Miami on When It Was is 29 addresses and the 55 businesses that have occupied them, the oldest from 1897. 14 are still open today; 41 are gone, and 15 of the buildings themselves have been demolished. Every entry below opens a page with the full history of that address, and the map lets you slide the year and watch the city change.
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Cameo Theater
Cardozo Hotel
Miami Orange Bowl Stadium
Olympia Theater
The Everglades Hotel
Ball & Chain
Biltmore Hotel
Jimbo's Place
Miami, decade by decade
- 1890s5 opened — Burdines Flagship Store, Burdines Department Store (Flagship), Burdine's, Royal Palm Hotel, and 1 moreSee the map in 1895 →
- 1900s
- 1910s6 opened — McAllister Hotel, Vizcaya Museum and Gardens, Tobacco Road, Joe's Stone Crab, and 2 moreSee the map in 1915 →
- 1920s11 opened — Olympia Theater, Coconut Grove Playhouse, The Everglades Hotel, Everglades Hotel, and 7 moreSee the map in 1925 →
- 1930s10 opened — Miami Orange Bowl Stadium, Miami Orange Bowl, S&S Diner, Pan American Seaplane Terminal, and 6 moreSee the map in 1935 →
- 1940s
- 1950s
- 1960s
- 1970s
- 1980s
- 1990s
Still here, and gone
Still open (14)
- Joe's Stone Crab 1913–present
- Lyric Theater 1913–present
- Vizcaya Museum and Gardens 1916–present
- Olympia Theater 1926–present
- Biltmore Hotel 1926–present
- Tower Theater 1926–present
- The Surf Club 1930–present
- Ball & Chain 1935–present
- Cameo Theater 1938–present
- Cardozo Hotel 1939–present
- Fontainebleau Miami Beach 1954–present
- Eden Roc Miami Beach 1955–present
Gone (41)
- Burdines Flagship Store 1898–2018
- Burdines Department Store (Flagship) 1898–2018
- Deauville Beach Resort 1957–2017
- Hotel Deauville 1957–2017
- S&S Diner 1938–2016
- Dinner Key Auditorium 1946–2014
- Tobacco Road 1912–2014
- Miami Herald Building 1963–2013
- Jimbo's Place 1954–2012
- Miami Orange Bowl Stadium 1937–2008
- Grand Bay Hotel 1982–2008
- Wolfie Cohen's Rascal House 1954–2008
By kind of place
Hotel (18)
The Everglades Hotel · Everglades Hotel · McAllister Hotel · Royal Palm Hotel · Grand Bay Hotel · The Mutiny Hotel · Biltmore Hotel · Eden Roc Miami Beach · and 10 more
Restaurant (11)
Burger King #1 (Insta-Burger King) · Insta-Burger King · Burger King (Insta-Burger King) Original Restaurant · Insta-Burger King (First Burger King in Miami) · S&S Diner · Joe's Stone Crab · News Cafe · Wolfie Cohen's Rascal House · and 3 more
Theater (5)
Olympia Theater · Coconut Grove Playhouse · Cameo Theater · Tower Theater · Lyric Theater
Stadium (3)
Miami Orange Bowl Stadium · Miami Orange Bowl · Miami Marine Stadium
Department Store (3)
Burdines Flagship Store · Burdines Department Store (Flagship) · Burdine's
Bar (2)
Office Building (2)
Miami Herald Building · Freedom Tower
Historic Residence (2)
Al Capone Mansion (Casa Capone) · Casa Casuarina (Versace Mansion)
Every place in Miami (29)
- Al Capone Mansion (Casa Capone) 93 Palm Avenue · 1928–1952 · 2 businesses
- Ball & Chain 1513 SW 8th St, Miami, FL 33135 · 1935–present
- Biltmore Hotel 1200 Anastasia Avenue · 1926–present
- Bobby Maduro Miami Stadium 2301 NW 10th Avenue · 1949–2001
- Burger King #1 (Insta-Burger King) 3090 NW 36th Street · 1954–1980 · 4 businesses
- Cameo Theater 11 Washington Avenue · 1938–present · 2 businesses
- Cardozo Hotel 1116 Ocean Drive · 1939–present · 2 businesses
- Castaways Motel & Wreck Bar Collins Ave & 163rd St, Sunny Isles Beach, FL 33160 · 1952–1985
- Centro Vasco Restaurant 2235 SW 8th St, Miami, FL 33135 · 1965–1996
- Chalk's International Airlines Terminal 1000 MacArthur Causeway · 1919–2001
- Coconut Grove Playhouse 3500 Main Highway · 1927–2006
- Dinner Key Auditorium 3400 Pan American Drive · 1946–2014 · 2 businesses
- DuPuis Medical Office and Drugstore 6945 NE 2nd Avenue · 1902–1920
- Eden Roc Miami Beach 1201 Collins Avenue · 1955–present · 9 businesses
- Grand Bay Hotel 2951 South Bayshore Drive · 1982–2008 · 2 businesses
- Jimbo's Place 3501 Rickenbacker Causeway · 1954–2012 · 2 businesses
- Lyric Theater 819 NW 2nd Avenue · 1913–present
- Miami Herald Building 1 Herald Plaza · 1963–2013
- Miami Orange Bowl Stadium 1501 NW 3rd Street · 1937–2008 · 2 businesses
- News Cafe 804 Ocean Drive · 1988–present
- Olympia Theater 22 East Flagler Street · 1926–present · 4 businesses
- Royal Palm Hotel 100 SE 2nd Street · 1897–1930
- S&S Diner 1757 NE 2nd Avenue · 1938–2016
- The Everglades Hotel 100 Biscayne Boulevard Way · 1926–2005 · 5 businesses
- The Flamingo Hotel 1500 block of Bay Rd, Miami Beach, FL 33139 · 1921–1960
- The Nautilus Hotel 43rd St & the bay, Miami Beach, FL 33140 · 1924–1968
- Tower Theater 1508 SW 8th Street · 1926–present
- Versailles Restaurant 3555 SW 8th Street · 1971–present
- Vizcaya Museum and Gardens 626 South Miami Avenue · 1916–present · 2 businesses
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