Miami used to be a Playboy party town. See what it looked like
By Miami Herald Archives
The Playboy Club in Miami.
Miami Herald File
South Florida once knew the Playboy life. A club near 79th Street in Miami. A hotel on Collins Avenue in Miami Beach.
With the company planning to return in 2026 with a new club and headquarters to South Beach, let’s look back at Playboy’s local presence in the 1960s and ‘70s.
Miami Herald 1980 file photo from Playboy Club Miami Herald File
The Playboy Club in Miami. Miami Herald File
A 1971 file photo from the Playboy Club Miami Herald File
Playboy logo at the Playboy Plaza Hotel in Miami Beach in 1971. Miami Herald File
Playboy personalities with artist Ryan Paul Simmons at Karu & Y Ultralounge in Miami in 2009. Miami Herald File
Brenda Sheldon, born and raised in Miami, was chosen to be a bunny for the 1961 opening of the Miami Playboy Club. She attended Miami Edison High School and the University of Miami and worked as a National Airlines flight attendant. Miami Herald File
Nancy Turner was the Miami Playboy Clubs Bunny of the Year in 1974. Miami Herald File
A bar at the Playboy Plaza hotel in Miami Beach. Miami Herald File
Playboy Club bunnies with manager Seth Bramson. Miami Herald File
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