1674-23 Louis (Red) Snedigar reed' Snedigar Has Seen Bereftthat no other iallami Snedigar • • • •
Beach resident can share that
unusual distinction of residing (Continued from Page 18)
nsion i„ the"same place for that ,>e.
Complete Beach Expa
rind of time, Bions.
• By HARRY SULLIVAN Unusual also is the fact that In his leisure moments he ca
Going into his 30th consecutive year of residence in Miami Beach, both of Snedigar's sons—Louis le., it recount by the hour ,little know
Louis Fielding Snedigar, known much better by thousands of Flo- it*, and Jim were born in that in , bothserious and amu;
vidians and Florida visitors•as just "Red" Snedigar, is one of the same home and that Louis F, jr„ Inggidbut always interesting, tha
comparatively few people who have witnessed the "miracle of the is said to be the first white childoccurred during thgse years c
born in Dliami Beach. Both sons rapid city growth when develoi
mangrove swamp" almost in its entirely. menus such as the man-made Star
When Red" Snedigar and hiss are veterans of the recent world
war and one attends GeorgiaBelle, Hibiscus, Palm and Ven(
blessing of the State of Florida Tech tion islands were being rcreatec
wife set up housekeeping near the university and the .other• 'Tubule
for it to be incorporated as a city. "unicersit.�. Both as a realtor and lawyer h
corner of 19th st,'and Collins ave.," Today the Snedigar family
the infant city of Miami i3•each During those 30 years Snedigar thoroughly enjoyed the lntricat•
still live hr the Nano, house an has not oil details of the many entanglt
had just been christened via the at the same address. It is be. 1 seen but was most
active in the tranformation of a menes islands. In the bmlding 0
those
seaside mangrove swamp into the
playgi•onnd paradise of the world One of the most ntcrestinl
now known as Miami Beach. things accomplished in all o
Miami Beach—which has re. Snedigar's public life was the as
77 sistance he gave in the creation
Z of the original zoning bill that III
tto •this day has had so much t(
F s do with the growth:and real es
tate values of Miami Beach.
a Snedigar's wide personal popu
r larity can be traced f) one out
f , ; ', standing characteristic—he car
a :, ., talk to the street sweeper or th(
.`. bridge tender with the same
r , . �,, t warmth and friendliness as h(
:i.,: F : �4til can to the bank or cor'poratior
'a president. And he makes the
;s 1 same mistakes most huunaun
,�, make once in a while.
_=, ' 04:i!'�� One that he evert tells on
himself involved his purchase
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