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Granddaughter of Joe Weiss, founder of Joeʼs Stone Crab in 1913, originally a fish and chip stand. Talks about working at Joeʼs and stories of the restaurant. Mentions Smithʼs Casino, bathhouse, aquarium (5th and Alton), Biscayne Collins Hotel. Talks about the area below 5th Street, the Smith Cottages that were workers' housing. Mentions personalities at Joeʼs such as Walter Winchell and J. Edgar Hoover. Discusses Art Basel and Miami Beach revitalization and development. Tells anecdote of Mariel Boatlift era.