thediceman711 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

Man Miami was the American Rivera in those days I lived there from 1956 to 1979 The place is a dump now. I went back in 2008 and spent a week and haden't been there since 1985 and was sickened to see how it is now. Crackheads sleeping on the bus benches. Those beautiful homes on Alton Rd all in disrepair Miami Beach Kennel Club GONE.. No world class resturaunts like the Starlight Roof at the Doral or the D'Continental in Bal Harbour. What a shame ..

chuckmanofgod (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

@steffidude, yes, I agree. I think the world is too fast paced nowadays......too much technology. Even though I like technology sometimes, it makes us very impatient. People could trust each other as well back then.

spapsl (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

Why is there ALWAYS some JACK ASS that has to write a racist comment??? Those are the REAL losers!!

Medusa22 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

What a wonderful film. Thank you for posting.

DukeAlba (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

Also kind of sad however, are some of the borderline bigoted comments here. It just sounds like people here resent the fact that Miami became the home of many immigrants... For those of you that see this as Paradise Lost, just remember that this place became our very own refuge from our own Paradise Lost.

DukeAlba (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

Wow, a nice glimpse into what Miami used to be like before the events that changed it forever took place. This is back when Coral Gables and West Miami were at the edge of the city. Hialeah almost looks like a completely different place, sadly most people who live there don't even know it has a Race Track, one that was once world famous.

SeesAndKnowsAll (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

What exactly made it a "sedate" tourist place? Miami Beach in particular was a very busy place, with a nightclub life that rivaled Las Vegas, which was only just coming into its own. Big name entertainers were there, national TV shows were made there, and the jet set crowd came to be seen there . What was "sedate" about that?

SeesAndKnowsAll (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

Miami Beach and its environs (Surfside, Bal Harbor, Sunnles Isles, Aventura, etc. ) did not become a retirement area until the 1970s. In the 50s and 60s there was too much action there, and it was a nightclub town. The rest of Dade County was never really a retirement area in the way that the Beach was in the 70s and 80s, and parts of Broward and Palm Beach are today.

FI575land (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

Not a ridiculous comment, IF one doesn't take my words out of context.I didn't say Miami was like a small town in Iowa in the 50s and 60s. But it WAS primarily a sedate tourist and retirement area then. Not anymore.Those here who suggest that it was "paradise" then but a hellhole now don't have a clue. It is a booming international business city today, a world class city. It wasn't back then.Are there dangerous areas in Miami today? Yes. Now go ahead and name a major US city without those.

lrj1119 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

Excuse me, but Miami was NOT just a sedate little retirement town nor comparable to small town Iowa in those days. Are you kidding or something? If you believe that you don't know diddly about the history of Miami.