1675-20 Flamingo Hotel •
6-E THE MIAMI HERALD Sunday, May 22, 1960
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: . . By HELEN WELLS 7
`` 1 Herald Society Editor
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A little bit of early Miami Beach is going to Vero
Beach to be preserved atop a man-built mountain.
x It is the dome of
v � ,a,h� -;: 4 ,• the dismantled Fla-
k .' s �w�§° mingo otel. oca $""
, "-r"I' e x t o n,
lit Y-�A moi,' host at the Drift-
.' x wood Inn in Vero
x 6z , Beach, spied t h e
-, l , k� ^M 3 -- �'x dome on the roof of
,�°��?� a - the G and R Roof-
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( .� _f ' �1 i 4- Ell:S`4, I, ing Co. He purchas-
---,..: -- ed it and will install
� ;, it on his mountain.
Waldo, an ar-
cheologist a b o v e
:4,4 Atit ground" has a fan-
Flamingo tastic collection of
Dome old bells, tiles, and
antique furnishings
at his inn and Turf Club. He was in Miami at the Pullen
Iron Works delving for interesting items when he dis-
covered the dome.
1 Long a landmark in Miami Beach, the revolving light-
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ed dome could be seen 100 miles at sea. Mariners were
�_/ �� said to chart their courses by it and maybe they will
again—off Vero Beach.