Miami used to look like that? See old nightclubs, restaurants and stores
South Florida Miami used to look like that? See old nightclubs, restaurants and stores
In Miami's past, icons like Lums served beer-steamed hot dogs while shoppers strolled Flagler Street and high-energy clubs packed South Beach. Bayside Marketplace and CocoWalk helped shift the city's social scene, drawing crowds with dining, music, and shopping.
Photos show how department stores, classic clubs like the Latin Quarter, and mom-and-pop businesses defined neighborhoods before towers and chain stores moved in. Lums, once a mainstay with its signature hot dogs and bright red roof, brings back memories of simpler lunches and neighborhood gathering spots.
Looking back at old clubs, restaurants and retail hubs certainly brings back the old feelings we either remember or heard about.
Club goers dance during one of the famed foam parties at the open-air club Amnesia, 136 Collins Ave., in the mid-1990s. By David Bergman
NO. 1: WHERE DID MIAMI EAT AND PARTY IN 1994? SEE A RETRO LIST OF CLUBS, RESTAURANTS, SHOWS
Let's enter the time capsule and to see what kept South Florida entertained back when. | Published February 8, 2024 | Read Full Story by Miami Herald Archives
Harbor Pilot Dario Pedrajo Waves goodbye to the Sea Escape after piloting it out of Port of Miami in 1985. By Murry Sill
NO. 2: CRUISE SHIPS IN MIAMI USED TO LOOK LIKE THAT? HOW WE TRAVELED IN THE 1970S AND '80S
Let's go through the old photos. | Published April 30, 2024 | Read Full Story by Miami Herald Archives
In 1970, Hans Reiss,maitre d' at the Carillon Hotel in Miami Beach, has pleasant memories as he looks back on the revues and stars appearing in the hotel's Le Cafe supper Club. The Carillon nightspot was known as the Club Siam when it opened in February 1958, featuring such weekly changing entertainers as the Ames Brothers and Andrews Sisters. The name was changed to Cafe Le Can Can in 1959 and, for several years, the Carillon's executive director, Herb Robins, brought in top-flight revues produced by Lou Walters, who was Barbara Walters' father. Because the public wanted something more modern, the Carillon launched another new trend in Miami Beach entertainment with 'Shazzam,' offering the entire family comedy and spectacular illusions blended into colorful production numbers.
NO. 3: MIAMI CLUBS USED TO LOOK LIKE THAT? SEE FOR YOURSELF HOW WE PARTIED THE NIGHT AWAY
Take a look at the hottest places in South Florida. | Published September 13, 2024 | Read Full Story by Miami Herald Archives
Dupont Plaza, flanked by with highway ramps, seen in 1968 from first National Bank Building.
NO. 4: REMEMBER WHEN SOUTH FLORIDA LOOKED LIKE THIS? SEE THE STREETS, CLUBS, HOTELS, STORES
There's some history here. | Published October 19, 2024 | Read Full Story by Miami Herad Archives
A meeting of different generations in the Miami area in 1969. By Bob East
NO. 5: MIAMI WAS ONCE A HIPPIE HANGOUT. SEE HOW THE STREETS LOOKED DURING THE 1960S AND '70S
Peace, love, drugs and long hair. | Published October 26, 2024 | Read Full Story by Miami Herald Archives
A restaurant location with the familiar signs.
NO. 6: THIS POPULAR MIAMI RESTAURANT CHAIN STEAMED HOT DOGS IN BEER. DO YOU REMEMBER?
Take a look at the old photos. | Published February 12, 2025 | Read Full Story by Miami Herald Archive
In 1993, the stairways leading up to CocoWalk's AMC theaters in the Grove. By Donna E. Natale
NO. 7: COCOWALK AND BAYSIDE MARKETPLACE CHANGED MIAMI. SEE HOW LANDMARKS LOOKED AT THE START
They looked different in these early photos. | Published February 21, 2025 | Read Full Story by Miami Herald Archives
The summary above was drafted with the help of AI tools and edited by journalists in our News division. All stories listed were reported, written and edited by McClatchy journalists.
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