WPLG-Miami, Momma Lives on Miami Beach, 1974, (Part 1 of 6)

[Eric2221]

this is mind boggling. A SSA income of 125 a month?? 0_o Rent, anywhere, for a 100 a month?

[Shoreisfine]

WOW - rare footage of a rideby of the Ocean Drive hotels at their dearth in 1974!!

[Shoreisfine]

Wow - "South Beach - a ghetto in the sun" who would think this would be so far from the truth today!

[RobertoLopezstudyis]

I was five years old when my family took me to Miami Beach for the first time and I fell in love with the Beach! Great memories!

[RobertoLopezstudyis]

This was Miami Beach in 1974. I was two years old back then and it was beautiful and less crowed back then.

[FlavioGirl]

@RobertoLopezstudyis i was also 2 and lived there at the time :)

[local4news]

This is the award winning documentary by the outstanding journalist Clarence Jones. An extraordinary look at the South Beach that was before it was transformed by the hipsters.

[RobertoLopezstudyis]

Miami Beach back then was more calm in 1974.

[sommerTN]

Amazing video. This was made three years before we moved to South FL....after ruling out Miami, we ended up in Oakland Park (Fort Lauderdale). Sad video, isn't it?

[jfv93]

Thank you Wolfson Archive! Keep up the great work!