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FL S1832

Resolution

Status

Passed

3/5/2018

Primary Sponsor

Daphne Campbell

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Origin

Senate

2018 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Recognizes the City of Miami Beach on the 103rd anniversary of its incorporation as a municipality on March 26, 1915
  • Acknowledges the city's founding history beginning in 1870 when Henry Lum and his son purchased property, followed by subsequent ownership and development by New Jersey investors
  • Highlights the 1913 construction of the first bridge from Miami to Miami Beach by John S. Collins and Carl G. Fisher, which was the world's longest wooden bridge at the time and sparked the area's real estate boom
  • Notes the establishment of the Art Deco District during the Great Depression when Northeast investors built hotels along Collins Avenue and Ocean Drive
  • Recognizes the cultural enrichment from Cuban immigrants following the 1959 revolution and subsequent growth as a business, trade, and tourism destination

Legislative Description

103rd Anniversary of the City of Miami Beach

Last Action

Adopted

3/5/2018

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