History of Bayfront Park – Part 2 of 2
The second part of the episode on Bayfront Park in downtown Miami covered the history from 1950 until the present. The middle decade of the twentieth century represented a time…
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History of Bayfront Park – Part 1 of 2
Prior to becoming a park, the eastern edge of downtown Miami was of a jagged coastline consisting of docks, the FEC fair building and Elser Pier. Early Miami residents looked…
Crime in South Florida – Part 3 of 3
The third part of the Crime in South Florida series begins with high profile murders from 1960 through the 1990s. In 1964, Candace Mossler and her nephew were acquitted of…
Crime in South Florida – Part 2 of 3
The second part of the Crime in South Florida series features criminal activity in the 1930s through the 1950s. The Great Depression decade was a time-period when Miami was thoroughly…
Crime in South Florida – Part 1 of 3
Despite having a full-time law man, Miami was still largely a frontier city after incorporation. The murder of game warden Guy Bradley and the pursuit of the Ashley Gang were…
South Florida Hurricanes – Part 2 of 2
The second installment of the history of South Florida hurricanes features the most prominent hurricanes to impact southeast Florida from 1950 through 2005. The episode begins with an examination of…
South Florida Hurricanes – Part 1 of 2
This episode is the first in a two-part series on the history of hurricanes in South Florida. Life in the tropics means having to endure dangerous storm. There have been…
The Decades: 1980 – 1989
The decade of the 1980s began with political turmoil and rapid growth due to a large influx of Cuban refugees as part of the Mariel Boat Lift. The decade also…
La Casa Reposada
A beautiful home with fascinating history. The video takes the viewer on a tour of the residence that was formerly located at 2100 South Miami Avenue. Construction began in 1935…
The Decades: 1970 – 1979
South Florida was the center of politics in the early 1970s. Both party’s political conventions were held on Miami Beach. Richard Nixon accepted the Republican nomination and Senator George McGovern…