Biscayne Tales: the Miami History Podcast
1) Coral Castle
Close to Homestead, Florida there is a mysterious site that might of been build using other worldly methods, but probably not. Edward Leedskalnin, an immigrant from Latvia, built the structure in the ...Show More
2) The Tequesta
The Tequesta and their ancestors lived in South Florida for over 3000 years. These people used all the natural resource available to them, the ocean, the bay, the tree hammocks, and the Everglades. As...Show More
3) The Mother of Miami
Julia Tuttle, the Mother of Miami, saw the promise of a sleepy outpost of civilization tucked between Biscayne Bay and the Everglades. Her vision helped create the city of Miami. Born in Cleveland, Oh...Show More
4) Islandia
Less than 20 miles from Miami are a group of islands that seem like a tropical paradise (excuse the mosquitos please). These islands are the Upper Florida Keys, the ones not connected to land by the O...Show More
5) The Half Moon
On nautical maps of Biscayne Bay, just out side Bear Cut (a narrow waterway that separates Key Biscayne and Virginia Key), there is feature simply labeled “obstruction.” That term belies the rich hist...Show More
6) Miami's First Christmas (1896)
Just months after its incorporation Miami celebrated its first christmas with hope for the bright future that was too come. With christmas sales at local stores, increased tourism, famous guests, and ...Show More
7) Ghosts of the Biltmore
With Halloween creeping around the corner, we check in with the ghosts up on the 13th floor of the Biltmore Hotel. Strange happenings have long been whispered about in that historic hotel. Founded in...Show More
8) Yellow Fever
At the tail end of the 19th century, Miami was a healthy city, nearly doubling its population each year since the railroad had come in. Then the fever came. From the first rumours of an outbreak in ...Show More
9) The Surf Club
The Surf Club, most famous of Miami Beach's Jazz Age private clubs, first opened in 1930. Founded as an alternative to the stuffy Bath Club and the downmarket Roman Pools, it was housed in an ornate ...Show More
10) Carl Fisher
Candy-bar salesman, bicycle stuntman, race-car driver: Carl Fisher had lived a full life by the time he turned 20; he was just getting started. The middle-school dropout from a humble Indianapolis hom...Show More