Miami Beach is selling Super Bowl-themed lifeguard stands. You do the heavy lifting
You shouldn’t steal a set prop from the TV broadcasts airing Super Bowl coverage along Ocean Drive, but the city of Miami Beach is giving visitors an opportunity to take a piece of South Beach home with them.
Two retired lifeguard stands, which the city painted in the colors of the Kansas City Chiefs and San Francisco 49ers, went up for auction on Wednesday via the public surplus marketplace.
The starting price as of Thursday was $500 each — but the winning bidders will be responsible for removing the structures and paying for their relocation.
The city regularly auctions off old lifeguard stands. In 2018, seven lifeguard towers from the 1980s were put up for auction. Those sold for as little as $150 and as much as $3,150.
The two currently on the auction block are the only retired lifeguard stands the city owns, a spokeswoman said. They were built in 1996 and cost between $35,000 and $40,000 to construct.
The lifeguard stands are currently on display at the 10th Street beach.
“One is currently sporting a San Francisco 49ers motif, while the other is rooting for the Kansas City Chiefs,” reads a press release. “Beachgoers are encouraged to snap a photo in front of their Super Bowl pick.”
This story was originally published January 30, 2020 at 4:06 PM.
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