Highlights of Greater Miami
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Material Information

Title:
Highlights of Greater Miami
Creator:
James Calvin Mills
Publisher:
McMurray Printers
Language:
English
Edition:
1953
Physical Description:
1 book, 98 p. : ill. ; 23 x 11 cm.
Physical Location:
Box 2. Third Floor, City Hall.

Notes

Abstract:
Colored cover book titled Highlights of Greater Miami, including Miami, Miami Beach, and Coral Gables. Page 38 shows B&W picture of Man-Made Causeways Link Miami and Miami Beach - Venetian Way, MacArthur Causeway. Page 48 shows color pictures of Miami Beach waterway estate and one of the many beaches in the area. Page 56 shows a color picture of Lincoln Road known s "The Most Beautiful Shopping Lane in the World." Page 57 shows a B&W photo of an architectural masterpiece, comparable to the world's finest, Miami Beach Public Library and the John S. Collins Memorial. Pg. 58 shows St. Francis Hospital, Pancoast Lake in B&W pictures, and Lummus Park aerial view surrounded by hotels and ocean, page 59. Miami Beach City Hall (Old City Hall) built in 1927 as a civic monument to the pioneers and builders of this beautiful city. Page 61. The Chamber of Commerce hung on its walls in tribute to Collins a bronze plaque, executed by Sculptor Lampert Bemelmans, and bearing a bas-relief bust of the pioneer, beneath which is enscribed the legend: "This tablet is erected in love and respect for this friendly man. Miami Beach is a monument of his vision and courage." Page 62 - Collins Avenue. Page 63, Bay Road. Page 65 Pine Tree Drive, Sunset Islands, Star, Palm and Hibiscus islands, pages 66-67. Pages 68-71, Camera Highlights of Miami Beach Homes. Mt. Sinai Hospital page 74 and Miami Heart Institute (Formerly The King Cole), and the Roney Plaza Hotel. The Estate of Carl G. Fisher, who "Carved a Great City from a Jungle" is shown in page 72. Page 75, famous "hotel row" along Collins Avenue facing Atlantic Ocean.

Record Information

Source Institution:
City of Miami Beach
Holding Location:
City of Miami Beach
Rights Management:
http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/
Resource Identifier:
MB00000321
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