Although the location is not identified on the front or back of this postcard, it is likely that this is taken from where the Port of Miami exists today which was home to both Chalks Airlines (a seaplane service to the Bahamas) and the Goodyear blimp. The year of the postcard is 1945 |
1953 |
Notice that the shuffleboard court was actually lit up for night use. What ever happened to that game? Does anyone play it anymore? This property went from Hotel to short term apartments to retail outlets including pet shops and Wright's Bikes. It was eventually leveled and is being prepared for construction. |
This card reads " We stayed at this place Thursday night. It sure is pretty here. It is on an island about 5 miles from Miami. We went fishing last night. I had two on my line but they got away. You don't need license to fish down here. We visited an Indian Village today and saw all the famous hotels." |
Cape Florida Lighthouse on the southernmost point of Key Biscayne. Notice that the only Condominium is located at the top of the picture and is The Island House that remains to this day. These were the days of being pulled behind a Jeep on the beach on waterskis and fishing and Bonfires where the community would gather just to enjoy the night. Some would camp out in tents on the beach, some would just enjoy the sheer beauty of the solitude. 1960 |
Crandon park zoo and parking lot in the forground with the Key Biscayne Hotel in the middle of the island on the beach. The lack of beach side condos and Hotels is clear along with the Crandon sandbar starting in front of the Key Biscayne Hotel and nearly connecting to the large sandbar in front of Crandon Park. It was possible to walk in the water, at low tide, from the Hotel to the Park in ankle to waist deep water. |
