Castaways On Miami Beach
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Material Information

Title:
Castaways On Miami Beach
Donor:
Kass Family
Publisher:
Colourpicture Publishers, Inc.

Subjects

Subjects / Keywords:
Motel
Miami Beach, Fla.
Genre:
Postcards
Spatial Coverage:
United States -- Florida -- Miami Beach
Coordinates:
25.790654 x -80.130045

Notes

Abstract:
The Castaways was located on the Ocean at 163rd St., Miami Beach, Fla and has been described as an Oriental Modern / Neo-Chinese Polynesian Pastiche by Architect Charles McKirahan and Tony Sherman. The motel had 540 rooms, 5 swimming pools, tennis courts, a fishing pier and 10 acres of land with access to 1000 feet of emerald coast. The motel also had 7 bars, with the most famous one being the Wreck Bar. The Wreck Bar hosted the likes of The Beatles, The Monkees, and Jimmy Hendrix.
General Note:
The exotic Castaways on Miami Beach's famous Motel Strip.

Record Information

Source Institution:
Florida International University
Holding Location:
Florida International University
Rights Management:
http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/
Resource Identifier:
FI18070300

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Aggregations:
Miami Metropolitan Archive