On March 26th in 2015, Miami Beach will be celebrating its centennial. During the celebration of 100 years since incorporation, Carl Fisher will be celebrated as the visionary and builder of early Miami Beach. While Fisher was not alone in…
Before Tobacco Road was a Miami watering hole, it was a bakery. Not just any bakery, but a bakery that was a front for a speakeasy and gambling den. From the time that the first building and business appeared at…
The Wynwood is a neighborhood in Miami Florida that has been one of the most intriguing stories of Miami’s growth over the past two decades. However, very few people know the full history of this neighborhood that dates back to…
I remember the day that I caught the history bug and developed an interest in learning more about Miami’s history. There was a lot I didn’t know about the history of the city in which I lived, but I did…
While the City of Miami has evolved and grown tremendously since its birthday on July 28th, 1896, its birth place experienced a far different fate. The proceedings to incorporate the City of Miami took place on the second floor in…