During the 1990s, Miami developed new businesses and cultural amenities that developed as parts of the New South. After Haitian refugees began arriving in the city in the 1990s, Little Haiti developed as a predominantly Haitian neighborhood. Although Miami had been a refugee haven, its status as a poor city by the 1990s resulted from tremendous financial burdens. In 1992, Hurricane Andrew caused more than $20 billion in damage just south of Miami-Dade.
Miami was the first Florida city to have a state-appointed oversight board appointed after experiencing a budget shortfall of $68 million and being given a junk bond rating by Wall Street. Voters in the city rejected a resolution trying to dissolve it and make it one with Dade County. Miami’s financial problems continued until political outsider Manny Diaz was elected mayor in 2001.
Below are some fascinating photos that will take you back to the 1990s in Miami.
Where is the real Miami? This is just the beach . Where is everything else cross the bridge.
Thank you for these awesome pictures! They really take me back to my childhood and when my parents moved to Miami Beach in 1989.
This makes me think of those times that I take random pics of places or structures and when i go through my album, I end up deleting a lot of them because they’re pointless. But maybe 20, 30 yrs down the road those same pointless pics will be seen with fascination like the ones on this link. Cool.
This was the Miami I knew in my mid 20’s.
Much less trashy