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An interesting current day photo-angle from Pelican Harbor Park way up at 79th St/ North Bay Village. (from the Miami side of the causeway).

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Here is a current day aerial over Haulover Beach and Bal Harbor (Miami Vice Opening and end credits) - similar to Jim’s not as good but nice views to compliment Jim’s.:hippie:

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On 5/18/2018 at 10:51 PM, miamijimf said:

Amazing footage.  This was followed by the Great Depression just 3 yrs later.  Miami is a survivor.

https://www.smithsonianchannel.com/videos/the-devastating-1926-hurricane-that-halted-the-growth-of-miami/56799

 

Thanks for this great video!  Highly recommended watching!  It's incredible to see all those boats washed ashore.

At 1:34 I believe that's the newly opened Floridian Hotel (a.k.a. Biscaya) which I wrote about here .

At 1:51 we can see the newly built Freedom Tower (where the sniper is perched as he shoots Lt. Rodriguez).

 

 

 

 

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On 6/17/2018 at 4:35 PM, miamijimf said:

The pink flamingos are seen in the opening montage and the closing credits of every episode in all five seasons but my guess is not many know where they were filmed.  They have become a Fla trademark/icon.  Last I heard Hialeah Race Track was still operating and now has a hotel and casino.

 

It just occurred to me that the flamingos in the opening credits might have been filmed at the old Parrot Jungle instead.  I know from old videos that there were a lot of flamingos there.  If so it would explain the hedges in the background.  I'll bet the parrot shots were filmed at the Parrot Jungle.

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Mentioned in another thread, the George Michael "Careless Whisper" video was filmed in Miami.

I'm not sure where this marina was, but very very likely Coconut Grove:

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Also not sure, but probably Coconut Grove just south of the Convention Center:

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We see Chalk's Airlines and the view from Watson Island, all very familiar to Vicers.

Cruise ships at the Port of Miami:

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Downtown skyline:

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Freedom Tower:

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This is looking north.   Bottom left is Rivergate Plaza next to the Brickell Bridge over the Miami River:

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bottom left is Wyndham Grand Bay from "Cool Running":

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Off in the distance is the Biltmore Hotel in Coral Gables:

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Where is he standing and in what MV episode do we see this building?

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airtommy you asked "Where is he standing and in what MV episode do we see this building?"  Looks like the Grove Towers Condominiums, 2843 South Bayshore Drive, Coconut Grove.   Also in Burn Notice.

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2 minutes ago, miamijimf said:

airtommy you asked "Where is he standing and in what MV episode do we see this building?"  Looks like the Grove Towers Condominiums, 2843 South Bayshore Drive, Coconut Grove.   Also in Burn Notice.

Correct, and what MV episode?

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On 7/8/2018 at 4:44 AM, airtommy said:

Correct, and what MV episode?

“By Hooker By Crook”

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Nice current day shot almost exactly as the opening Miami shot in the teaser of the Series finale “Freefall” in 1989 covering the northern end of Brickell.

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This was sent to me Today - a current day view from the Miami River to Downtown. We are in “One Eyed Jack” (teaser and opening credits scene) here.(Lower picture).

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An update on the Miami Grand Prix, looks like they made some slight alterations to the track layout.

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Looks like everything's on schedule for October 2019. There is also plans for a pop-up "fan festival" this year where they'll close off a road and have some F1 cars drive about to generate interest and publicity, basically to promote the event. So that's something to look forward to for Miami. 

https://www.motorsportweek.com/joesaward/id/00266?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=facebook

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6 hours ago, James said:

An update on the Miami Grand Prix, looks like they made some slight alterations to the track layout.

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Looks like everything's on schedule for October 2019. There is also plans for a pop-up "fan festival" this year where they'll close off a road and have some F1 cars drive about to generate interest and publicity, basically to promote the event. So that's something to look forward to for Miami. 

https://www.motorsportweek.com/joesaward/id/00266?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=facebook

Thanks for that.:thumbsup:

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This was sent to me a few days ago - another current day Downtown Miami shot at an angle we don’t see that often. Taken from above Sw2nd Ave/ Sw 9th st.

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13 hours ago, Matt5 said:

This was sent to me a few days ago - another current day Downtown Miami shot at an angle we don’t see that often. Taken from above Sw2nd Ave/ Sw 9th st.

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Beautiful sunrise! Thanks for posting. 

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This was sent to me - interesting as I don’t know the exact location- in particular the walking bridge over the street. I’m thinking north Collins Avenue but it’s not in Miami Beach. Anyone recognise it? Quite distinctive.:cheers:

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On 7/20/2018 at 5:01 AM, airtommy said:

It sure looks like north Collins Ave, but I couldn't find it so I scanned northward and found it in Hollywood.  The footbridge connects the Diplomat Resort with its docks and parking deck:

https://goo.gl/maps/uYRVqLoLBhv

Great! I’ll check on google/bing.Thankyou.

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A different current day shot of the Rickenbacker Cswy bridge, taken from what seems to be the Port of Miami. We see this view in “Tale of the Goat” and Sonny’s boat was moored here in “By Hooker By Crook”.

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Anybody know the location of these shots?

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I'm joking.  Hope none of our Miami locals stared too long at these,   It's actually Long Beach where I live, not Miami.  I was looking through a website of skylines of Miami and entered my city to see what they had.  I was struck by some of the similarities.  I remember CSI Miami being filmed here.  One episode was right at the marina where I live.

Here's the website if anyone wants to browse.  I am in no way affiliated with the site.   Looks to be over 100 shots of Miami.

http://www.skylinescenes.com/categories

 

 

 

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On 7/20/2018 at 5:01 AM, airtommy said:

It sure looks like north Collins Ave, but I couldn't find it so I scanned northward and found it in Hollywood.  The footbridge connects the Diplomat Resort with its docks and parking deck:

https://goo.gl/maps/uYRVqLoLBhv

Yes great at 3555 S.Ocean Dr, Hollywood, Florida. Must have driven past it a good handful of times!

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11 hours ago, pahonu said:

Anybody know the location of these shots?

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I'm joking.  Hope none of our Miami locals stared too long at these,   It's actually Long Beach where I live, not Miami.  I was looking through a website of skylines of Miami and entered my city to see what they had.  I was struck by some of the similarities.  I remember CSI Miami being filmed here.  One episode was right at the marina where I live.

Here's the website if anyone wants to browse.  I am in no way affiliated with the site.   Looks to be over 100 shots of Miami.

http://www.skylinescenes.com/categories

 

 

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Yes it really does in these shots ! Was in Long Beach recently at the Hyatt Regency on Pine overlooking the harbour/ Queen Mary.

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