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Homes, Hotels and Apartments Issued by Miami Beach Chamber of Commerce
Title
Homes, Hotels and Apartments Issued by Miami Beach Chamber of Commerce.
Creator
Miami Beach Chamber of Commerce
Date Issued
1923
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/tc/fhp/FA00000257.pdf
Subject Headings
History
Format
E-book
Zoning
Title
Zoning: Principles, Methods and Results.
Creator
Brown, W. E
Date Issued
1922
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/tc/fhp/FA00000250.pdf
Subject Headings
Zoning, History
Format
E-book
Miamian
Title
The Miamian.
Date Issued
1923
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/tc/fhp/FA00000256.pdf
Subject Headings
Commerce, Economic history
Format
E-book
Jews of greater Miami: An historical perspective
Title
The Jews of greater Miami: An historical perspective.
Creator
Shaw, Martin., Florida Atlantic University, Mohl, Raymond A.
Abstract/Description
The principal purpose of this thesis is to provide an historical perspective on the Jewish presence in Greater Miami from its beginnings in 1896 to the present. In the early years, Jews were forced to endure widespread anti-Semitism. However, by the 1950's Jewish tenacity largely defeated the exponents of bigotry. Jewish entrepreneurship produced an environment that resulted in world-wide recognition of Miami Beach and its environs as the ultimate winter resort area. During this process,...
Show moreThe principal purpose of this thesis is to provide an historical perspective on the Jewish presence in Greater Miami from its beginnings in 1896 to the present. In the early years, Jews were forced to endure widespread anti-Semitism. However, by the 1950's Jewish tenacity largely defeated the exponents of bigotry. Jewish entrepreneurship produced an environment that resulted in world-wide recognition of Miami Beach and its environs as the ultimate winter resort area. During this process, Miami's Jews built a strong sense of community that revolved around a variety of religious and cultural institutions. By 1975, the Miami area's Jewish population reached 289,210. Since then, an aging population, indifferent leadership, Black militancy, a vast crime increase, and a Hispanic population explosion contributed to a Jewish exodus that brought about a precipitous decline of Jewish population to 202,000. In nine decades, the Jewish presence has gone from spectacular growth to alarming decline.
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Date Issued
1992
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/14855
Subject Headings
Jews--Florida--Miami--History, Miami (Fla)--Ethnic relations
Format
Document (PDF)
Home Designer
Title
The Home Designer.
Creator
Dixon, Walter W.
Date Issued
1922
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/tc/fhp/FA00000254.pdf
Subject Headings
Architecture, Domestic, History
Format
E-book
Miami and Dade County, Florida
Title
Miami and Dade County, Florida: Its Settlement, Progress and Achievement.
Creator
Blackman, E. V. (Ethan V.)
Date Issued
1921
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dl/FA00000025.pdf
Subject Headings
History, History, Biography, History, The Florida Boom and Bust, 1919-1929
Format
E-book
Interview with Toni Mountain – ca. 2008
Title
Interview with Toni Mountain – ca. 2008.
Creator
Mountain, Toni (Interviewee), Carter, Issac M. (Interviewer)
Date Issued
2008-02-13
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FADT77824
Subject Headings
Caribbean Area -- Emigration and immigration, Miami (Fla.) -- Social conditions, Riots -- Florida -- Miami, Miami (Fla.) -- Ethnic relations, Miami (Fla.) -- Race relations, Oral histories --Florida., Oral history
Format
Set of related objects
First Thirty Years of Miami and the Bank of Bay Biscayne, 1896-1926
Title
The First Thirty Years of Miami and the Bank of Bay Biscayne, 1896-1926.
Creator
Bank of Bay Biscayne (Miami, Fla.)
Date Issued
1926
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/tc/fhp/FA00000255.pdf
Subject Headings
Banks and banking, History
Format
E-book
Miami's second ghetto
Title
Miami's second ghetto.
Creator
Van Dyke, Teresa B., Florida Atlantic University, Mohl, Raymond A.
Abstract/Description
The purpose of this thesis is to examine the social and institutional forces that created the second ghetto in Miami during the three decades following World War II. During this period, Miami's inner-city ghetto was razed and a new ghetto, sanctioned by federal and local legislation and agencies, was established in the northwest section of Dade County. The northwest section, which contained a few black enclaves in 1945, was transformed into a sprawling black ghetto by 1960. The transition of...
Show moreThe purpose of this thesis is to examine the social and institutional forces that created the second ghetto in Miami during the three decades following World War II. During this period, Miami's inner-city ghetto was razed and a new ghetto, sanctioned by federal and local legislation and agencies, was established in the northwest section of Dade County. The northwest section, which contained a few black enclaves in 1945, was transformed into a sprawling black ghetto by 1960. The transition of the area from predominantly white to black produced racial conflicts that erupted into violence as the white majority tried to uphold segregation in Miami. In 1980, 85 percent of Dade County's African American population resided in the northwest section. This did not happen by accident; Miami's second ghetto was shaped, maintained, and reinforced through government policy, the real estate industry, and racial prejudice.
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Date Issued
1994
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/15047
Subject Headings
African Americans--Housing--Florida--Miami--History, Miami (Fla)--Race relations--History, Housing policy--Florida--Miami--History, Discrimination in housing--Florida--Miami--History
Format
Document (PDF)
Cultural and spatial perceptions of Miami's Little Havana
Title
Cultural and spatial perceptions of Miami's Little Havana.
Creator
Cordoba, Hilton A., Charles E. Schmidt College of Science, Department of Geosciences
Abstract/Description
Miami's "Little Havana" is known by many for its famous Southwest 8th Street, the Calle Ocho festival, and for the many Latin people, particularly Cubans, that live in the area. However, the current name of the neighborhood hides all of the dynamics of neighborhood change and creates the notion that Little Havana is a static monoculture neighborhood. This study measured people's perception of Little Havana by surveying 153 residents to identify the cultural associations and to capture the...
Show moreMiami's "Little Havana" is known by many for its famous Southwest 8th Street, the Calle Ocho festival, and for the many Latin people, particularly Cubans, that live in the area. However, the current name of the neighborhood hides all of the dynamics of neighborhood change and creates the notion that Little Havana is a static monoculture neighborhood. This study measured people's perception of Little Havana by surveying 153 residents to identify the cultural associations and to capture the participant's spatial perceptions of Little Havana. This study found that survey participants from inside the study area associated Little Havana more with Cuban culture and had more positive things to say about the neighborhood. Finally, this study suggests that the core of Little Havana was encompassed by West Flagler Street on the north, Southwest 8th Street on the south, Southwest 27th Avenue on the west, and Southwest 4th Avenue on the east.
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Date Issued
2011
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/FAU/3174508
Subject Headings
Cuban Americans, Social life and customs, History, Description and travel, Social life and customs
Format
Document (PDF)
Historical Sketches and Sidelights of Miami, Florida
Title
Historical Sketches and Sidelights of Miami, Florida.
Creator
Cohen, Isidor.
Date Issued
1925
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dl/FA00000018.pdf
Subject Headings
History, Urban development, Women, The Florida Boom and Bust, 1919-1929
Format
E-book
Long road to rebellion: Miami's Liberty City riot of 1968
Title
Long road to rebellion: Miami's Liberty City riot of 1968.
Creator
Tscheschlok, Eric G., Florida Atlantic University, Mohl, Raymond A.
Abstract/Description
This thesis examines the circumstances leading to the 1968 ghetto riot in the Liberty City community of Miami, Florida. After placing the Liberty City uprising in national and local contexts, the thesis chronicles race relations and African American living conditions in Miami from the late nineteenth century through the 1960s. The thesis focuses upon major grievances of Miami's black community in the 1960s. These included deplorable housing conditions, economic exploitation, bleak employment...
Show moreThis thesis examines the circumstances leading to the 1968 ghetto riot in the Liberty City community of Miami, Florida. After placing the Liberty City uprising in national and local contexts, the thesis chronicles race relations and African American living conditions in Miami from the late nineteenth century through the 1960s. The thesis focuses upon major grievances of Miami's black community in the 1960s. These included deplorable housing conditions, economic exploitation, bleak employment prospects, racial discrimination, poor police-community relations, and economic competition with Cuban refugees who settled in the Miami area during the 1960s. The thesis argues that the riot in Liberty City constituted a form of African American protest against these factors. In brief, Miami's 1968 ghetto revolt marked an attempt by local black residents to improve their life chances and living standards by demanding empowerment within their own communities and control over the processes that affected their lives.
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Date Issued
1995
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/15202
Subject Headings
Riots--Florida--Miami, African Americans--Florida--Social conditions, Miami (Fla)--Race relations--History, Miami (Fla)--Social conditions
Format
Document (PDF)
Miami the Beautiful
Title
Miami the Beautiful.
Date Issued
1929?
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dl/FA00000011.pdf
Subject Headings
Description and travel, Pictorial works, History, Historic sites, Description and travel, The Florida Boom and Bust, 1919-1929
Format
E-book
Redland District of Florida
Title
Redland District of Florida.
Creator
Redland District Chamber of Commerce
Date Issued
1925
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/tc/fhp/FA00000249.pdf
Subject Headings
Description and travel, Description and travel, History
Format
E-book
GREAT DEPRESSION IN MIAMI BEACH
Title
THE GREAT DEPRESSION IN MIAMI BEACH.
Creator
LESLIE, VERNON MCCLEAN., Florida Atlantic University, Kohl, Raymond
Abstract/Description
This thesis explores the impact of the Great Depression on the resort city of Miami Beach, Florida. The city was not immune to the effects of the economic collapse of the 1930s. However, an examination of building department records, city employee salaries, tax collections, and other indicators demonstrate that Miami Beach suffered only temporarily in the early 1930s, while the rest of the nation plunged into economic depression. The city's early developer, Carl Fisher, sold expensive house...
Show moreThis thesis explores the impact of the Great Depression on the resort city of Miami Beach, Florida. The city was not immune to the effects of the economic collapse of the 1930s. However, an examination of building department records, city employee salaries, tax collections, and other indicators demonstrate that Miami Beach suffered only temporarily in the early 1930s, while the rest of the nation plunged into economic depression. The city's early developer, Carl Fisher, sold expensive house lots and planned a playground for rich winter residents. The depression undermined these plans, and resulted in an economy dependent on less affluent tourists residing in moderately priced hotels. The city had good political leadership and advertised its attractions effectively. As a result, Miami Beach experienced only a short period of hard times and then continued to grow during the depressing years.
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Date Issued
1980
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/14013
Subject Headings
Depressions--1929--United States, United States--History--1933-1945, Miami Beach (Fla)--Economic conditions
Format
Document (PDF)
Interview with Dr. Jack Seitlin – ca. 2006
Title
Interview with Dr. Jack Seitlin – ca. 2006.
Creator
Seitlin, Jack, Sherman, Dawn
Date Issued
2006-02-11
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FADT78795
Subject Headings
Miami (Fla.), Pactific Theater of War, World War, 1939-1945, Marines, Great Depression, Racism, Anti-Semitism, Hurricanes -- Florida, Oral histories --Florida, Oral history
Format
Set of related objects