Olympia Theater

The story

Elvis Presley performed 15 sold-out shows here in 1956, and it was the first air-conditioned building in the South.

Everything that was here

• 1926–present · still open

  Olympia TheaterTheater

  Elvis Presley performed 15 sold-out shows here in 1956, and it was the first air-conditioned building in the South.

  See the map in 1927 →
• 1898–2018

  Burdines Flagship StoreDepartment Store

  Florida's most beloved department store started selling goods to Spanish-American War soldiers from a wagon.

  See the map in 1899 →
• 1898–2018

  Burdines Department Store (Flagship)Department Store

  Florida's first family of retail built Miami's first skyscraper and air-conditioned department store—now it's a Ross Dress for Less.

  See the map in 1899 →
• 1898–2005

  Burdine'sDepartment Store

  The 'Florida Store' brought the first air conditioning and steel escalators to Miami, cooling shoppers since 1938.

  See the map in 1899 →

Nearby history