com/ By Jane Feehan Hi...
Wednesday, March 20, 2013

Sea Hornet II comes to Miami - a little sub with big prospects

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By Jane Feehan According to the Miami Daily Metropolis , the Sea Hornet II , a torpedo boat that “almost revolutionized submarine warfare” ...
Sunday, March 10, 2013

Loggerhead turtle racing to eclipse all watersports ... 1921

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Today’s animal activists would gasp at the loggerhead sea turtle race held on Miami Beach - then often referred to as Miami by the Sea -...