The first block of SE A is parking lots, all the way down to the southern end, where a lone vintage building still stands. In 1964 and 1965, the existing buildings were photographed as candidates for Urban Renewal, aka demolition. There were no buildings up to 16 SE A at that time, with the exception of Cotton and Jo’s Cafe, 8 SE A. There were buildings there up to the 50’s and early 60’s, but they had evidently fallen into disrepair.
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1st block SE A circa 1916. The Glory B isn’t there yet, it was built in 1917. Note the missing Corbett building on the corner of A and 1st, it went in in 1926.
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SE A and 1st, around 1918. This is how Miami got the nickname “Mudville.”
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1st block of SE A, 1921
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Parking lot at 12 SE A, 1965
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Parking lot at 16 SE A, 1965
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18 East SE A, Bamberl Clinic, 1964. The building to the right would be gone by the following year.
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Bamberl Clinic, 18 SE A, 1965
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20-22 SE A, Ensten Real Estate, Army Surplus Store in 1964
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22 SE A, Ensten Real Estate, 1965
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24 SE A, 1965
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Rear view of Glory B/Miami Theater in 1964. This would have been at 26-30 SE A
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Rear view of Glory B/Miami Theater in 1965
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Parking lot at 32 SE A, 1965
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Google Street View of 36 SE A, the lone present-day survivor on this block.