Episode 118: Miami's 1920s real estate boom & bust

County officials in Sarasota have amended their COMP plan to allow for greater development into rural areas.

Our guest is historian and Miami native and resident Paul S. George. George wrote the definitive account of the wild environment of land speculation which took place in Miami during the early 1920s, resulting in the first of many Florida land "busts."

George leads a variety of bus, boat and walking tours around Miami, sharing the city's history via HistoryMiami.org.

"Welcome to Florida" is presented by Visit Sarasota. Good news from Sarasota thanks to a variety of local conservation groups, Crowley Museum and Nature Center is now permanently protected! Part of a farmstead originally established in 1878, this 191-acre slice of Old Florida has served the community as a natural and cultural museum for more than 40 years. Crowley Museum invites people of all ages to discover Southwest Florida’s nature and history.

"Welcome to Florida" is further supported by windstormproducts.com. Homeowners, business owners, contractors, municipalities – if you are responsible for protecting a structure from hurricane wind damage, you’re going to want to visit windstormproducts.com and see what they have to offer. Windstormproducts.com is a family-owned Florida company that has grown to become the world's largest online retailer of hurricane hardware. 

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