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218-220 East Central
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The Gateway Hotel was built between 1919 and 1925. They didn’t advertise in the paper, but this 1930 news article gives a few details about the place.
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1933 article on the Gateway Hotel being used as a relief station during the Great Depression
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Temporary Goodrich personnel office set up on East Central, 1944
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Miami War Surplus ad, 1948
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Miami Sign Service welcomes Moonwink Grocery, 1950. Moonwink was next door to me, and I still remember the winking moon sign on the roof. Nice job, boys!
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Parker’s Second Hand Store, still at it in 1947
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Yale Studio ad, 1954
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Jones Paint and Supply ad, 1959
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Roy’s Bike and Fixit Shop ad, 1961
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The Carpet Corner ad, 1968