Matt5 Posted December 18, 2020 Report Share Posted December 18, 2020 (edited) A nice current day picture of the small sandbar inlet / island we see in “Baseballs of Death” at the end during the boat explosion opposite the Rusty Pelican restaurant in Virginia Key at Rickenbacker Cswy. Edited December 19, 2020 by Matt5 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt5 Posted December 23, 2020 Report Share Posted December 23, 2020 (edited) Current aerial day capture of Zoo Miami in South Miami and parts of the complex featured throughout the 1986 teaser for “The Fix”. Please support this zoo which is near bankruptcy due to coronavirus and high death rates - cases in Florida. Edited December 23, 2020 by Matt5 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt5 Posted December 24, 2020 Report Share Posted December 24, 2020 Miami’s own Bank of America tower at Christmas in 2008. First seen completed in “Florence Italy” a year later in 1986 in “Down for the Count” (Part 2) we saw it in these colors. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpaul1 Posted December 25, 2020 Report Share Posted December 25, 2020 good article about Vizcaya. the site was in really bad shape during a moment. good pictures of the barge in the old days https://www.messynessychic.com/2019/08/28/mansion-of-the-month-miamis-villa-viscaya/ 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt5 Posted December 25, 2020 Report Share Posted December 25, 2020 (edited) Interestingly enough one shot for English singer Bryan Ferry’s 1993 “Taxi” album of covers featured the man himself on 12th street with the Marlin Hotel (Back in the World, Milk Run) in the background. This was used for the inner sleeve of a single off the album but did not make the final cut on the album cover. The final cover of the album featured the same picture as here but with a zoom on Ferry only so you couldn’t see the Marlin at all. The rest of the pictures used to promote the album featured Ferry in Paris and London. Edited December 25, 2020 by Matt5 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpaul1 Posted December 27, 2020 Report Share Posted December 27, 2020 this is an Everglades mink. that is typical to the everglades, and canno't be found elsewhere in the world 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt5 Posted December 30, 2020 Report Share Posted December 30, 2020 (edited) Crandon Park in Key Biscayne, 1967. The waters and beaches were amazingly clear and unspoilt back then, Today Key Biscayne is having massive issues with dirty and polluted water washing up a toxic seaweed. Edited December 30, 2020 by Matt5 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt5 Posted December 31, 2020 Report Share Posted December 31, 2020 2016 shot heading over the Rickenbacker Cswy to Brickell. (“Viking Bikers from Hell”, “Definately Miami”, “Lombard”) 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt5 Posted January 3, 2021 Report Share Posted January 3, 2021 (edited) Ocean Drive, South Beach early 1970s. Looking south at 8th St. Edited January 3, 2021 by Matt5 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miamijimf Posted January 4, 2021 Author Report Share Posted January 4, 2021 (edited) If you're into Art Deco check this out. Good photo set. You will recognize a lot of Vise locations. https://www.flickr.com/photos/7398381@N04/sets/72157717675465517/ Edited January 4, 2021 by miamijimf 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpaul1 Posted January 11, 2021 Report Share Posted January 11, 2021 St Augustine is USA oldest city 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt5 Posted January 16, 2021 Report Share Posted January 16, 2021 Current day picture sent to me today, Miami has been hit by some strong and wet storms lately. This was taken at 4th and Ocean Drive, the now closed Savoy Hotel site (“Too Much Too Late, Baseballs of Death, Hard Knocks ). 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpaul1 Posted January 17, 2021 Report Share Posted January 17, 2021 (edited) Opa-locka means 'hammock' in Seminole. Good sunday Edited January 17, 2021 by jpaul1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pahonu Posted January 17, 2021 Report Share Posted January 17, 2021 3 hours ago, jpaul1 said: Opa-locka means 'hammock' in Seminole. Good sunday You are correct that it’s Seminole, but it is an abbreviation of a longer name (hence the hyphen), spelled Opatishawockalocka, meaning "wooded hummock or "high, dry hummock." A hummock is a small knoll or mound above ground, typically less than 50 feet high. Some might confuse it with the hammock for sleeping in, or the hammock describing the stands of hardwood trees growing in the marshlands of Florida. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpaul1 Posted January 17, 2021 Report Share Posted January 17, 2021 my book got it wrong on that one . still an amazing book about the region Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pahonu Posted January 17, 2021 Report Share Posted January 17, 2021 56 minutes ago, jpaul1 said: my book got it wrong on that one . still an amazing book about the region I probably missed it, but could you repeat the book title please? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpaul1 Posted January 17, 2021 Report Share Posted January 17, 2021 Michael Grunwald great book The swamp Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pahonu Posted January 17, 2021 Report Share Posted January 17, 2021 16 minutes ago, jpaul1 said: Michael Grunwald great book The swamp Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
airtommy Posted January 19, 2021 Report Share Posted January 19, 2021 Pine Tree Drive in Miami Beach (surveillance of Pedrosa's house in "Heroes of the Revolution) is named after the Australian pines that were planted in 1910 by pioneer John Collins to protect his mango and avocado groves from the wind. 1922: 2019: The trees on this street are very old and are becoming dangerous, so the county began pruning or removing them. Another problem is that Australian pines are an invasive species in Florida. Still, it's sad to see a little piece of history disappear. https://www.miaminewtimes.com/news/miami-beach-will-prune-pines-on-historic-pine-tree-drive-starting-late-june-11194825 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpaul1 Posted January 19, 2021 Report Share Posted January 19, 2021 pretty weird they made an invasive species an historic landmark. they should simply cut them off lol. wasn't that species that was used in the early days to dry the Glades. if so they should remove them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miamijimf Posted January 19, 2021 Author Report Share Posted January 19, 2021 (edited) Australian Pines are great old trees, part of Fla history, and those that remain should be left alone as much as possible. They were used on the Tamiami Trail to keep cars out of the canal, cut down on local flooding, and as a windbreak. Used for similar purposes all over S. Fla. They make a soothing sound in the wind. I admit to being bias because I had one in my back yard. Ironic that we humans, proving to be an invasive species to the earth, are so concerned about getting rid of other invasive species. Edited January 19, 2021 by miamijimf Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Posted January 19, 2021 Report Share Posted January 19, 2021 Funny that trees are deemed an invasive species at all, because they hardly run away and grow relatively slowly... What about python snakes and other invasive species like iguanas that cannot be tracked, hide somewhere and replicate fast... ? BTW: coconut trees and mangos are not native to S.Florida either....! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpaul1 Posted January 19, 2021 Report Share Posted January 19, 2021 the tree i had in mind was probably not the pine, but more the melaleuca Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miamijimf Posted January 19, 2021 Author Report Share Posted January 19, 2021 (edited) Some good points guys. We need to use common sense rather than political correctness when deciding what new foreign species of flara or fauna is harmful to the environment. Just because it didn't evolve in Fla doesn't mean it is harmful. If that's so, lets burn all the palms except sabal palms. If it is a tree that the hardly runs away and grows relatively slowly and is part of our history why put it one the list? If it is a bush like the melaleuca that grows rapidly and snuffs our native plants or pythons that kill native animals or iguanas that cannot be tracked, hide somewhere, replicate fast, and can cause dangerous bites that's a different story. Edited January 19, 2021 by miamijimf Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pahonu Posted January 19, 2021 Report Share Posted January 19, 2021 (edited) Hey Jim, I’m not certain of any specific details about Australian pines or melaleucas but, by definition, if something is classified as an invasive species then it is both non-native AND negatively impacting its new bioregion. Otherwise, it is simply classified as an introduced species, which is the vast majority of plants and animals, like the palms you mentioned. It is also possible for the same species to be considered invasive in some places and not in others, generally plants. As an example, I believe melaleucas are really problematic in the Everglades but less so in bioregions further north in Florida. With animal species being able to move around, that clearly presents a different set of problems. I’m not sure where political correctness would play any role if there’s evidence of the bioregion being damaged. Scientists use pretty boring and monotonous documentation of the effects on native species to determine the classification. Edited January 19, 2021 by pahonu Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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