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Beach Councilman Says $6,000,000 Span Hotel Brings 5 t,
#\°,0 Would P e T Be '/yDst stl Gratuity' I
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b- Objectiohs`to th�proposd cons ruction of a causeway fj''
W' from NE 36th st., to Miami Beach, on grounds that traffic B�• FI':RMAN WILSON ?
`�r congestion would depreciate property values at the east Herald Real Estate Editor
. terminus, were raised today by Beach Councilman William Negotiations were completed'
Burbridge. .-
Wednesday for sale of the Miami: '
He styled the $6,000,000 proposal plished, and at much less cost, by Beach oceanfront Vanderbilt hotel
"a most costly gratuity" in a let- redesigning and rebuilding the for 11,800.000.
ter to the Beach Chamber of Corn- bridges on the present causeways The buyers are members of a•
coerce which is currently conduct- so that boats would not restr'
ing an opinion survey of members automobile traffic, and by re ev- 1
syndicate headed by Isadore Llft-i
on the project. ing bottlenecks at Biscayne lvd.,I era A. A. Karlin and Morris Lands-;
Burbridge recommended an ex-r�n/ Miami, and on' Alton ad at . burgh, purchase being made from;
amination of conditions at either) Beach. the BessiewMatz SimoLiebene
hotel,!ru21
Lifter owns the Simone 3211
end of the•three existing causef "A large volume o affic does; . Ocean dr. +
i ways as an indication of w�t not in itself create or enhance I ' The elght•sto Vanderbilt has'
!changes could be expected in ,thei values," wrote Burbridge, who es- . 185 guest r s. Lobby, cot ktail
now largely residential neig or-,timated that a causeway from 36th ' lounge an dining room occupy
hood between 28th and 41st ts., itst. would discharge from 10,000,000 the grow floor. The Collins ave.
a causeway terminus is tuatedto 15,000,000 automobiles a year Ifrontag provides space for vari-
there. onto the narrow streets and al-I ous s ops. 1
ill, "While the property i these to-ready overcrowded beaches across: T e site extends 250 feet along 1
cations serves a purpose in bothl-he bay • C tins ave. to 20th st. and 125 i S
cities, its use is certainlynot of A et along the ocean. The' prop- ]
se ( great deal of intelligent
ril such a nature as to enhance .val-Rhought given to the proposal in erty has a depth of 420 feet:
as
ues in residential districts," thet.he past, Burbridge said, had re- DE►MPSEr,AN ASSOCIATE f l
councilman pointed out in connec-gutted in its rejection. On two oc-
re tion with the present causeway nasions, he pointed out, it was Original building permit In 1936
=t• endings. turned down because of objections i issued to the ersial Corp., of
st -aised byresidents of the 41st st. which Jack Dempsey was an as- 'I
If more facilities are needed to sociate, called for erection of a t
ni accommodate present and future rrea, which includes a business $202,000 structure with 111 guest
y. I traffic, Burbridge opined, the listricL roams. In 1939 a six-story addi- '
is Same. nnrnnse could be ac-nm- tion was put up, after the hotel
;t. . had been sold to the Lieberman t
12-Hour Life Guard Duty interests.
• First known as fs
k Vanderbilt, the name hwasnchangeyd • 1
qt. II n Ef,ect A peach Today to the Vanderbilt under the Lieber 1
It- man management.
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During the war the hotel was . r,.
ar I 'Dlvelve-hour protection for Since the start of the patrol under lease to the Army and was
a• Miami Beach swimmers will be in the fall of 1926, lifeguards returned to civilian use in Novem I
have rec ed an attendance of ber of last year. At that time 18
At provided b)' a new schedule au- 43 807 " swimmers on the cabanas were built.
n. _ thorized by City Manager Claude beac s. They have effected� In the negotiations concluded I
A. Renshaw. goes into 7,2 red rescues
aid nd o 40 avepersonsm . Wednesday a cash payment of
r- The schedule, which ,8100,000 was made, the new owners t
effect this morning, will keep d made 144 emergency calls. receiving delivery on Nov. 1,
—' life guards on duty from 8 a. m. From Nov. 1, 1945, start of the 4
to S p. m., according to Acti fiscal year, through last Sunday,
Capt. Earl Pinder of the Miami guards have recorded an attend-
Beach lifeguard patrol. ante of 1,314,405 persons and
Additions of three new men to have made 378 rescues. City Approves
' the staff of 22 guards will per- Lifeguards are stationed at
mit expansion of the service, public beaches at first. Third,
/ which operates during the winter Sixth. Eighth. 10th, 12th. 14th, Wei
SalWf , /months from 9:30 a. r11, to 21st, 72nd, and 74th sts. and thei v
b 3:30 p. m. ocean. 1 Sale of Alton Road hospiral to II
I the Mount Sinai hospital group 11
0was approved by the Miami Beach 4
e Thursday, June 20, 1948 THE MIAMI HERALDHERALp 7-B pp
icily council Wednesday and assur- a - ,
t n j ance was given it would be i
• �\ I\ 1_�)n Beae� Rnn�c j•operation as soon as ;quip t
1 r ;can he obtained.