Luxurious Hotels Along Ocean Front at Miami Beach Postcard
Dublin Core
Title
Luxurious Hotels Along Ocean Front at Miami Beach Postcard
Alternative Title
Hotels Along Ocean Front Postcard
Subject
Miami Beach (Fla.)
Beaches--Florida
Hotels--Florida
Description
A postcard depicting hotels along Miami Beach, Florida. The present-day area of Miami Beach was originally inhabited by the Tequesta. In 1870, Henry Lum and Charles Lum purchased a land grant for the area and set up a coconut venture. After the new business failed, the Lums eventually sold the land to John S. Collins and Thomas Pancoast. In 1913, with money loaned from Carl Fisher, Collins began constructed a bridge that would connect the island of Miami Beach to the Miami mainland. At the time of its completion, the bridge was the longest wooden wagon bridge in the world. Two years later, Miami Beach was incorporated as a city and J. N. Lumus was elected its first mayor. The city enjoyed a real estate boom over the next couple of years, when Millionaire's Row, a three-mile stretch of mansions, was developed.
During World War II, the Miami area was used as a training center for the U.S. Army Air Corps, resulting in post-war population growth. South Florida experience another spurt in population growth when hundreds of thousands of people fled Cuba, following the takeover by Fidel Castro (1926-). In 1979, Miami Beach's Art Deco District, also known as South Beach or SoBe, was added to the U.S. National Register of Historic Places.
During World War II, the Miami area was used as a training center for the U.S. Army Air Corps, resulting in post-war population growth. South Florida experience another spurt in population growth when hundreds of thousands of people fled Cuba, following the takeover by Fidel Castro (1926-). In 1979, Miami Beach's Art Deco District, also known as South Beach or SoBe, was added to the U.S. National Register of Historic Places.
Creator
Tichnor Bros., Inc.
Source
Original 9 x 14 centimeter color postcard by Tichnor Bros., Inc.: Private Collection of Bob Van Horn.
Publisher
Harrison Photo Laboratories
Date Created
ca. 1940-1949
Contributor
Van Horn, Bob
Is Format Of
Digital reproduction of original 9 x 14 centimeter color postcard by Tichnor Bros., Inc.
Is Part Of
Miami Beach Collection, Duval County Collection, RICHES of Central Florida.
Requires
Format
application/pdf
Extent
267 KB
Medium
9 x 14 centimeter color postcard
Language
eng
Type
Still Image
Coverage
Miami Beach, Florida
Accrual Method
Donation
Mediator
History Teacher
Geography Teacher
Provenance
Originally created by Tichnor Bros., Inc. and published by the Harrison Photo Laboratories.
Rights Holder
Copyright to this resource is held by Bob Van Horn and is provided here by RICHES of Central Florida for educational purposes only.
Curator
Cepero, Laura
Digital Collection
External Reference
Bramson, Seth. Miami Beach. Charleston, SC: Arcadia Pub, 2005.
"History of Miami Beach." Miami Beach Latin Chamber of Commerce. http://www.miamibeach.org/directory/living/history-of-miami-beach.
Collection
Citation
Tichnor Bros., Inc., “Luxurious Hotels Along Ocean Front at Miami Beach Postcard,” RICHES, accessed April 25, 2024, https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka/items/show/7571.