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Completely Air-conditioned and Heated 6580 Indian Creek Drive Miami Beach, Florida Completely modern and entirely new. Every facility for your vacation. Magnificent swimming pool. Waterfront patio. Card room. TV lounge, Boat dockage and fishing on premises. Free parking right at your door.
Newest, largest and most luxurious hotel in Miami Beach. 550 ft. on the Ocean at 67th Street. 600 incomparable guest rooms and suites - 2 pools - 2 night clubs - 3 dining rooms - ice skating rink - 9 hole short golf course - complete shopping plaza - 100% air conditioned Mailed from St. Petersburg, Florida to Mrs. Fred Tedden of Litchfield, Minnesota on February 28, 1959: Dear Betty, This is the Hotel we are staying at. There are 33 in our group. We having such a fabulous time. I can't believe it's true. Night clubs, boat rides, bus rides, sightseeing, etc. Love, Edna B.
Directly on the Ocean From 38th to 39th Streets Miami Beach. 200 rooms - 200 baths - occupies the entire block of choice oceanfront in the most exclusive North Beach Section. Private beach; salt water swimming pool; outdoor dining terrace; air-conditioned dining room and cocktail lounge; solarium. Dancing and Entertainment Nightly. OPEN ALL YEAR
Directly on the Ocean 6901 Collins Avenue - Miami Beach, Florida Swimming pool, completely air-conditioned and heated - Coffee Shop - Free Parking - Free TV in rooms - Circulating Ice Water.
The Lobby in the Holiday Inn Miami Beach is Florida’s most unusual, with glass ports affording a view of underwater swimmers. U.S. Highway A1A at 17451 Collins Avenue Telephone: WIlson 7-3436 Mailed from Miami Beach, Florida to Mr. & Mrs. William Hargrove on October 28, 1959: Dear Ones, Have had a wonderful trip. Saw so many beautiful colors coming down. The weather here is so nice. The ocean is beautiful. Gordy is in his meeting today. Love, WIlma & Family Curteichcolor Card
POOL BAR America’s most FUNderful Resort Motel Ocean at 163rd St., Miami Beach, Florida Completely Air-Conditioned American Express & Siners’ Club accepted A Quality Court
Miami Beach’s Newest and Largest Directly on the Ocean at Lincoln Road Miami Beach - Florida Open Year Round - Completely Air Conditioned
Overlooking the Ocean at Sixty-Seventh Street 6780 Collins Avenue - Miami Beach
Close to everything - especially to our guests! Private Beach, Pool and Cabana Colony On the Ocean at 19th Street Miami Beach, Florida 33139
Mailed from Riviera Beach, Florida to Mr. & Mrs. Arnold Wolf & Son of Fort Wayne, Indiana on April 8, 1957: Hi! This is the life! Oranges, grapefruits, coconuts, plums. We are having a wonderful vacation. Love, Starkels
Ginza Bar Ocean at 163rd St., Miami Beach, Florida America's most FUNderful Resort Motel. AAA Approved. A Quality Court.
Completely Air-conditioned and Heated 6580 Indian Creek Drive Miami Beach, Florida Completely modern and entirely new. Every facility for your vacation. Magnificent swimming pool. Waterfront patio. Card room. TV lounge, Boat dockage and fishing on premises. Free parking right at your door. Phone UNion 6-4671
Motel Row - Miami Beach, Florida
A drive along Collins Avenue, Miami Beach, offers a sightseeing view of beautiful motels.
Blue Mist Resort Motel - Miami Beach, Florida
Directly on the Ocean at 191 St. & Collins Ave. Miami Beach, Florida Phone: Wilson 7-4434 The finest in informal and carefree living. Air-conditioned and heated. Private sandy Beach and large swimming pool. Rooms with completely equipped Kitchenettes. Coffee Shop and Cocktail Lounge. Complete entertainment. Surf Fishing from premises. Free parking at your door. AAA Approved.
Sans Souci - Miami Beach, Florida
An Entire Block On the Ocean., 31st to 32nd Streets, MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA. Unsurpassed for flawless service and elegant appointments … For its beautiful pool and cabanas … Exquisite cuisine … Fabulous music and entertainment
The Castaways - Miami Beach, Florida
10 Acres of Oceanfront Relaxation On the Ocean at 163rd St., Miami Beach, Fla. 304 oversized guest rooms and kitchenettes - 3 pools plus 2 kiddie wading pools - 700 ft. of private beach - 2 Coffee Shops - Spectacular Shinto Temple Dining Room - Unique Wreck Bar - Supervised Children's Activities - Free Self-Parking - Private Boat Docks and Fishing Pier on Indian Creek - Planned Entertainment nightly. Completely Air-Conditioned. American Express and Diners' Club Accepted. AAA Approved. A Quality Court
The Castaways resort complex was in the Sunny Isles part of North Miami Beach, just a short distance from another hotel/restaurant/bar complex, Hawaiian Isle. It touted itself as "America's most FUNderful resort" and was advertised as being at "the ocean at 163rd," in reality it was on the inland side of a thin land strip, and was just south of 163rd, occupying a small jetty of land. It opened in 1958, and closed in 1981. The Castaways had just over 300 guest rooms in a series of buildings with Asian-Polynesian peaked roof details. The main attraction was a dramatic structure designed by Charles Foster McKirahan—a square glass building with a pointed, A-frame roof at each corner. The building was up on stilts, and each of the four corners held a different establishment: the Wreck Bar (another postcard of the Wreck Bar), theTahitian Cocktail Lounge (featuring mixologist "Stanley the Entertainer"), the Shinto Temple Room, the Crinza Bar, The Turtle Club, and a magnificent lobby There was at least one, maybe two outdoor pool(s) that was right near the beach. The Beatles reportedly stayed at The Castaways, and an ad in the 1969 AAA travel guidepromoted nude sunbathing on site. The jetty of land that used to hold The Castaways is now the site of Oceania Island, a series of condominiums.
The Shoreham and Norman - Miami Beach, Florida
Twin Hotels and Villas “Famed for Friendliness” Oceanfront - Fifth to Sixth Streets, Miami Beach 39, Fla. Complete Resort Hotels - 50% air-conditioned - 220 rooms - 220 baths - 50 Villas - Swimming Pool - Private Beach - Cocktail Lounge - Dining Terrace - Oceanside - Coffee Shop - Dancing - Planned Entertainment - Private Parking Space. Recommended by AAA - Duncan Hines. Open Year ‘Round Mailed From Miami Beach, Florida to The A. Eitmarts of Cincinnati, Ohio in June 7, 1951: Dear Al & Clara: X marks the spot where we are staying. Sure wish you were with us. It is sure wonderful. Love Ruth & Al
