1668-58 Economics, Development, & Real Estate 1927-1945 •
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SUNDAY, NOVE . - 1941: . !` - i j THE ,Fi E R A L D y k
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'• - , , .,• Population Doug ed As Gonstructton•' oar.
•To $67,500,000;. ccommodations For•8000
Miami Ileac .can back L r its claim to the title.of"America's '.
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. ! •Fastest.Crowing•City” duri : the past six years. •
Without dispute; Miami B•ach 6
has more than doubled itself since levy and •the;percentage of collee- . ,
1938 In populetlonj accommodation tions.The yeah ending Oct al,11341; ""
• space for visitors, construction of shows 'that 'only 87,134 out of a• _s
• additional stores,, theaters nd $1,885,408 roll was uncollected, or
churches, parks, playgrounds, h. only.04 per cent delinquent. •
• , .vat.e budding,public improvem ts, All of Miami Beach'swth and . • .,,
and in every other way ex ept stability is easily traced tto sound ,
•boundary lines; I business Jtidgtnent •on the part of • •• •
Six years ago Miami Beac ad investors and to the citizens'ability •
approximately 100 hotels and her to select dependable •offlelals. The a t
:accommodations (dr about r,WO council.and the entire adminlatni-
people. Today ther are more than tion always has striven to operate •
3(10 hotels In the Ity, which now the city on a safe and sound bash. •• •
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can accommodate .000 peopl•. p `.
The official state census of I ml Admirh9ill o n
Beach in 1935 w • 13,330. In .040 • . .
the federal census showed a n.r al i - • . • ,
Population of 28,082. In 1930 .nly Story a�f vY
6,494 dere-counted', tt
New construction in Miami -en _
during the haat six years its Three DpeEired en
reached the phenomenal-(Igu , of of
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567,500.000. This, !with an ual ' Build Grove Adores '
. amount spent for land, (minis 1 ga •• I. .
and landscaping; means thiK 35,- • For Their'Retirement •
. '000,000 has been spent by p ate • _jam_ "
investors,principally for littlest ent Three boys (whose friendship Miami �. sPearheod bf+Florida's h q and {al
purposes. grew during.years of naval service trade. A convention btueatti it being established to attract be
Pubilc mprovemr ntw Keep ce and wh9 all retired as admirals , as there std ill Quash°—were op during the summer. •iia:
In addition l0 the conxtantl , ln• spent their Sast'years together 1n •chases conl,rtsed one-fourth of the state's total plume,
. crraxing conrtrYu•tlon prngrit It Coconut tSrove.� They bUllt,thelr 1.Y
has been necexsnry for the cl v to houses able by lde, creating what s I • .
keep apace with public Improve- -js known all over the country 111 City-Wary N Olk.Rd-Discover
:' : menu and in man cascso ahtJcl• ;navl clydea aN dmiral's! ow. aa++J i v O ai
pale future needs far in advsnep, Admiral's Row,Is on Devon road, t. r' '
Thla baa.been don; without fiats serosa from Plymouth tyongrega- out 1`J1aim For''Home Sites
` " �' stall. Increaaing the fronded debt. lienal churh. First W settle r• 1 J1 I l
i tiearly one-half of off public im• was Admiral Albert Ross,•who . • i
provements In the last ste years tired Jan.3, 1808,and died In Rosa-
•,1 . .have been rompleted from',curr nt moor Jan.23, 1028. He 1s hurled at ' Qrigj ly Known.As Larkins Pr Early Settler,
funds. tnepolla. L
\Maori Beach hast grown(rail iy r Called Middle Top dommt�nity Gdining^Neto Reddents From= Town
In recent years without any fa a• The "middle" house, as aldt men I I . f
tic fanfare;any real estate or !d- speak of It, is that of Ad Iraa Cllf• 'The re-dl>�covery of South Mss n1's,wlde-ope]1 spaces jta now
1nR boom, or abnArmal exp�nlilpn. ford J. Bush, who reUrtd IAug. 13,
It was simply a matter ofprovidfng 1810, and died In Clouceiter, va., In full awing. A number of city dwellers;longing tot' larger lots
more accommodatio s each year or where he Is hurled July 24, 1838: and 4emi-rura� atmosphere, have migrated there dul'Ing the put
• more visitors. The "to house beton to Ad-
Claims vers ' p gQd feat years,bull Ing btingalowt ands
>'So mlral Robert M. Doyle, who retired
In 1938 there were onl ]b. 5 bray 5. 1815,dled'in"Lamar which some elaborate houses to carryout
telephones In Miam Beach and at Mrs. Doyle says!she named after the idea of a'cottntry estate. Curtiss Post
the h peak of last season there re their home 1n Honolulu, July o 24. ,
� The Journey was no such'cinch
.- 31.772 ,— incidentally. J e3 1>C
more le. He is burled In Arlington bac}c In 1885 hen ahand 1 of i'oUl 6�'L��s�t
phones than permanent rcaldcrt Cemetery. ff--
Water consumptioli for the ar Isle son,Robert M.Doyle]lr,now families formep the unnamed cpm•
of 1936 was 1,154.00p.000 Ballo s as la a lieutenant commandep 1n ac munity Idents ed as"just south of . Miami boasted Firs:
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compared with 2,231;000,000 n 9 0. " .c
five service e in Coconut C
• Postal receipts1 1
ery c the United States rev •
n 8 amount q3 to Navy. in.Th°, SOtith
5233.180, and In 1010 the u I Get Df w Neighbor
1. y starsy other retired _..i1
vy men The freeze o 1895 sent three new i�
to 5483,817. Cas meters In us lq have settled' On S. Bayshore, lane, �tT"I91?Location
1938 were 5,878 as against 10,6 8 irjmaking a Navy Row front Seven• families, flee g the d lotion In
]040. I teenth to Twenty-seventh avenues, central- F7ort , to wht La now Few are aware of the het that
Inquiries received by the c a • 'Practically. all •have given their South Miami. They cqul4d a Miami had the first airplane land-
l:rer of commerce by potential N r h• hbmes seafaring names. 'Many also 1 field in the South and the ourth
ern visitors totaled ]1,858 In , 8ne ghbor lit 1 from 'Wilson A. ngt,
refer to this whole•sectio as "the j ever laid out in the.United'stats.
and 28,098 last year. The push II. ro II Larkins ,arrl ,from Tennessee
j bury loaned 67,()00 book! In 30 .l- - with his fent! . ! • ' • And°When the"new'Internatlotial
and 106,000 in 1940. The Flo Ida SAVE 29 POUNDS OP 7'A This made a� total of a dozen airport la completed. It will,be the
Power and Light Company repo ted In sheathing a' dx•rootn.house families: almost all enraged in a largest In the world for cominerciat
7,950 customers in '1936 and 1 500 with plyw 29.pounds;of nails gag �' J
last year. • are saved om those required to Ct{ltural este 'lees such u dairying Purposes.' - i
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Always an Interesting item in the make the s e walls with six-inch and vegetabl owing. ,The first airport.a levelPasture
elty's financial statement is the tax boards. Lairkl Firstn
NaMe ' •200 feet wide and 800.meet long."
W■r . A The neighborhood held's meeting e.-- ------- - •
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SUNDAY,NOVE I: 6,1911 ± I r•'
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200. sew ' otels.rier e' ' 'rr�Aja.. .-- ch' ;.• • - oteis i
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.,Population Doss lel As Construction oar! r • •
'To$67,5Q0,008;. ccominodatioiu'For l8 ;000''•°'•~T "
..� 'Mlaml Beach.can bickj 'Us claim to the,file of" merlca'a•
, •Fastest.Growing Clly"dui the past ala years. . .• t . `
Without dispute: Miami it sch4 -
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his mon than doubled Itlel('s race levy'and the 'montage of.�coil.,„.( -
• 1930 In population-accominods on tlons..The yea nding Oc 31,1941:
• space (or vlltors,construetio of showa'that '• ,y 27,134 w` of.k.
r ;additional stores N ad 21,606.402 rot as uncol acted, or” •- -"" '
.' churches,parks, uygrounda, •rl• only.04 re dellnque C•;.'•. _, •. '
.vat,bulletins.pub! improverq u, All of Mum �r each's ,•wth dud• . , -
and in'every of er way e •ept stability 4 e y'tree • fes sowld ...
• boundary lined ` I -I i buslneu dd: at •n rt.of ',•t - -• -i
Six yearn ago 3I im1,0'ec ad Investors d t N. diens' :,< ' „!,7 -
approximately 100 olNs rad. er to select • • 'oat tali, The ,+
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.aceommWaUona f r ,bout . „ council.and Ire admintatra. :U
people.Today they arc Mori t an tion always,Ii siren to.openta `37 ♦ . • -
300 bouts In the ity.which ow the city on a tee and sol ad•bails, •f. . ,s :_r..,S,;t,.h.•1.•l• i -
can accommodate .030 poop) I t- i • e t
. The official state census of I ml l'aC .r 1 t l
Beach In IRIS.w 13.330;!n 040 ' AAA+•. 1'o oW` .4 :
the!tectal census hawed a K,r al I ( :Sr - -41.-.1:i.''''T
. ,'populWere of nt 2. In'1p3l ;nl Story.o f N• „y, . .
B,/M.herr count II Ila tJ 2• 1
New eonalructl0 In Miami •e - I -
during the past six years �s 1
reached the phen en,l•Ur. •or !; Three *tired en
• 27..00.000. Thu. with in. CO L' Build Grove Q fps •
' amount spent for I rad,fur,nls I as �+a - ;
and landwpin3;means Na( �• ForT.h ir'Retill mint I 4.;-',..,. •”'•• '
. 000,000 tui been spent,by;'p ate ••'• LIQ f .
In'•asta'r,principal* fdr infest gni Three boy whose'ftlsndahlp. .•Ii:.':M1am1.7• i'Bpm rhe¢d'Olt Florida's',Sailaa�;®aff�G1
• r rpes• I I grew during.ye rte of nav 1 service •• bode."A•0o vendors.btq-et{'.L:bilcv'estabUihad,ioattractbc
. .Publie�lnproremrote Xeep CO and.whp all r tired ai admtrite s-ai there arlln'Qil
In addition.to 11Ca eon•tanl.,ln, +pent their tut years t69diether in o`'-M of the 5 1.1' m'e'aummer..:Tiae
'creasing construction progrp It Coconut Grove, .They.h lit their ' chases'CO.m raise One-fourth of the alale's'btal:.y01=6..7
has been neceaaary:for the'el l0 houses aide by side,crea ng what �y• t
keep ,pare with uMlc dmp ore•is known all o es-the•e »try la Cit ��. •'` '• '
menu and in man cascatia a Uc1•, q •i. y.•Fo ;.11�D�CO`7er.. .
' ! nwd circles as IAdminle9oa r y..,, , t/
peat future needs ter In'advsgt e. Admiral's Rod Is on De oo road, I. • -• ..
This hu.been done;w1No0t'htala across from P] m uN nrregr j
Iy Q JJTSth .. t• i
'flatly Inernaing the bonded•6abt. Ilona!church..}flet to settle therD $
our+A -.lama•For•HomeySites ';`
i N'tarly one-half,of..•aft public-Int. was Admiral.Albert Ross,,who 7�i• .I. -
provemenu•In thetlast sit years tired Jan:3.1905 and died'1n Rosa. • II I
,.I�. ..have been completed from current moorepoll.23.19 He Is urged at 'Qrigindlly.Known.4;Lw'klrie l�dr Early Settlers .Y.
funds. •
M1.ml Beach has grown roijlly. Called Diddle To G+ommilnity Gdining-New'Ralaaenfltrrond Town,!
In recent years wit l$$hout any dry s•, ho"middle"house.as gidllmen , • , i., '•
tic fanfare;any reai.eatate or Me id. xp,iak of it,Is that of Admiral CM- • I 1 n ~ •
Ing•boom,or abndemai expinslpn, fo}d J.Bush,who retired Aug,17, T. .red very. $oUlh•MIAmP..wldeopen sQacls,�l.1>,Op
. it leas simply a mdI{{{ee of,provlp g 1s 0, and,died Ila Oloucerter, VO., is full"swing. Af number of city dwellers;longing tar lat'ger lata'
'more aeroenmodatlopa each yea or where he la burled-July.2..1934: and aeml-rura afmoepheit;:havi migrated Nero during the past
more visitors. II I The"top house belonit to A6
I'' CInle,a maters I I I mlrai Robert M.7oyie,w retired revs yeah'Dull Ing bLngald'wal ands • �, p' I {
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I In 1038 there w re only 1 .7S May 6.1916,died In"Lana"which "Ina eliborite hoyaea to'nrrr•out �1�.�88.1 O
' • telephones in Miam Beach,a at Mru Doyle asys she after the'idea.of a' an estate: Port '
'•the peak of tut se on Nese re their home In lid folulu,o July 24. �' �'•i. •'•'k
..31.77.�..Inc dental!y, more j le; 1934 r He Is bas led.in' rlln n Then tens was,no such lelneh ' aR ♦,ii, w
. phones Nan permanent residers • bail(IM 1606 hen R�handitil'of•1"ol'Ll� �f. ./I
I Water eonsumptlpf(for the •t• Cemetery. SSII families form sine unnamed 7036•
, of 1036 was 1.154.00p.000 Rano a as Hisason,Robert)4:Doyl Ir.naw munit IdiaU id `teat tout,of • I'M••• • sl �'. ~ s
compared with 2271,1100,000 n 0 O. li a Iletitenanl•ebbbbbbmmmmmmmand sirs ,a Y, J
r ; live ai In in a Unt .State! Coconut a l •it W' O'Z#S id Firs•'i
f roaul receipts ln•11330 amount w Orin( boy. .. n W6.oTi•Souiti. ',�
't;':2'.03.1 a0,and!n 4010 they Ju Navy.
.•• I '. 'Ott x w Neighbor .,
1 Man.'other r tired. N'vy-mer(
to 2/83.817,Cu m less n Ns t •Tha free"o "78134 tent tree nes f.• "Ia.I9I. Looatlon i
:I f n have •et. N on S. Ila yah t,*,Lan, i S •
IMO.were S,sln as a alnat 1 ,i 8 In making• Navy stow.frogf Bevin• famlllet• nee g tjtt d tattoo In .• •- •
I teenN to Twentypevenl ' anuria Central• no e'to rib t 4'.now. Taw are•awafr of iia fact"that
Enquiries reoelvt by to c • 'Practleafly.,alt, ave-.rir n Nelr bout•M1atn1.; They equlrid,,a Mtaml had:We Asst ilrpleee Lab-
,her o(eornmerce by rppooesnIul N r h
'1�` ern vl•Itary touled171,660 In•, Ir hOtgea au(arin(rnmesa: ray also rad{labor In 1 when Wilson'♦(, Ina fled in Me Southend N;feurN
',� • and:A.006 last year�l.The u ii refer .this whO¢•aaetio as `__klna•.asst rom{Tennessee eras told out'Io'Ne.Dnitad fluta�:
/wiry loaned 07,000•books 1 t rows • wi •
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wlN.ht4fam11 ..Vit" And''talon the wn.'Lttarnatlooal.
and 106.000•in.1910. The 'lo I i BA VB la s-0 OP 1!A IN ;'This.made .total of a dos•n airport Le oompl.tad.It;wui be the
`Powers and I.Ight Company repo ted . In sheathing a alx-roo house
930 euaiomers in'1030• .1 200 with plyw pd 20•'pounds-of naUs r►mlUea`alm t'a11i engaged In aril' largnt In Ne wcefd for
last year. .-' .1 -are raved oaahfarloonm ore.required to 441turnienteteso chudairying pas,po•ea t • .'••.• :.-I'
• Alr•sya an interesting Item In the make the. ! p w W with six•ineh and vegetable-rowing. . ',Nbf first airport.a lewe1•pasture,
lily's financial statement 1s the tat boards: ! • • ',arid.,pill..Naha . •200 feet wide and:890,Ise6 Ione
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The neighboehoop held,*nmieting was.a•aated foe tM.Lu Gleno 1L;
and decided to call the community L1lrtlai 1n 912 atter he agreed to;
J 0 H N C a . F.R A Z.U.R.E-• --L- Gma ti bbom alae nal
estate davelopMenta.•Sha Larkin beat*an a141100'arhOoL`Na f1171
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I; —I R ALTOR -- I} goat office oar mgnee /fern C1uo one hen to MIamC., (`.:
IIEE .. I , ,r plum PLaa•to a point near what Is 1 Ctmmpan,the sir,of}hat final
. •23 YEARS ,Or'bCP(HDARt-[' SERVICE'", now the lily'• ualnees center.Nett. ',n},j
• • IN •MIAMI •AREA. comers.,out» mbering'old•llmenC ��•field with.Na Ietartle•I
. 11.•.,• I .I •._,1_ •.••,, decided to o snipe the.name. Of Uonal airport It contains 670 acne!
, ASSOCITES,• '•' ;I:" ' Lrltlna to• uth Isthmi. •, and hes five pavttd'ninways,tads
hi L.WOODWAIiD • MAURIC[ IcLRIM.:.i'• d1 /;• 200 feet wlda.•The two easiAreM
' P. [. A4A�oN .�.. Dinner] Cy Bane;'And.Ne northeouN„nrftways:art•
• r CHAS, R UR►NY' tS r t .fit
W. C. WA DLAW I PCT P[ ARDtNf'.; • Si.'rteu N$ ii1 4/00'tetll tarty.Tha rwnhtaat.ran
11 �:':,,• way Is 7.400 reit Ieng.af18 the.north:
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,r.,...•eal f1 Ro I,d 'Miami�Ie c]i;-rI''la.: '».Lint Ni t World war the wort strip li 7,000 4••4110.4.WV'
ry eat•bll. •aeapl•n•tea./at Ind the.total yJ aro* 13 raw
Dinner X•y t♦•re'aom•1,000 mea and thrie- sides,or 4124039
7. i and lib alrcrnst were,etatbned Roan equal.*fee!.
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