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See these three landmark Miami neighborhoods captured in vintage photos

Stories by Miami Herald journalists, with AI summarization

Vintage photos bring Miami's landmark neighborhoods to life, showing how much these communities have changed.

Lincoln Road’s transformation is striking, shifting from an exclusive shopping hub with Saks Fifth Avenue to a bustling pedestrian mall, and then to an artsy hotspot filled with cafes and chain stores.

Pictures of Coconut Grove capture its dynamic past, from a Bahamian pioneer outpost to a 1960s counterculture capital with hippie street life.

And Westchester’s Frankie's Pizza on Bird Road preserves tradition, standing firm for 70 years as cow pastures turned into busy highways.

Let's take a look at the pictures.

The Lincoln Theatre on Lincoln Road in the 1980s.

NO. 1: LINCOLN ROAD USED TO LOOK LIKE THAT? SEE SOUTH BEACH SHOPPING MALL THROUGH SPAN OF TIME

Take a look at the shops from the 1960s. | Published November 23, 2024 | Read Full Story by Miami Herald Archive

Looking west on Grand Avenue in 1967, with Food Fair supermarket in the background.

NO. 2: COCONUT GROVE USED TO LOOK LIKE THAT? SEE PHOTOS OF HIPPIES, HEAD SHOPS, STREET LIFE

This village has some history. | Published October 18, 2024 | Read Full Story by Miami Herald Archives

Renee and Roxanne Pasquarella, daughters of the original owners Frank and Doreen Pasquarella, in front of Frankie’s Pizza on Bird Road in Miami. The restaurant just celebrated its 70th anniversary. By PHOTO BY AL DIAZ

NO. 3: ‘THE LAST OF OLD MIAMI’: FAMILY-OWNED PIZZA JOINT CELEBRATES 70 YEARS ON BIRD ROAD

It opened on Valentine’s Day in 1955. | Published February 20, 2025 | Read Full Story by Connie Ogle

The summary above was drafted with the help of AI tools and edited by journalists in our News division. All stories listed were reported, written and edited by McClatchy journalists.