The Everglades Hotel

The story

Miami's largest hotel survived the Great Hurricane of 1926, sheltered the homeless, then became Jimmy Hoffa's Teamsters property.

Everything that was here

• 1926–2005

  The Everglades HotelHotel

  Miami's largest hotel survived the Great Hurricane of 1926, sheltered the homeless, then became Jimmy Hoffa's Teamsters property.

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• 1919–1988

  McAllister HotelHotel

  Miami's first skyscraper—home to legendary radio station WQAM—was left to crumble and then demolished for a parking lot.

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• 1925–1974

  Freedom TowerOffice Building

  Called the 'Ellis Island of the South,' this tower processed 650,000 Cuban refugees fleeing Castro's revolution.

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• 1897–1930

  Royal Palm HotelHotel

  Henry Flagler built Miami's first grand hotel on a Tequesta Indian mound that was destroyed for the veranda.

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