Latest Miamihistory Podcast Episodes
History Dade County Seats
Miami History Podcast - March 26, 2024 12:40 - 33 minutes ★★★★★ - 58 ratingsThis podcast episode features the inception and the history of Dade County and its many different county seats. Originally slated to be named Pinckney County, the municipality was named for Major Francis Dade who lost his life in a battle with the Seminole Indians in December of 1835. The count...
Federal Buildings in Downtown Miami
Miami History Podcast - November 28, 2023 13:02 - 27 minutes ★★★★★ - 58 ratingsThis podcast episode features the buildings that served as the federal courthouse and post office in Miami from 1915 through the present day. The first courthouse was designed by Oscar Wenderoth in the early 1910s and opened at 100 NE First Avenue in downtown Miami. This building provided for a...
History of Port of Miami
Miami History Podcast - July 18, 2023 22:08 - 40 minutes ★★★★★ - 58 ratingsThis podcast episode discusses the early history of the Port of Miami. From the first channel dredged by Henry Flagler in 1897 to the move of the port to the Dodge Islands, the overriding theme throughout the history of this most important institution was “Watch the Port of Miami”. What began w...
Statesman Tourists in Miami (1920 - 1946)
Miami History Podcast - February 26, 2023 17:44 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 58 ratingsThis podcast episode features the stories of presidents and world leaders who visited Miami from 1920 – 1946. By the start of the second decade of the Twentieth Century, newly elected presidents began traveling to Miami as part of their pre-inauguration vacation to relax, fish and prepare for t...
History of Dade County Courthouses in Miami
Miami History Podcast - January 30, 2023 03:11 - 29 minutes ★★★★★ - 58 ratingsThis podcast episode features the different Dade County courthouses that were located in the City of Miami from the formation of the county. Dade County was created in 1836 and the county seat resided in Indian Key, along the banks of the Miami River, and in Juno, until a county-wide vote placed...
50th Anniversary of Perfection in 1972
Miami History Podcast - December 28, 2022 20:20 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 58 ratingsThe year 1972 was a special year for the Miami metropolitan area. It was an election year when South Florida hosted the political conventions of both major parties, when the sitting president made Key Biscayne famous as the winter White House, and when Dade County approved a $553 million “Decade...
History of the Village of Miami Shores
Miami History Podcast - November 23, 2022 00:23 - 21 minutes ★★★★★ - 58 ratingsThis podcast episode features the story of one of South Florida’s prominent municipalities on the northeastern section of Dade County. What was once part of an area referred to generically as ‘Biscayne Country’, it became America’s Mediterranean when the Shoreland Company purchased and platted t...
Miami - Civil War to Incorporation (1861 – 1896)
Miami History Podcast - August 23, 2022 00:43 - 30 minutes ★★★★★ - 58 ratingsThis podcast episode features Miami from the onset of the Civil War to the dawn of incorporation in 1896. While it was a sparsely populated wilderness, the former Fort Dallas, or future City of Miami, was subject to a Union blockade during the Civil War years. During the reconstruction period, t...
History of Fort Dallas
Miami History Podcast - August 14, 2022 18:08 - 36 minutes ★★★★★ - 58 ratingsThis podcast episode features the story of the Fort Dallas era of Miami. While there were several fortifications during the conflicts with the Seminole tribe during the mid-1800s, the area took on the name Fort Dallas for years following the army’s abandonment of the fort that once resided in to...
Dade Heritage Trust Turns 50
Miami History Podcast - June 20, 2022 23:02 - 41 minutes ★★★★★ - 58 ratingsOn the 50th anniversary of the formation of the Dade Heritage Trust (DHT), the Miami History Podcast welcomes Christine Rupp, director of the organization to discuss the institution’s mission, accomplishments, and future. DHT was founded to provide advocacy for historic preservation around Miami...
Downtown Miami Railroad Stations
Miami History Podcast - June 14, 2022 23:24 - 34 minutes ★★★★★ - 58 ratingsThis podcast episode discusses the locations, stories, and impact of the FEC downtown railroad stations over the course of the City of Miami’s first 125 years of history. From the first temporary train station constructed in 1896, lasting only one year, to the long-time wood frame station near t...
The Story of Allapattah
Miami History Podcast - January 05, 2022 00:54 - 44 minutes ★★★★★ - 58 ratingsAt the time the city of Miami decided on its original borders during incorporation in 1896, Allapattah was located on the city’s outskirts consisting of pristine piney woods and farmland along the edge of the everglades. While it was primarily agricultural, Flagler’s FEC organization chose the q...
Main Library in Bayfront Park
Miami History Podcast - July 21, 2021 00:32 - 47 minutes ★★★★★ - 58 ratingsThe main branch of the downtown Miami library began as a collection of books and reading circles by the Married Ladies Afternoon Club at the turn of the last century. The roving de-facto library met in many different places during its first decade, but the lack of a facility did not deter the wo...
Puerto Ricans in Miami
Miami History Podcast - June 22, 2021 12:04 - 27 minutes ★★★★★ - 58 ratingsFor more than seventy-five years, Puerto Ricans have relocated to Miami in phases. Places like Brickell, Wynwood and the Redlands saw significant settlements of Puerto Rican families as part of several waves of migration. In the mid-1940s, some of the wealthier families purchased mansions along ...
Building Boom of the 1920s
Miami History Podcast - June 04, 2021 20:47 - 58 minutes ★★★★★ - 58 ratingsThis podcast episode discusses Miami’s great building boom of the 1920s. The state of Florida attracted a lot of capital for real estate speculation during the roaring twenties and South Florida was the epicenter of this investment activity. While the boom peaked in the mid-1920s, the progressio...
Brickells in Australia
Miami History Podcast - March 12, 2021 02:28 - 55 minutes ★★★★★ - 58 ratingsThe name Brickell has become synonymous with the upscale financial district located on the southside of the Miami River. However, long before the name became a brand for an important quarter near downtown Miami, it was the surname of a prominent family that settled southside when the area was a ...
Greater Miami During WWII
Miami History Podcast - February 14, 2021 21:47 - 53 minutes ★★★★★ - 58 ratingsThis podcast episode describes the transformation of the greater Miami area after the United States entered World War II. The area became the training facility for the armed forces. Downtown Miami was converted into the southern command and training facility for the Navy, and Miami Beach became ...
Wynwood’s Little San Juan
Miami History Podcast - June 28, 2020 20:03 - 28 minutes ★★★★★ - 58 ratingsThe conclusion of World War II marked a time period of hope and change for America. The return of soldiers from fighting in two theaters of war triggered rapid change throughout the country, but particularly in South Florida. That was especially true for the Wynwood neighborhood, located in the ...
Pioneer Aviator Hugh Robinson
Miami History Podcast - April 26, 2020 21:38 - 29 minutes ★★★★★ - 58 ratingsWhen Hugh Robinson met Glenn Curtiss, it was more than just a chance meeting. It was the beginning of a friendship and partnership that had a lasting impact on early aviation. Curtiss was the visionary and Robinson was the engineer who brought Curtiss’ vision to life. The innovations and advance...
Short History of Silver Bluff
Miami History Podcast - April 05, 2020 20:52 - 14 minutes ★★★★★ - 58 ratingsPlatted in 1911 and incorporated in 1921, the town of Silver Bluff was independent for a short period of time. It was one of several municipalities that was annexed by the city of Miami in 1925. Nestled between the Miami’s original southern boundary and the town of Coconut Grove, Silver Bluff wa...
George Merrick & Coral Gables
Miami History Podcast - March 15, 2020 20:51 - 19 minutes ★★★★★ - 58 ratingsCoral Gables was more than just a master planned development erected during the building boom of the 1920s, it was where its founder, George Merrick, found the perfect intersection of poetry and progress. Merrick was both a pragmatist and a dreamer. He studied the City Beautiful movement very cl...
Super Bowls Hosted in South Florida
Miami History Podcast - January 25, 2020 17:56 - 31 minutes ★★★★★ - 58 ratingsAs Miami prepares to host Super Bowl LIV, this podcast episode will reflect on the ten prior Super Bowls played in Miami. While this year’s Super Bowl will be the sixth hosted at Joe Robbie, now called Hard Rock, stadium, five of the first ten Super Bowls were played at the iconic Orange Bowl. T...
El Jardin in Coconut Grove
Miami History Podcast - December 28, 2019 14:29 - 26 minutes ★★★★★ - 58 ratingsOnce part of Coconut Grove’s Millionaire Row, El Jardin was originally the home of Pittsburgh industrialist John Bindley. The mansion was later used as a corporate retreat for the Cities Services Corporation, later renamed Citgo, and then finally the campus of the Carrollton School of the Sacred...
Annexation of 1925
Miami History Podcast - November 11, 2019 20:41 - 16 minutes ★★★★★ - 58 ratingsThe annexation of towns and unincorporated areas of Dade County was a growth strategy for the City of Miami in both 1913 and 1925. The city took advantage of a Florida law in 1905 that changed how annexations would proceed in the state. The 1913 annexation extended the northern and western borde...
Pine Tree Drive on Miami Beach
Miami History Podcast - October 29, 2019 13:28 - 13 minutes ★★★★★ - 58 ratingsPine Tree Drive on Miami Beach has been the focus of both city officials and preservationists in recent months. The Australian Pines planted in the median of this thoroughfare served an agricultural purpose long before they provided shade and aesthetics for a busy street on the beach. Originally...
Munroes of Coconut Grove
Miami History Podcast - October 01, 2019 11:58 - 22 minutes ★★★★★ - 58 ratingsA surname very familiar to those who study Coconut Grove’s early history is Munroe. There were two unrelated families with the same last name, and same spelling, that had a deep impact on the Grove from its onset. Today, Ralph may be the most well-known Munroe given that his home, The Barnacle, ...
Downtown Theaters in Mid-Century Miami
Miami History Podcast - September 01, 2019 21:57 - 14 minutes ★★★★★ - 58 ratingsIn the middle decades of the last century, Miami featured a vibrant downtown that served as the center of activity for daily life for residents of the growing metropolitan area. The central business district was a hub for shopping, dining and entertainment. Although only a few remain, the theate...
History of Miami News Freedom Tower
Miami History Podcast - July 01, 2019 01:08 - 17 minutes ★★★★★ - 58 ratingsThe latest episode of the Miami History Podcast will tell the story of the Miami Daily News and the building that it occupied from 1925 until 1957, when the newspaper relocated to a new building near the Miami River. The tower was vacant for nearly five years when it was given a second life. Fro...
History of Fort Dallas Park
Miami History Podcast - June 02, 2019 15:22 - 19 minutes ★★★★★ - 58 ratingsThis podcast episode features historic Fort Dallas Park in downtown Miami. Once the core of Julia Tuttle’s estate on the north bank of the Miami River, it became a fine upscale residential area following her death. Harry Tuttle, Julia’s only son, platted out property that spanned from NE First A...
History of Miami City Cemetery
Miami History Podcast - May 26, 2019 20:13 - 20 minutes ★★★★★ - 58 ratingsThis podcast episode features the story of the Miami City Cemetery. Aside from a city’s history museum, there may not be a better way to learn about an area’s past than a walk through its oldest cemetery. The city cemetery on NE Second Avenue certainly tells the story of early Miami. Miami’s s...
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