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…
Articles by Casey Piket
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…
Miami’s Walking Encyclopedia
One of the most common requests from our members is to hear the story of how Dr. Paul George became a Florida historian. In particular, people want to know how…
The Decades: 1960 – 1969
Growth during the decade of the 1960s was an extension of the growth experienced in the prior decade. With the building and opening of expressways, the suburbs experienced rapid growth….
The Decades: 1950 – 1959
The 1950s represented a decade of tremendous growth for South Florida. It also presented a lot of issues that lingered from pre-war Miami. The biggest issue was the growth of…
The Decades: 1940 – 1949
The first half of the 1940s was defined by World War II. Miami and all of South Florida was taken over by the military. Given its ideal climate and topography,…
The Decades: 1930 – 1939
The seventh episode of the Miami History Channel features the decade of the 1930s. The decade of the Great Depression brought both despair and opportunity. Florida began to ease out…
Attempted Assassination of FDR in Bayfront Park
Following the election of Franklin D. Roosevelt as President of the United States in November of 1932, there was a four month period before the president-elect took the oath of…
The Decades: 1920 – 1929
The sixth episode of the Miami History Channel features the decade of the 1920s in Miami and South Florida. The 1920s could easily be described as the most eventful decade…
The Decades: 1910 – 1919
The fifth episode of the Miami History Channel features the second decade of the twentieth century in Miami. The beginning of the decade was highlighted by the celebration of Miami’s…