Carl Fisher's casino, Miami, Fla.
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Material Information

Title:
Carl Fisher's casino, Miami, Fla.
Publisher:
Asheville, N.C. : The Asheville Post Card Co.
Publication Date:
Language:
English
Physical Description:
1 picture postcard; 8.9 x 13.8 cm.

Notes

Abstract:
"This postcard shows the entrance to Carl Fisher's Casino, which was also called Roman Pools. The popular recreational facility clearly shows the strong Mediterranean influence on early South Florida's architecture. Carl Fisher bought John Collin's North Beach Casino, located at Twenty-third Street in what was considered the northern end of the beach at the time. He refurbished the casino and renamed it the Roman Pools. A Dutch windmill was built to pump salt water into two large swimming pools where diving and swimming exhibitions drew large crowds." -- From Miami beach in vintage postcards. By Patricia Kennedy. 2000.
General Note:
1 postcard, postally used; caption on recto: "Carl Fisher's Casino, Miami, Fla." and postmark on verso: "Apr 3 1925"
General Note:
"The Pancoasts built the Miami Beach Casino during 1912 and 1913 on the ocean at 23rd Street." From: "Forty Years of Miami Beach" by Ruby Leach Carson

Record Information

Source Institution:
Florida International University
Rights Management:
http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/
Resource Identifier:
FI07050849

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Miami Metropolitan Archive