Length of Video: 20 minutes & 30 seconds
The fourth episode features the first decade of the twentieth century in Miami and southeast Florida. The turn of the century represented a time of development and moderate growth. Miami went from a wilderness outpost to the start of the city in the last decade of the nineteenth century.
The 1900s began a period where Miami evolved into a typical southern city. The basic infrastructure of city was still being put into place. It was a resort city, but the pioneers of the city had a much grander vision. A downtown area began to develop and families began establish roots in the new city.
The outline for episode four is as follows:
Scene #1: A Southern Town
- Not Miami, but “Mi-am-ma”
- Demographics
- Early Churches
- Dade County’s Rock Courthouse
- Miami High First Graduation Class (1904)
Scene #2: Downtown Miami
- Importance of 12th Street
- Early pioneer stores.
- 5 livery stables, 4 Blacksmith Shops, several bicycle shops.
- Newspapers: Miami Metropolis, Herald
- Banks: Bank of Bay Biscayne, First National Bank
- Theaters: Kelly’s, Alcazar, Air Dome.
Scene #3: Rise of Suburbia & Transportation
- Tatum Brothers and Toll Bridge
- Early Trolley service
- Southside / Brickell
Scene #4: The Bayfront
- Fair Building
- Sports and Royal Palm Park
- Ferries to Miami Beach
Scene #5: Saloons & Opposition
- Downtown Saloons
- North Miami
- Anti-Saloon League & WCTU, Carrie Nation
Scene #6: Flagler’s Folly – Oversea Railroad to Key West
- Reasons for overseas railroad.
- Start of a long project.