The North Campus of Dade County, later Miami-Dade, Junior College being built on Masters Field, former part of Naval Air Station Miami and Marine Corps Air Station Miami, on NW 27th Avenue and 110th Street - we parked on old taxiways in certain areas of the campus. The Biscayne Dog Track next to I-95, west of Barry College (now University)Īmelia Earhart Field (former Miami Municipal Airport) on LeJeune Road Īir shows at the Naval Air Station and Marine Corps Air Station Miami (Masters Field) on NW 27th Avenue Dade County eventually bought the bus line from the family, along with the Beach and Gables bus systems and gave us a consolidated bus system. The county's bus system being owned by the Pawley family with blacks required to ride in the back of the buses for decades. Shopping in the Little River area because the Northside Shopping Center hadn't opened yet for folks in the north end of the county. Going to movies in downtown Miami day or night because it was safe to go downtown and there were several theatres on Flagler Street. Civic leaders are still working to make downtown more viable at night, which they haven't seen since the 50s and 60s. Shopping at night in downtown Miami because the stores stayed open late certain nights of the week and shopping centers and malls weren't developed in the suburbs yet. It was later torn down as a sign of 'progress.' The beautiful marble Miami Public Library was in Bayfront Park east of Biscayne Boulevard.

The Dade County Courthouse was the tallest building in the county You know you grew up in old Miami or Dade County if you remember: Some memories of Miami and Dade County in the 50's, 60's and 70's.

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