Flamingo Hotel, Miami Beach

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A speed boat regatta in the waters of north Biscayne Bay in front of the Flamingo Hotel in Miami Beach, Florida
A speed boat regatta in the waters of north Biscayne Bay in front of the Flamingo Hotel in Miami Beach, Florida
Rosie the Elephant entertaining children in the 1920s in front of the former Flamingo Hotel, on the site of what is now the Grand Flamingo apartment building. Florida Photographic Collection
Rosie the Elephant entertaining children in the 1920s in front of the former Flamingo Hotel, on the site of what is now the Grand Flamingo apartment building. Florida Photographic Collection
The Flamingo South Beach apartments as seen from the Biscayne Bay seawall. Photo by Christopher Todd, 07/07/2003
The Flamingo South Beach apartments as seen from the Biscayne Bay seawall. Photo by Christopher Todd, 07/07/2003

The Flamingo Hotel overlooked Biscayne Bay on the west side of the newly-formed city of Miami Beach, Florida until the 1950s, when it was torn down to make room for the new Morton Towers development[1], which is now known as the Flamingo South Beach. The hotel was built by pioneering Miami Beach developer Carl G. Fisher in 1920.[2] Fisher was determined to avoid the ocean-side beaches where his development partner John S. Collins had established a casino. He saw the smooth waters of Biscayne Bay as the perfect place for a boat racing spectacle, as an attraction for wealthy and refined tourists.[3] The pioneer automobile racing promoter established the famous Biscayne Bay Speed Boat Regattas near Belle Isle as a publicity draw for his giant new hotel. He would continue to stoke the exotic vacation destination image that drove the land boom in the area with stunts like his publicity photos with his elephant Rosie. The Flamingo site overlooks Flagler_Monument_Island in Biscayne Bay.

  1. ^ Flamingo Hotel, Miami Beach, database entry
  2. ^ Miami Beach Historical Events Timeline
  3. ^ Woggles and Cheese Holes, The History of Miami Beach's Hotels
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