Photos and memories of the way South Florida used to look: its streets, stores, events and people.
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Nothing stays the same in South Florida. Restaurants come and go. The skyline changes.
And so it goes with four of the region’s signature shopping streets: Flagler Street, Miracle Mile, Lincoln Road and Las Olas Boulevard. While each of these strips of commerce have kept tradition and even some of the landmarks, they have changed through the years, with new configurations and shops.
Let’s take a trip back in time with some old photos from the Miami Herald Archive and the Florida Archives to see what they used to look like from the 1920s through the 1990s.
Miracle Mile
What was then The Miracle 4 movie theater on Miracle Mile in Coral Gables is now a performing arts venue. Alex Kolyer Miami Herald File
Carroll’s Jewelers in 1953. Miami Herald File
Coral Gables collaborated to show artwork by Carlos Cruz-Diez in the painting of eight crosswalks, including this one on Miracle Mile and LeJeune Road in 2017. C.M. GUERRERO Miami Herald File
Maybe some things don’t change. A parking enforcer writes a ticket in 1988 along Miracle Mile. Tim Chapman Miami Herald File
Miracle Mile in the 1960s. State of Florida Archives
Lincoln Road
A tram on Lincoln Road Mall in the eary 1960s. The tram service ran along the pedestrian mall from Washington Avenue to Alton Road. Miami Herald File.
Shoppers stroll Lincoln Road Mall in 1961. Doug Kennedy Miami Herald / 1961
Lincoln Road Mall in 1993. The landmark building once housed Woolworth and Barnett Bank. Candace Barbot Miami Herald File
The new Lincoln Road pedestrian mall in 1960. Doug Kennedy Miami Herald File / 1960
Wolfie’s deli at Lincoln and Washington. Miami Herald File
A view of the Carib Theater on Lincoln Road in 1971. David Smith Miami Herald Fie / 1971
A landmark bank building under construction on Lincoln Road in the mid-1950s. Miami Herald File
Flagler Street
Christmas decorations on Flagler Street in 1963. Bill Kuenzel Miami Herald File
Flagler Street after the 1926 Hurricane. Miami Herald File
McCrory on Flagler Street in 1997. Al Diaz Miami Herald File
Police traffic units at Miami Avenue and Flagler Street in the 1920s. Miami Herald File
Las Olas
Riverside Hotel on East Las Olas Boulevard in Fort Lauderdale in 1970. Miami Herald File
In 1965, the view looking east down Las Olas Boulevard from Andrews Avenue in downtown Fort Lauderdale. Today, the Museum of Art would be to the left. Miami Herald File
Nova Southeastern University’s administrative offices at 232 East Las Olas Blvd. in 1964.
The Colee Branch Post Office at 1404 E Las Olas Blvd. Emily Michot Miami Herald File
This story was originally published April 11, 2022 at 1:05 PM.
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