Here’s an interesting advertisment from 1923… Miami, the city of adventure and tropical wonderland, where business cares and worries vanish under the spell of glorious sunshine, invites the world to enjoy the magic of fun in myriad forms, in 4 the most
Archive for August, 2008
Miami by the Sea
Posted in Tourism on August 30, 2008 | Comments Off
Nikko, The Trip Beautiful
Posted in Attractions on August 16, 2008 | Comments Off
The Nikko was a sightseeing tour boat that operated from the lagoon across from the Roney Plaza Hotel at 24th and Collins Avenue during the 1940s and 50s.
Moon Over Miami
Posted in Film on August 10, 2008 | Comments Off
Moon Over Miami was a 1941 film which starred Don Ameche, Carole Landis (the “Sweater girl”), Robert Cummings and pin-up girl Betty Grable. It was a remake of a prior film titled “Three Blind Mice” and tells the story of three women who
Cubana Airlines Miami to Havana
Posted in Cuba on August 10, 2008 | Comments Off
This is a Cubana Airlines Lockheed-1049 Constellation. Cubana flew these magnificent airplanes in the late 1950s on numerous long-haul routes and also on their overnight “Dinner Flights” between Miami and Havana
Jack Dempsey’s Restaurant in Miami Beach
Posted in People on August 9, 2008 | Comments Off
This is former heavyweight boxing champion Jack Dempsey accompanying guests into his Miami Beach restaurant at the Vanderbilt Hotel on Collins Avenue.
