Swampy’s Tuesday Ads: The Caribbean, Miami Beach.
on February 5, 2013
at 1:48 pm
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Swampy’s Postcard Saturday: Hotel Continental, Miami Beach.
on February 2, 2013
at 9:12 am
It’s the Hotel Continental that once stood at the corner of Collins Avenue and 40th Street featured on this unmarked postcard.
Swampy’s Matchbook Wednesday: Mei Yin Restaurant, Miami Beach, 1940s.
on September 12, 2012
at 3:09 am
Mei Yin was a Chinese-American restaurant in Miami Beach. The building still stands and is a Wings beachwear store. You can see it in the map below. View Larger Map
In the early 1930s the bathing suits these ladies are wearing were considered decadent. Here we see conscientious objectors to the law. This photo is from ‘Miami Memoirs” by John Sewell with update by Arva Moore Parks. You can[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
The Perlman brothers and their father at the original Lum’s in 1956. They took a small bar that served hot dogs in the early ’50s in Miami Beach and turned it into a chain of hundreds of restaurants throughout Florida[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Swampy’s Matches: Jean’s Candy Shoppe, Miami Beach
on September 29, 2011
at 10:02 am
From Miami Beach, it’s Jean’s Candy Shoppe. Don’t know anything about Jean’s so please feel free to leave a note if you do. Jean sure had an outstanding book of matches. I’d guess this is from the 1940s. Sorry[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…