Founding of Rader Memorial Methodist Church The Rader Memorial Methodist Church was established in 1923 and was one of the oldest congregations in Miami-Dade County. Reverend F. A. Hamilton preached...
Founding of Rader Memorial Methodist Church The Rader Memorial Methodist Church was established in 1923 and was one of the oldest congregations in Miami-Dade County. Reverend F. A. Hamilton preached...
Gaston Drake, Lumber Magnate Silver Green Cemetery, called Carver or Princeton Colored Cemetery in some records, has a history that traces back to Gaston Drake, founder of the community of Princeton...
Kelsey Leroy Pharr Lincoln Memorial Park Cemetery in Miami is considered by many to be Florida’s most significant predominantly African-American cemetery. Its roots date back to 1914, when...
The main lobby of the high school. Photo courtesy of sergioisevil Bridgeprep Academy of Arts and Minds Charter High School (BAAM) was a performing and visual arts public charter...
A circa 1943 view of the interior of the massive NAS Richmond blimp hangar, showing 5 Navy blimps & a blimp gondola undergoing maintenance. Lieutenant Nelson Grills and his crew of nine...
Glenn Curtiss, “The Father of Naval Aviation” The city of Opa-locka in Miami-Dade County is the brainchild of Glenn Curtiss, known by many as the “Father of Naval Aviation”...
Ernest R. “Cap” Graham, Farmer and State Senator Ernest R. “Cap” Graham was born in 1886 in Croswell, Michigan. He worked as a mining engineer in South Dakota where he would...
The house has sat on the corner lot by Lummus Park for decades Built in 1914, this home was once located at 428 NW 4th Street in Miami and originally owned by Lula H. Hattersley. The original lot...
An undated postcard for the Coral Castle Old postcards called it “Coral Castle”, a local landmark known for its beautiful gardens and distinctive castle-like home. According to some...
The water plant was known to be where prostitutes and drug users hung out at The water plant complex, which was located at 1021 Burlington Street, was built in the 1930s and supplied water to the...
Miami Women’s Club, c. 1940. Courtesy of HistoryMiami Museum The Married Ladies’ Afternoon Club was organized in 1900, just four years after Miami was incorporated, and was presided...
Established in 1992, Wings Aviation was a business located in Building 903 at Miami International Airport and repaired aircraft and heavy equipment. The services they provided are described below:...
Coconut Grove Playhouse Richard Kiehnel, Architect Originally constructed as a movie theater, the Coconut Grove Playhouse was designed by Richard Kiehnel of the renowned architecture firm, Kiehnel...
The first edition of the Miami Evening Record was published on September 15, 1903. The newspaper began suffering from server financial difficulties following the recession in 1907. Frank B. Shutts...
Known as Holloman Park Methodist Episcopal Church, it was constituted in 1924 by members of Riverside M.E. Church and Trinity M.E. Church. They organized and held services in a small frame building...
Hulon Mitchell Jr. Yahweh ben Yahweh, born Hulon Mitchell Jr., was the founder, and leader of the Nation of Yahweh, a black supremacist new religious movement founded in 1979 and headquartered in...
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