See Miami Beach clubs & Coral Gables landmarks decades ago

This collection of stories shows how Miami Beach clubs and Coral Gables landmarks appeared decades ago through old photographs.

You can see scenes from the Latin Quarter nightclub where bands played and the old movie theaters in downtown Hollywood that are now gone. The Place Pigalle featured comedians and South Beach had many nightspots in the 1990s. You will also find details about the Giller Building on 41st Street and Carrollton School in Coconut Grove. Miracle Mile in Coral Gables and the Barnacle, designed by Commodore Munroe, also appear. Street scenes from the business districts and parades in Coral Gables give more glimpses into the past.

See the pictures and read about them below.

In 1970, Hans Reiss,maitre d’ at the Carillon Hotel in Miami Beach, has pleasant memories as he looks back on the revues and stars appearing in the hotel’s Le Cafe supper Club. The Carillon nightspot was known as the Club Siam when it opened in February 1958, featuring such weekly changing entertainers as the Ames Brothers and Andrews Sisters. The name was changed to Cafe Le Can Can in 1959 and, for several years, the Carillon’s executive director, Herb Robins, brought in top-flight revues produced by Lou Walters, who was Barbara Walters’ father. Because the public wanted something more modern, the Carillon launched another new trend in Miami Beach entertainment with “Shazzam,” offering the entire family comedy and spectacular illusions blended into colorful production numbers.

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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

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The Great Southern Hotel in the 1920s, near Young Circle in Hollywood.

NO. 3: WHAT DID HOLLYWOOD AND FORT LAUDERDALE LOOK LIKE DECADES AGO? SEE FOR YOURSELF

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Arthur Godfrey Road in 1983. By C.W. Griffin

NO. 4: MIAMI BEACH’S MID-SECTION USED TO LOOK LIKE THAT? SEE THE SCENE FROM 1950S THROUGH ’90S

Here’s what 41st Street, also known as Arthur Godrey Road, was like through the years. | Published February 3, 2025 | Read Full Story by Miami Herald Archives

The multi-purpose Coliseum in Coral Gables, which at one time had a bowling alley.

NO. 5: WHAT DID THE STREETS OF CORAL GABLES LOOK LIKE DECADES AGO? TAKE A LOOK

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