Miami is the cultural, economic, major transportation, and business hub of Florida state. The United States took control of the area when Spanish sold Florida in 1821 for five million dollars, and Miami was officially incorporated as a city in 1896 with a population of just 300. At the beginning of the 20th century, the population of Miami was only 1681. Miami Beach was developed in 1913 and quickly transformed into one of the hottest tourist spots in the country. Hotels, shops, high-rise buildings, nightclubs were built, and authorities of Miami allowed gambling. The population of Miami doubled from 1920 to 1923.
The Miami Hurricane in 1926 disrupted the growth, and between 25,000 and 50,000 people were left homeless in the Miami area. After that, the Great Depression hit hard, in which more than 16,000 people of Miami became unemployed. By the early 1940s, when Miami was recovering from the shocks of the Great Depression, World War II started. The U.S. Navy took control of Miami’s docks, and Air Force also set up bases in the local airports in the Miami area.
Here below are some historical photos of Old Miami from the early 20th century that show streets, landmarks, beaches, and everyday life of Miami.
I have some postcards I bought at Books and Books a few years ago that are from this time period but include images of Seminoles and African Americans. If there is interest I can scan them and figure out how to post em.
Please do, that sounds fascinating
Wild shot in the dark but do you go to FIU? You remind me of someone I know
Scared to say lol. In what way do I remind you?
Just your comment alone instantly made me think of the person, like it took no effort kinda thing
Why would it have taken effort? lol
I just added that at the end, idk why I said that
I’m gonna be 100% honest, if you’re the person i’m thinking about, i had a huge crush on you
Yes, that would be so cool thank you! I think I’ve seen those in some books about Miami’s history! 🙂 they’re super cool and honestly surreal sometimes to see how much everything has developed and how different it was back then. I can try to see if I can post them too one day :)!
I cannot imagine going to the beach in oxfords with socks on, then proceeding to kneel to make a sand castle.
At that point you’re just a masochist whose pain of choice is sand in your freshly ruined shoes.
I love photos series like these but I always get depressed. It was so segregated it takes the luster out of the photos.
that mangels building might still be up but that area is pretty run down at this point
Don’t forget most if not all Latinos living in or visiting Miami during that time were plantation owners…