I loved the older look to the buildings and structures from back then it added a certain character to the area, but sadly everything must be knocked down and put in shopping plazas or apartment complexes truly unbelievable. They call it progress, but I say it's taking away our history and past, miss those days now more than ever before 🤔
Yes sadly this is the way of our society everything from our past must be knocked down and turned into shopping plazas or apartment complexes, unbelievable.
@@frankrizzo4460 When you get offered $5 million for a run down hotel that you inherited and hardly brings you any money but plenty of headaches, you'll understand.
@@juanrpollo And that's precisely the problem. The area became too attractive for developers but it just seemed inevitable. Why hasn't Daytona Beach turned into another Miami Beach? The city leaders of Miami Beach attracted the glitz and glam back in the 1980s. It's what they wanted. You reap what you sow.
This is heartbreaking..really. Being born & raised..I could write a book about my disappointment now. We had character & integrity. Especially SOBE...we were raunchy & rundown just enough that it made us special & it really did feel like a village. Everyone was in the biz..in one way or another & even if u didn't know somebody..their faces were familiar when u walked down the street so u smile in passing. The Park Central was the tallest hotel on Ocean Dr & u definitely would NEVER find any kind of franchises or chain stores. You'd have to go to Omni or Aventura for those places. I lived on 15&Michigan..Im disgusted that they've sold out Lincoln Road completely.(there goes integrity)Remember Ted's hideaway down by Penrod's? A shitty dive bar that everyone visited now & then.(there goes character) Now it's just like any other tourist trap. It happened to Vegas, Brooklyn, Times Square & now they've done it to MY home, too. My eyes tear up when I think about it. I've always felt lucky & so proud to say where I'm from...like I was bragging. I love my home more than anywhere else but PRIDE is different...I'm proud of THAT but I'm not proud of THIS. If you weren't there...you'll never know. 💔😪
Donamtrx ...Lived on old Miami Beach 80s through 2009… I worked at “don’t say sandwich to me” for a few years in the early 90s.... used to go to disco Inferno on Sunday night at cameo, lulus… I was the young guy with the five-year-old kid at my side all the time (single dad)..Quite a community then....After Versace it changed...
I agree wholeheartedly--100%. As a kid I ran loose on Lincoln Road Mall (1961-62) and it was as though I was related to everyone in every store--every woman an aunt, every guy an uncle. The restaurants were all independent, good and affordable. And if I walked into a place during a slow time I had instant company with the staff. I think the place to turned into a victim of its own success and that is a shame. I'd like to think my version of heaven includes Miami Beach in the early 1960s.
Great footage of Miami and the aftermath of Hurricane Donna. I remember that so well, no one had power for what seemed like forever. Wish we could go back to that beautiful time
The shot of the Roney Plaza Hotel is so very sad. My Grandmother stayed there in the late thirties and early forties. In the fifties when I lived there, I had the photography concession for their nightclub. My dog, Duchess, was always welcome in the club.
The Roney Plaza Hotel was torn down in 1968, the year Nixon was running for his first term as President. That's why you see the Nixon sign where the old Lum's used to be across the street.
Wow the shot of the metro rail near kendall drive was great. gave me goosebumps. thanks for upload.
I was stunned when I heard Wolfie's closed down.
The dins know nothing of delicatessen.
I loved the older look to the buildings and structures from back then it added a certain character to the area, but sadly everything must be knocked down and put in shopping plazas or apartment complexes truly unbelievable. They call it progress, but I say it's taking away our history and past, miss those days now more than ever before 🤔
It is a shame that so many old buildings in Miami and the Beach are long gone! Thanks for the video. Miami was beautiful in the 1960s and 70s.
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Yes sadly this is the way of our society everything from our past must be knocked down and turned into shopping plazas or apartment complexes, unbelievable.
@@frankrizzo4460 When you get offered $5 million for a run down hotel that you inherited and hardly brings you any money but plenty of headaches, you'll understand.
@@juanrpollo And that's precisely the problem. The area became too attractive for developers but it just seemed inevitable. Why hasn't Daytona Beach turned into another Miami Beach? The city leaders of Miami Beach attracted the glitz and glam back in the 1980s. It's what they wanted. You reap what you sow.
This is heartbreaking..really. Being born & raised..I could write a book about my disappointment now. We had character & integrity. Especially SOBE...we were raunchy & rundown just enough that it made us special & it really did feel like a village. Everyone was in the biz..in one way or another & even if u didn't know somebody..their faces were familiar when u walked down the street so u smile in passing. The Park Central was the tallest hotel on Ocean Dr
& u definitely would NEVER find any kind of franchises or chain stores. You'd have to go to Omni or Aventura for those places. I lived on 15&Michigan..Im disgusted that they've sold out Lincoln Road completely.(there goes integrity)Remember Ted's hideaway down by Penrod's? A shitty dive bar that everyone visited now & then.(there goes character) Now it's just like any other tourist trap. It happened to Vegas, Brooklyn, Times Square & now they've done it to MY home, too. My eyes tear up when I think about it. I've always felt lucky & so proud to say where I'm from...like I was bragging. I love my home more than anywhere else but PRIDE is different...I'm proud of THAT but I'm not proud of THIS. If you weren't there...you'll never know. 💔😪
Dominatrix, I agree. It breaks my heart
Donamtrx ...Lived on old Miami Beach 80s through 2009… I worked at “don’t say sandwich to me” for a few years in the early 90s.... used to go to disco Inferno on Sunday night at cameo, lulus… I was the young guy with the five-year-old kid at my side all the time (single dad)..Quite a community then....After Versace it changed...
I agree wholeheartedly--100%. As a kid I ran loose on Lincoln Road Mall (1961-62) and it was as though I was related to everyone in every store--every woman an aunt, every guy an uncle. The restaurants were all independent, good and affordable. And if I walked into a place during a slow time I had instant company with the staff. I think the place to turned into a victim of its own success and that is a shame. I'd like to think my version of heaven includes Miami Beach in the early 1960s.
Glad I was there then, couldn't pay me now.
Great footage of Miami and the aftermath of Hurricane Donna. I remember that so well, no one had power for what seemed like forever. Wish we could go back to that beautiful time
Miami Beach in the 70s was a blast.
Wonderful memories growing up from 1968 -1986 in Miami
The shot of the Roney Plaza Hotel is so very sad. My Grandmother stayed there in the late thirties and early forties. In the fifties when I lived there, I had the photography concession for their nightclub. My dog, Duchess, was always welcome in the club.
Great time capsule photos but the titles were kept on for too short a duration to properly read.
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Grove cinema- late 70's. Bring your rice, water gun , toast and a lighter. It's time for Rocky Horror!
That was a great time! Talk about audience participation!
Love how they hijacked Hawaiian music and made it about Miami 😂
They should brake it down and build what we had.
I wish i took photos but was to busy enjoying life! Never thought it would change. Now you have to have a good amount of money to stay there.
Rocky Horror then A Clockwork Orange!!! The Grove in the 70's was the sh*t!!!
Same!
The Roney Plaza Hotel was torn down in 1968, the year Nixon was running for his first term as President. That's why you see the Nixon sign where the old Lum's used to be across the street.
They have taken Chuchill's and soon Shorty's BBQ away from us too. What more can they take?
I wish i took photos but was to busy enjoying life! Never thought it would change. Now you have to have a good amount of money to stay there.
G. W. Stop hating.