On this edition of Learning from Miami, we continue our tour of South Florida hospitals and visit the Variety Children's Hospital. On October 10, 1927, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 11 men involved in the entertainment industry created a social group they named the “Variety Club.” On Christmas Eve in 1928, an abandoned baby girl was found in the Sheridan Square Theater where the Variety Club was meeting Read More...

    St. Francis Hospital on the shore of Allison Island, Miami Beach, Florida Date: 1930–1945.  From Digital Commonwealth – Massachusetts Collections Online. The next stop in our continuing series on South Florida hospitals is St. Francis Hospital in Miami Beach. Originally named Allison Hospital, St Read More...

  [caption id="attachment_3913" align="aligncenter" width="468"] Mercy Hospital on the shore of Biscayne Bay, Miami, FloridaDate: 1930–1945.  From Digital Commonwealth - Massachusetts Collections Online.[/caption] Of all the styles of architecture out there, healthcare architecture has a very specific purpose: to take care of people Read More...

  Portrait of Addison Mizner. Photo Courtesy of floridamemory.com Addison Mizner is one of the most influential figures of southern Florida's early-20th-century architectural boom. His whimsical Mediterranean style buildings launched an architectural movement and inspired architects throughout North America Read More...

https://youtu.be/cDeNyZw3vZE   As an integral hub of Miami's Overtown neighborhood, the Mary Elizabeth Hotel on NW 2nd Avenue was known for welcoming many important and prominent members of the African-American community. Built in 1921 by Dr. William B. Sawyer, the hotel was operated by his entrepreneur wife, Alberta Sawyer Read More...

Learning from Miami wishes all of our readers a happy and safe holiday season. In this edition, we’ve compiled a collection of unique holiday clips that could only happen in South Florida. These fun Florida clips are sure to get you in the holiday spirit. Hanukkah, also known as "the festival of lights," is the eight-day Jewish celebration commemorating the re-dedication during the second century B Read More...

Happy Thanksgiving from us at Learning from Miami. In this edition, we've compiled our favorite Thanksgiving clips for you. These fun Florida holiday clips are sure to get you ready for Turkey Day.   Watch these Weeki Wachee mermaids make a splash at their very own underwater Thanksgiving day feast Read More...

    https://youtu.be/680s22iqDc4 AIR FORCE PLANES ON THE GROUND AT BOCA CHICA NAVAL AIR STATION; TROOPS ARRIVE IN KEY WEST BY TRUCK; ENTRANCE GATE BOCA CHICA GUARDED; AERIALS OF NAVAL BASE.   In honor of Veteran's Day, Learning From Miami travels south to Naval Air Station Key West and explores the rich history of this active military base Read More...

  Florida has always had its fair share of strange and unusual history. In honor of Halloween, “Learning from Miami” invites you to come and explore some of the dark and macabre places and people of Florida. Our scary tour includes a visit to a warlock's house, a town where spiritual mediums live, and some retro trick-or-treaters Read More...

https://youtu.be/feONi4B9u7c   Located on the south bank of the Miami River just east of NW 27th Avenue, Musa Isle was a tourist attraction started by John Roop in 1907 on property he purchased from A. J. Richardson. In 1919, Roop leased a section of his property to a Seminole man named Willie Willie who, with his father Charlie, developed Musa Isle into a Seminole village attraction Read More...