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HomeMy WebLinkAboutItem #20 - Discussion ItemRodriguez, Jessica Subject: FW: April 25th Commission Meeting Aii nr)nm r.� ---Original Message ---- Fran: DadeherftWl9O@aol.com [malto:DadeherRage1900aol.aorn] Senn Fly, April 05, 2002 7:29 PM To: Wadhwani, Lila Subject Re: April 25th Comm ssion Meeting request on the Apni 25, 2002 City Commission agenda a time certain of 4.m. a personal appearance by Becky Roper Madmv. executive director of the historic preservation nonprofit organization, Dade Heritage Trust She will say a few wards about Dade Heritage"h"T preservation progress in the City and present a copy op�� Trusfs newly published book, MhrmPs Hhdo to HeighbodWods, to each Commissioner and Mayor Diaz. CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA INTER -OFFICE MEMORANDUM TO: The Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Commission RECOMMENDATION DATE: APR 16 20002 FILE: SUBJECT: Personal Appearance — Becky Matkov REFERENCES :City Commission Meeting — April 25, 2002 ENCLOSURES: It is respectfully recommended that the City Commission hear Becky Matkov's presentation on Dade Heritage Trust and historic preservation progress in the City of Miami and accept her offer to the Mayor and members of the City Commission of copies of the book entitled Miami's Historic Neighborhoods. BACKGROUND Dade Heritage Trust is Miami -Dade County's largest non-profit historic preservation organization, and Becky Matkov is the organization's executive director. Dade Heritage Trust has recently published a book on historic neighborhoods in the city and county entitled Miami's Historic Neighborhoods and is promoting the book during Dade Heritage Days. 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No FedeN agcrcy W J> W me mms m —, If any, d &, Po q Onl /�\} Repreumzuons canrol be nliatumlreNy sating lbe npmenulions of 0e pcveloper. Fm email represen�Y. make In W OHenng Caw and to d¢a� •—• mems �maed by Suvon IIA.5113. Florida Slamre,IoMfumisM1W M1, adevelopa toawyu. or lesue. Equal Housing0 uy�Thls is lwl an offnmgmsuns where n paabibl2my kw. i 2 "ubmitted Into the publio connection with item Messa IL the President � �� � y m �_on V xs- o Dade Heritage Trust: Priscilla A. Thompsc Making A Difference City Clerk Dade Heritage Trust was founded in 1972. The original mission of this nonprofit organization was to save important historic structures. Several years later a second objective was added: "the preservation of significant natural environments." One of my three primary goals while serving as your President this year has been to make the com- munity as a whole much more aware of the existence of the many interesting and valuable historic and environmental sites in our area. For eighteen years we have done this during our Dade Heritage Days. We are now doing it throughout the. year with the creation of our "Heritage Tours Miami." Last year we launched our "10 Most Endangered Sites" program with a press conference. We will continue this very effective campaign in the future, for it gets results. We have been pleased with the progress made by the Mas family toward preservation of the Freedom Tower. We are gratified that Gatehouse Development, as a result of our interven- tion, modified its orig- inal plan for a high- rise project in the Lummus Park neighborhood and saved four of the eight historic houses that were to be demol- ished. We are hopeful that the City of Miami will now honor plans to preserve Virginia Key. We are thankful that grants were awarded by the Bureau of Historic Preservation's Advisory Council and approved by the Legislature for the restoration of the Curtiss Mansion and Gusman Cultural Center. We are delighted that Secretary of State Katherine Harris appointed DHT Executive Director Becky Roper Matkov and DHT Past President Enid Pinkney to the statewide planning group to steer the future of the Miami Circle. My second goal has been to increase the visibility of Dade Heritage Trust in the community. We have made special efforts to increase the community's awareness of our existence and the role we play in preserving our rich and historic past. We have to attract people's contributions of both time and money if we are to be successful in perpetuating the move- ment started in 1972. My third goal has been to increase the role and importance of our Board of Directors. To accomplish that we have put together a Board that represents many different segments and the diversity of Miami's society. We will continue our search for energetic and successful people who can serve on future boards. We have been holding our Board meetings, as well as other DHT events, at the many wonderful and his- toric sites throughout our community. The reason for doing this is to expose as many people as possible to the existence and the history of our out- standing treasures. Dade Heritage Trust has become Miami - Dade County's lead- ing voice for historic preservation. Our efforts on behalf of the Cape Florida Lighthouse, the Miami Circle, the Miami City Cemetery and the Freedom Tower have demonstrated that and have given us confidence that we can indeed "make a difference." To accomplish our goals, both now and in the future, we will need the contribution of all the Dade Heritage Trust members plus the help of many who still must be recruited. Your involvement is much needed and will make a difference! Jeanette Poole This publication has been financed in part with historic preservation grant assistance provided by the Bureau of Historic Preservation, Division of Historical Resources, Florida Department of State, assisted by the Historic Preservation Advisory Council. However, the contents and opinions do not necessarily reflect the views and opinions of the Florida Department of State, nor does the mention of trade names or commercial products constitute endorsement or recommendation by the Florida Department of State. (COVER PHOTO: The Gazebo on Biscayne Bay at Villa Vizcaya, Miami's leading heritage tourism destination, visited by popes, kings and presidents. Courtesy of Vizcaya Museum and Gardens.) From the Executive Director 0 "Let Me Show You the Town"... When I first moved to Miami twenty-three years ago, my friends in Richmond, Virginia—and my relatives in North Carolina—were appalled. Why on earth would anyone want to go to such a garish, nouveau riche city with so much traffic, so much crime—and so little history? Since then, many of those same naysayers have visited me, often en route to Key West or the Caribbean. They have all left eager for a return visit here, amazed at the unexpected beauty and charm of Miami. To make believers of them, I simply showed them a few of my favorite things—each one a "heritage tourism" site. These places, so special to me—and to millions of others—are: The Cape Florida Lighthouse on Key Biscayne, restored in 1996 through the efforts of Dade Heritage Trust to its 1855 appearance. From the top can be seen a breathtaking view of Miami's skyline, the houses of Stiltsville in Biscayne Bay, and the coastline stretching down to the Keys. Vizcaya, the 70 -room Italian Renaissance villa built in 1916 by James Deering and ranked as one of the ten most beautiful house museums in America. The architecture, art, furnishings, stone barge, casino and gardens overlooking Biscayne Bay are simply unforgettable and not to be missed by anyone for any reason. v 0 2 wide sandy beach and blue Atlantic, makes a perfect background for outdoor cafes, photo shoots and people -watching. t Parrot Jungle along Red Road in Pinecrest. Opened as a tourist attraction in the 1930s, Parrot Jungle is still a�avorite destination for all ages, with beautifully landscaped gardiins, native cypress trees, flamingoes, and trained parrot shows. 4 The Barnacle State Historic Site. Built as his home by Commodore Ralph Munroe to 1891, the house and grounds, which border Coconut Grove's busy Main Highway, remain a world apart, recapturing the tranquility and natural beauty of the pioneer years. The Biltmore Hotel in Coral Gables. After languishing neglected and abandoned for over a decade, the Biltmore was restored in 1986 to its 1926 glory as a grand hotel. It is one of the truly elegant places in Miami, fit for royalty, wedding parties, upscale tourists, or locals who just want to dine and sigh in appreciation. C) - Venetian Pool. Built by Coral Gables developer George Merrick in 1924 to turn an unattractive coral rock quarry into a community asset, this unique public swimming pool features grottos, waterfalls and Old World architecture. y F The Spanish Monastery on West Dixie Highway in North Miami, now an Episcopal church. Built originally in 1141 as the cloisters of the Monastery of St. Bernard in Sacramenia, Spain, this structure was bought by William Randolph Hearst for his San Simeon estate on the California coast. It never made it there, and two entreprS uiJ M neurs re -assembled it in North Miami as a tourist attraction. The impressive medieval architecture makes it a favorite spot for weddings. reco item IM Priscilla A. n '/- t f-0 )- Thompson Thompson City Clerk Shark Shark Valley in the Everglades National Park, off the Tamiami Trail. Hike, take the tram or bicycle along the path to the Lookout Tower and see the birds, fish and alligators— loose andfor real!—in the world- famous Everglades, Florida's ancient "River of Grass." Photo courtesy of Everglades National Park The Deering Estate. In 1915 Charles Deering bought the 1899 Richmond Inn and assembled a large tract of land in the town of Cutler, adding a stone house in 1922-23 to house his extensive art collection. Now owned by the State of Florida and managed as a park by Miami -Dade County, the 350 -acre bayfront estate, with its buildings, archeological sites and natural areas, is an historic and envi- ronmental treasure. Photo courtesy of Miami -Dade County Pard -Recreation _Dep� EQ coral Castle in South Dade. One of the most unusual of National Register sites any- where is Coral Castle, at 28655 S. Federal Highway. This collection of massive coral rock sculptures, including mammoth tables, gates and astronomical figures, was carved by Edward Leedskalin in the 1920s. The tiny Latvian quarried, sculpted and transported his limestone figures, which weighed many tons, without assistance, at night, saying he had discovered the secret of the pyramids. Daae Heruage 1Yust Headquarters, just off Brickell Avenue. Built in 1905 as the office and surgery of pioneer Dr. James Jackson, this neo-classical frame cottage was moved to its present location in 1917. Its high ceilings, Dade County pine floors, real windows and inviting porches provide an oasis of warmth and human scale amid A boat ride on the Miami River. Start at the mouth—where the river meets the bay— and view the 2000 -year-old Miami River archeological site on the south bank. Pass under an assortment of bridges which will open to let you through, causing havoc with all the thousands of cars driven by mere mortals on the streets. Cruise by Lummus Park and view Miami's oldest house, the 1858 Wagner Homestead, the 1849 Ft. Dallas barracks, and the Scottish Rite Masonic Center. Catch the aroma of seafood from the restaurants along the water's edge. Dodge the freighters and tug- boats moving their cargo. Glide by,the houses of Spring Garden, the yachts being repaired in the boatyards, the wide range of vessels in the marinas. Enjoy a fascinat- ing glimPsfiryni youxgnuver see by car. ��ii iii Square, a country -like village of charmingly decrepit cotta; art and antique shops. Having lunch at The Cauley Square of -a -kind specialties and homemade desserts, is one of life 1925 as the Miami News Tower and modeled after the Giralda Spain, this building has been a landmark deftIng Miami's sky From 1962 to 1974 it served as the Cuban Rc ge Center, welc the dictatorship of Fidel Castro, and it bq�!0me,known as theF bol of liberty and American generosity. The Freedom Tower is Jorge Mas family and is being restored as •a-museum to the Cw • The Historic Miami City Cemetery, at 1800 NE Second Avenue. Julia Tuttle, "mother of Miami," donated the land in 1896 for the newly incorporated City of Miami's first cemetery. Her monument is on the grounds, as are the tombstones and mausoleums of most of Miami's leading pioneers of all colors and religions. Dreadfully vandalized a few years ago, Dade Heritage Trust's City Cemetery Task Force is making it once again a secure and beautiful botanical park, with an attractive fence, repaired gravestones and hundreds of tropical trees and flowers. Photo courtesy of Lambeth & Nagle Communications Matheson Hammock Park along Old Cutler. In the 1930s, on land donated by William Z Matheson, the Civilian Conservation Corps built coral rock walls and bathing pavilions and cleared areas in the oak hammock for picnickers. The result is one of the most naturally beautiful spots in all Miami -Dade County, with arching trees, a saltwater lagoon for swimming, and an unobstructed view of Miami's skyline. Bicycle along the path through mangroves, lounge on the rocks or sandy beach, let the kids discover marine life in the shallows, or sail from the marina into blue, uncrowded waters—and thank the Lord that preservationists and environmentalists defeated plans decades ago to turn the southern part of Biscayne Bay into a massive commercial port. Photo by Becky Roper Matkov It has been my personal mission—perhaps my compulsion—to tell the world about all that is good in Miami. And much of the best of Miami is tied in with its historic and environmental heritage, which is what Dade Heritage Trust works to protect and publicize day in and day out. For the last eighteen years, Dade Heritage Trust orchestrated Dade Heritage Days to offer out-of-town visitors and local resi- dents alike a chance to experience "upclose and personal" this very appealing side of Miami. We have specialized in showing people a side of the community they might never see otherwise. (Recently a tourist from Chicago made our day. She had been on two of our Dade Heritage Days neighborhood house tours and our evening of Haitian art, food and music at a "Taste of Tap Tap." She said she loved Dade Heritage Days' unique, off -the -beaten path experiences and only wished Chicago had something as wonder- ful...) To expand Dade Heritage Trust's outreach throughout the year, we have started Heritage Tours Miami©. Dade Heritage Trust is now offering customized historic, architectural and environmental tours for conventions, relocation offices, businesses, women's clubs, retirement communities, and civic organizations. Just call Dade Heritage Trust -305-358-9572 and we'll start the wheels turning for an uncommon adventure. We can now say—all year long— "Let Dade Heritage Trust show you the town..:' Submitted Into the public 4;�� f record in connection with��on - SoyX CUD Priscilla A. Thompson h _ City Clerk Becky Roper Matk 14ritage Tours Miaiti "Let DHT Show You the Town!" Heritage Tours Miami© is a new program of Dade Heritage Trust to encourage heritage tourism in South Florida 1 tomized historic tours for conferences and conventions and for civic organizations and companies. A sampling of 1 "Beyond the Beaches: The Magic of Miami," "The Biltmore and Merrick's Coral Gables"; "The Spirits of Miami: and the Historic City Cemetery"; "The Miami River," and "The Women's Heritage Trail: Women Who Made Miai Dade Heritage Trust Tourism initiative was developed with grant assistance provided by the Bureau of Historic Pry Division of Historical Resources, Florida Department of State, assisted by the Historic Preservation Advisory Cou Orchestrating DHT's Heritage Tours Miami© is Michael Cushing of Dragonfly Expeditions, seen here at the Lyric Theater. Gary Hunt, Blanca Mesa and Jonathan Ullman at the Heritage Tours Miami© opening. DHT Trustee Marie Stiefel, DHT Trustee Judith Pruitt, chairman of DHT's Tours Committee, and DHT Trustee Penny Lambeth at a reception to launch Heritage Tours Miami©. The event was hosted by Books and Books at the store's new quarters in an his- toric building in Coral Gables. Dr. Gerald Austen, Knight Foundation Chairman, with Black Archives Founder Dorothy Jenkins Fields and Knight Foundation Trustee Alvah Chapman on the DHT tour of the Lyric Theater Bernice Butler discusses Overtown revitalization issues on the DHT tour for the Knight Foundation. offering cus- irs includes he Miami Circle Happen" The ']�ouring Marta Fernandez, fourth from right, leads a Dade Heritage Days' Villager tour of the Montgomery Botanical Center, the former estate of Nell Montgomery Jennings. Historic Sires Enjoying a joint Dade Heritage Trust and Florida Trust for Historic Preservation tour of the Bonnet House in Ft. Lauderdale are Florida Trust Executive Director Heather Mitchell, Lamar Matthews, Priscilla Greenfield, State Historic Preservation Officer Jan Matthews, Tom Matkov, DHT Executive Director Becky Matkov, and Florida Trust President Arnold Greenfield. Into tr A DHT Women's Heritage Trail tour record in connec pauses for a picnic in the park. From the item �__on center to the right are Ruth Jacobs, Michael Cushing, Trish Bell, Judy Pruitt Priscilla A. T hompsonrcheologist Bob Carr points out the mausoleum in and Richard Roepz. City Clerk Brickell Park on a Dade Heritage Days Tour. Alyce Robertson and DHT Trustee Neil Robertson, on the left, and other guests enjoy refreshments after touring the Bonnet House. Visitors overlook the Miami Circle archeological site on a Dade Heritage Days tour led by archeologist John Ricisak. Jody Verrengia shares the history ofpioneer schoolmistress Flora McFarlane and the Old Coconut Grove Schoolhouse with the Women's HerL*tagg Tr" i' 9 To— n ogr.e I.q0n • •I•liwo-=0 AM The great people of Miami. The unforgettable places. One -of -a -kind events, like the Dade Heritage Days and the South Miami Arts Festival, that make Miami so special. We wouldn't miss them for all the money in the world. And we're happy to say we don't have to. We don't just work here, we live here. Everyone from our tellers to the bank president. So it's only natural that we would take an active interest in the community. After all, we're your friends and neighbors. Not just your bankers. 1 SOLUTION: i PLANTERS BANK _ SM ©Copyright 1998 Union Planters Bank. Member FDIC. Preserving Our Historic and Environmental Heritage DHT Executive Director Becky Matkov and DHT President Enid Pinkney meet with Governor Jeb Bush at a Biscayne Bay Initiative environmental conference. An honor guard leads the procession and marching band from St. Agnes Episcopal Church in Overtown to the City Cemetery for a Dade Heritage Days Commemorative Service. Everglades Artist Philip Mann with Enid Pinkney, GMCVB Cultural Tourism Director George Neary, and Claire Tomlin, director of the Miami Beach Botanical Garden, during a Dade Heritage Days exhibit of Mann's paintings. Submitted Into the public record in connection with item & on '! ss•e} Priscilla A. Thompson City Clerk Frank Pinkney, Terrence Griffin and Miami Parks Director Albert Ruder with Penny Lambeth, chairman of the DHT Cemetery Task Force, which has rescued from neglect and vandalism the Historic Miami City Cemetery. A Dade Heritage Days Restoration Workshop, co-sponsored by DHT and the Historic Homeowners Association of Coral Gables, presents a renovation case study at the Coral Gables Congregational Church. DISCUSSED Building B dges Across Cultural Barriers Dade Heritage Days at the Deering Estate The newly restored Historic Deering Estate at Cutler was the beauti- ful setting of the grand opening of Dade Heritage Days 2000, at which an award was presented to Miami -Dade Mayor Alex Penelas for his support of saving the Miami Circle archeological site. Christopher and Lesa Blackman with Jeanine Sagebien and John Hinson, president of the Ocean Club, Key Biscayne, a Dade Heritage Days sponsor. Deering Estate Director Ivan Rodriguez with DHT President Enid Pinkney, Mayor Alex Penelas, and DHT Executive Director Becky Roper Matkou 12 The theme of "Building Bridges Across Cultural Barriers" featured music from many different cultures. Entertainment Charman Renee Turolla poses with The Native American Dan rs. Ken Thompson with Event Chairman Joan Thompson a Robyn and Luis Ajamil, Honorary Chairman, beside a table setting esigned for the evening by Kevin Alden -Reed Interiors. A mariachi band delighted guests. Other entertainment included a reggae band, a Dixieland band and a string quar(et. dyn-a,co I o r graphics, inch Printer of PRESERVATION TODAY P.O. Box 699037 Miami, FL 33269-9037 Local Phone (305) 625-5388 Local Fax (305) 625-8929 Toll -Free Phone (800) 624-8840 Toll -Free Fax (800) 233-7990 Email dmail@dynacolor.com Website www.dynacolor.com preserve or perish Laura Mullaney Coldwell Banker Real Estate 305 790-1000 GablesHistoricHomes.com Dade Heritage Trust's new group tour program: Heritage Tours Miami Experience the unique natural environment, historic architecture, and cultural heritage of South Florida.suhr�jltted Into the pl record inconnection � Itef(11 ,__- - bright streets of Little Havana Prisc►Ila A. Thorn - expert guides City - candlelit stories at the City Cemetery - archeologists at the Miami Circle - legacies of Miami's pioneer women Call 305-774-9019 for more information on a specialized tour for your office or organization! DadeHeritage Days visitors enjoy a trolley tour of Buena Vista East and the Design District DHT Trustee Luis Penelas, who organized the Buena Vista Tour, shows brother Miami -Dade County Mayor Alex Penelas the 1924 "Moore Estate." "Pepe" Fulgeria, special aide to the City Commission, and Miami Commissioner Tomas Regalado listen attentively on the Buena Vista tour. Miami -Dade County Commissioner Katy Sorenson and her mother, Anita Sorenson tour the historic Buena Vista homes. 14 Da(PHeritage Days: For the Buena Vista tour Gustavo Fernandez opened his 1926 Mediterranean Revival home, which has been feature on the TV series "If These Walls Could Talk." tAN, Miami Commissioner Art Teele (second from right) v sits with members of the Brown family, who have gone to great i xpense and effort to rehabilitate an early Buena Vista home that h ul been in deplorable condition when they purchased it City of Miami Mayor Joe Carollo takes the trolley tou7cers. uis Penelas and Neighborhood Enhancement Team O Seeing Historicteighborhoods Selling tickets at the Friends of Aqua Vista House "four during Uaae Heritage Days are Arthur Bleieh, Carol Cord, tour chairman, and Carol Weber. 6 A boat ride along two canals was enjoyed by those who went on me tour of Aqua Vista, a neighborhood east of Biscayne Boulevard along Biscayne Bay that includes NE 87th St. through NE 91st St. An antique car was an added attraction on the tour of the Bayside Historic District. DHT Executive Director Becky Matkov and "Downtown Dade" TV producer Kevin Wynn enjoy the Bayside tour. The vacant and endangered Prescott Mansion in the Bayside neighborhood captured much interest of tour participants. Volunteers are ready for the hungry hordes at the historic house tour sponsored by the Morningside Civic Association and the Morningside Historic Education Association. Enjoying Dade Heritage Trust's "Cocktails in Palm View"— an evening made possible by Miami Beach Commisioner Nancy Liebman— are Miami Design Preservation League Chairman Michael Kinerk, homeowner and host Todd Freeman, and MDPL Executive Director Herb Sosa. Owners Wilfred Tewes and Joseph Czarnotta welcome Dade Heritage Days guests to their lovely Jefferson Avenue homes just off 17th Street in Palm View, Miami Beach's most recently designated historic district. C, °, -,;it-red Into the public recd; in connection with item �_on �i- Priscilla A. Thompsontlerk Dade Heritage Trust President Jeanette Poole with Gary Davenport, who opened his spectacular 1925 Mediterranean house and gardens for Dade Heritage Days' "Cocktails in Palm ®I�'5� 15 I _ A Selling Greater Miami and the Beaches... a yard at a time. UPimbish VV RI TE VVW REALTORS' la` En Rob Feland REALTOR -ASSOCIATE' 305-341-8508 305-794-4999 rlfelandC aol.com Exclusive Affiliate SOTHEBY'S INTERN ATIONAL REALTY r rq E�doying Historic Veaes Artist Vann Helms, who donated use of his art for Dade Heritage Days 2001 publications, stands beside two of his painted panels of historic sites at a DHT exhibit and reception at the Miami Beach Garden Conservancy. The historic Gusman Cultural Center was the setting for DHT's 2000 Preservation Awards. Shown are representatives of winning Restoration Projects. Enjoying the Preservation Awards reception at Gusman are DHT advisor Ruth Jacobs, Tom Jacobs, Jack and Ruth Admire of the McIntosh Foundation, a Dade Heritage Days donor, and DHT Trustee Don MacCullough and Janet MacCullough. Cathy Coates, seated, center, and Anna Ehlert are among the crowd enjoying an evening of Haitian art, food and music at DHT's "A Tase of Tap Tap." Submitted Into the public record in connection with item _eon y 1S•o y Priscilla A. Thompson City Clerk Outgoing President Enid Pinkney with winners recognized for their Individual Achievement. Joy Malakoff of Colonial Bank, the major sponsor of Dade Heritage Days 2000, accepts a plaque of appreciation from DHT Outgoing President Enid Pinkney. Manager Gary Sanon-Jules and the artist Wilfred Daleus in front of murals painted by[) i sC U the artist at the Tap Tap Restaurant in South Beach. A. • Dade He9tage Trust Tours Piltsville "Save Old Stiltsville" and the Miami Springs Power Boat Club hosted a Dade Heritage Trust tour of Stiltsville, the cluster of quirky weekend retreats built in the waters of Biscayne Bay off Key Biscayne. Accessible only by boat, the community dates back to the 1930s and has a colorful history. Dade Heritage Trust has supported efforts to save from demolition the last seven remaining structures. 18 Rob Feland, Carmen Lewis and DHT Trustee Bill Murphy find that just getting to Stiltsville is half the fun. Tom Matkov and Bob Jensen DHT Special Events Coordinator Katie Halloran, DHT Office Manager Luis Gonzalez and dedicated Stiltsville Supporter Georgie Krell Grafton, Yvonne Moyer and Becky Matkov on the Stiltsville dock of the Miami Springs Power Boat Club. 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SECOND AVENUE TELEPHONE (305) 374-3103 SUITE 600, INGRAHAM BUILDING FACSIMILE (305) 377-9805 MIAMI, FL 33131-1691 jparsons@petersrobertson.com Join Dade Heritage Trust and help save the best of the Past for the Future o, O. 0 1�S"Fom I/ on -�S d i 19 E[ Priscilla A. Yhcmla son City Clerk C•] Miccosukee craftmaking is demonstrated at the Dade Heritage Days'RiverDay in Lummus Park DHT Trustee Richard Heisenbonle and family enjoy a maritime history exhibit at RiverDay. Florida Re -enactors prepare "mess" at their Ft. Dallas tent in Lummus Park. all TQami RiverDay: Dade Heritage Days 2000 Coordinator Deborah Tackett at Miami RiverDay. Don and Jeanette Poole and Enid Pinkney with a Florida Re -enactor at the 1858 Wagner Homestead, Miami's oldest house, during Dade Heritage Days' Riverday. Showcasing Ou?Heritaee x Submitted Into the public record in connection with on ql-3 t -o.. Thompson City Clerk --- r �• ���< «� ui uaae riernage Vays'R[VERDAY. Since 1997, RiverDay has been presented by Dade Heritage Trust, the Miami River Commission, the Miami Marine Council, Downtown Development Authority and the City of Miami to celebrate the historic and environmental heritage of the Miami River. A r torida Re -enactor poses with John May, coordinator of the Florida Re -enactors for RIVERDAY, and Miami Police Officer Carlos Saavedra, dressed as a pioneer -era sheriff, in front of the 1849 Ft. Dallas Barracks at t. i mu P-1, Jotdier Re -enactors come to attention during RIVERDAY. Ut volunteer Maggie Corredor, Dade Heritage Days 2001 Coon rdinator Katie Halloran, Clay Hamilton, and DHT Trustee Luis Penelas work at the DHT RIVERDAY booth. jniami City commissioner Willy Gort and Sara Babun, president of Antillean Marine, major sponsor of RIVERDAY, make remarks onstage. DISCUSSED 21 Dade Herfage Trust Miami's Historic Publish Book on Neighborhoods Dade Heritage Trust celebrated the publication of its beautiful coffee table book, Miami's Historic Neighborhoods, with a reception in the historic Rotunda of the Coral Gables Colonnade on March 26, 2001. The event was sponsored by the Greater Miami Convention and Visitors Bureau and the Omni Colonnade Hotel. Edited by Becky Roper Matkov, Miami's Historic Neighborhoods showcases the past and present of communities throughout Miami -Dade County, and includes over 250 photos, many in color. Chapters were contributed by 31 outstanding writers and historians. The book is available for $49.95 from Dade Heritage Trust and bookstores. Receiving recognition at the Colonnade reception for contributing chapters to Miami's Historic Neighborhoods are: AND Dorothy Fields, Helen Muir, Leslie Pantin, Robert Jensen, Joan Gill Blank, Arva Moore Parks, Larry Wiggins, Ari Millas, Malinda Cleary and Chris Eck. As part of the celebration, Roy Hunt, special counsel on historic preservauun issues for Secretary of State Katherine Harris, flew in from Tallahassee to be a guest speaker. He is shown with Miami Beach Commissioner Nancy Liebman, Sally Jude and Leslie Rivera. Enid Pinkney, Mary Ann Taylor, Sam LaRoue, William Hopper, renny Lambeth, and Becky Roper Matkov, editor. Not shown are writers Jim Broton, David Burnett, Don Slesnick, Bob Carr, Stephen Tiger, Horatio Villa, Seth Bramson, Howard Kleinberg, Susan Redding, Ellen Uguccioni, Georgia Tasker, Julie Cohen, Gail Meadows, Thorn Grafton, and Paul George. r The Mi mi Women's Herm d Into the public age re # connection with By Judith S. Pruitt item _ e on V'2s' 0�" Braving a wilderness and subtropical heat, with no roads, no homes, and no government, and speaking up for injustices, strong women have played extraordinarily important roles in shaping South Florida. We believe the stories of the women who went before us, who settled and improved this part of our world, will fascinate, edu- cate, and charm visitors to our city. One of the earliest accounts of life in Ft. Dallas, as Miami was then called, came from Rose Wagner. In 1858 only 60 people lived in Ft. Dallas, and at age six Rose Wagner from Savannah joined her family to live in the area. The War Between the States broke out in 1861. Rose Wagner became Mrs. A.C. Richards and left a vivid eyewitness account of war activities when she wrote a series of recollections for The Miami News in 1903. Rose Wagner died at age 81 on October 27, 1933. Her house, the Wagner Homestead, can be seen today along the Miami River in Lummus Park, where it was moved by Dade Heritage Trust and restored in the early 1980s. Adjacent to the Wagner Homestead is the old Fort Dallas barracks, moved and preserved in the 1920s by the Daughters of the American Revolution. This structure was once part of the homestead of Julia Tuttle, the "mother of Miami." When her husband died from tuber- culosis, leaving Julia a widow in Cleveland with two children, Julia decided to relocate to South Florida, where her father, Ephraim T. Sturtevant had moved in 1870. There were only 700 people in all of Dade County from Palm Beach to the Keys, and the area was wild and unsettled and accessible only by boat -but Julia thought it would be a healthy environment with good business opportunities. She purchased the abandoned Fort Dallas on the north side of the Miami River and 640 acres, and in 1891 she arrived by barge to set up her household. She wrote to a friend that "it is a dream of my life to see this wilder- ness turned into a prosperous country." Julia Tuttle proved to be both a romantic and an astute business- woman. For several years she besieged Henry Flagler with pleas to extend his Florida East Coast Railroad from Palm Beach to Miami, offering to give him one-half of her property holdings in exchange for this transportation link to the north. When the terrible freeze of 1894- 95 destroyed citrus groves throughout north and central Florida, Julia sent Flagler a bouquet of orange blossoms to prove that Miami had been untouched by the freeze. Flagler soon met with Julia in Miami. She offered him 100 acres for a hotel site, railroad terminal and business section, along with half of her remaining 540 acres, shrewdly keeping every other lot for herself. Flagler's railroad arrived in Miami April 21, 1896, ff and his grand Royal Palm Hotel opened in January, 1897, securing Miami's future as a major tourist desti- nation. On September 14, 1898, Julia Tuttle complained of a headache. Within an hour, at age forty-eight, she had died. In only seven years she forever influenced life in Miami. She was the twelfth person to be buried in the newly formed Miami City Cemetery. It is said the whole town shut down and mourned the day of her funeral. Mary Brickell , the "other mother of Miami," lived the south bank of the Miami River and operated a trading ponost with her husband. In an announcement she made to the people Priscilla A. Thompson Of Miami concerning �•► Brickell Hammock, Mary Brickell said she wanted to give Miami a deluxe development. When her husband died, she inherited his land and began plan- ning her development. She envisioned broad streets with wide paved boulevards, dot- ted with parkways in the center and planted with the finest shrub- bery and flowers. She imagined citizens strolling down these roads and enjoying their community. She Julia Tuttle - also wanted "posts Pioneer llesident and OR of Founders of Midni with their electric lights up and down each street" to make a White Way at night. Her vision is still present in the Roads section of Miami off Coral Way between 23rd and 30th Roads, with 25th Road now named for Mary Brickell. '5rk Mary Brickell didn't believe in using banks, and always had plen- ty of cash, which she loaned without collateral to people who were refused bank loans. Her interest-free loans helped many people open businesses. Ironically, Brickell Avenue is today Miami's financial center, lined with towering bank buildings. Thanks to the efforts of Carmen Petsoules, a resident of the Roads, a bust of Mary Brickell was erected in 1997 in the median strip in front of the First Presbyterian Church on Brickell Avenue. Mary Brickell's daughter Alice Brickell became the county's first postmistress and also taught school in Coconut Grove. Another early settler was Isabella Peacock. She and her husband with their three sons arrived from England and together opened the Peacock Inn in Coconut Grove. The Peacock Inn was the great gathering place for all occasions and Isabella Peacock, "Aunt Bella," taught the women of the area how to make bread from home-made yeast, preserve pineapples and guavas and do the family washing. She was also known to help in times of illness, injury or snake bite. Mary Brickell Her son Robert Alfred Peacock married Lilian Frow, another early homesteader in Coconut Grove, and their union produced an only child, Eunice Isabella Peacock, born in the Peacock Inn. The beau- tiful and witty Eunice Peacock was educated in a Coconut Grove school and then sent to Trenton School for Girls in New Jersey. When she returned to Coconut Grove for summer vacations, she met and married George Merrick, who would later develop Coral Gables. Even though Brickell Avenue became the preferred address LASCUSSED 23 in thea dense hammock lay south of 15th Road. Tour wagons with enterprising guides brought early tourists down a trail to look at the Devil's Punch Bowl, a spring six or eight feet across at the edge of the bay said to have special qualities. One early tourist was Mary Baird Bryan, wife of the famous orator and presidential candidate William Jennings Bryan. After traveling from the north by boat to Tampa, then by train to Miami she said, "As soon as I breathed Isabella Peacock the balmy air of Miami, I knew this was the place." She spotted land for a winter home before her husband arrived and worked with the surveyor cutting through the undergrowth with a machete. In 1912 ground was broken for her home Villa Serena," which can be seen today in the Cliff Hammock neigh- borhood near Vizcaya. She selected roof tiles from a factory in Cuba and also found doorknockers there. From a condemned Bryan saw n in Washington, D.C., she found large mantle pieces. Mary the beauty and potential in the wilderness of the bay. She influenced her husband to settle in the area, affirming to others the excitement of Miami. In Coconut Grove, Mary Barr, a former writer for Harper's Young People, was the daughter of Amelia Barr, the popular and prolific romance novelist of the late 1800s. She married Kirk Munroe and they established a home they named the Scrububs. Mary, a leader and member of the Coconut Grove community, created the "Pine Needles" Club to teach and mentor the daughters of Bahamian settlers. Mrs. Andrew Carnegie, a winter visitor in the Grove, was so impressed with the girls' enthusiasm she sent a box of books for them to enjoy after she returned north. The gift encouraged the Munroes to open a community library in their home, eventually leading to what is now the Coconut Grove Library. Commodore Ralph Munroe (no relation to Kirk) gave land for the library. The land contains the gravesite of his fust wife Eva Munroe, who died in 1882. Ralph Monroe moved her grave from the north side of the Miami River and placed it next to the library. He stipulated the grave was to remain on the site. Her grave can be seen beside the library today surrounded by rampant development in Coconut Grove. Mary Barr Munroe had a far-reaching influence in the area. Helen Muir writes that she plucked an egret feather out of a lady's hat to discourage the plundering of birds for these popular feathers. She is said to have influenced the Federation of Women's Clubs project of May Mann Jennings which led to saving a part of the Everglades. She also was the person who insisted the "a" be dropped in "Cocoanut Grove. Mary Munroe gave a speech in 1909 saying "the great lone- liness of the early days seems always to be the thing remembered by the women; they longed for other women from the great outside world." To alleviate that loneliness, five women, led by Flora McFarlane, gathered in the Coconut Grove schoolhouse in 1891 to form the Housekeepers Club. Charter members were Mary (Mrs. Kirk) Munroe, Josephine Frow, Isabella Peacock, Bethia Peacock, and; Mrs. Benjamin Newbold. They met to sew and found the gathering` so inspiring, they formed two objectives: (1) To learn to know each 24 other better and help other, and (2) To add Ito the new Sunday School Building Fund, 40 cents a year. The club voted to have a member read articles about household duties alouo while others were sewing. Each week an inspiring motto would be osen. The first was "Lend a Hand." That Sunday School building later became the first schoolhouse, and the Housekeepers Club fust raised the red flag about the danger to the Everglades, a cause which Marjorie Stogeman Douglas later championed. The leader of the Housekeepers, F4ora McFarlane, was a companion for Ralph Munroe's mother and h arrived from New Jersey in 1886 to stay at the Peacock Inn. There she taught children several hours a day in a room Aunt Bella gave her. She later taught for three years at the fust schoolhouse. Another early school teacher was Ada M�rritt who arrived in 1890 and taught school for twenty-five years in the area. The fust known housekeeper of Coconut Gro e according to Mary Barr was a woman called Mrs. Beasly. Her b isband was the fust known settler, having come in 1835. The Beas y cabin was built of logs and thatched with palmetto leaves. The rui is of the stone chim- ney are said to be on the grounds of the Ransom I ichool. Anna Beasly lived on 160 acres that includes the location of today's Barnacle State Park. After her husband died, she was made to "prove it up" that the property was hers. After proving she had lived there five years, according to the law of the day, the property was then patented to her. Another woman who settled in this area was )$enrietta Trapp. Her house can still be seen along Bayshore Drive in today's Coconut Grove. When there were few roads and most travel was by boat, Henrietta Trapp lit a lantern every night to guide sailors back from Key Biscayne in the 1880s and'90s. The Trapp home can still be seen on the ridge in Coconut Grove across the street from two current yacht clubs. Lily Lawrence Bow, a published poet, was among the early Florida settlers. Settling on isolated Cudjoe Key, she contributed to a better life for those around her by teaching cliIildren and adults from neighboring islands in return for food. Sh@ supported her family through fishing and raising citrus. After shemesteaded a property now in Homestead, she founded the area's lrst lraryiband also a woman's club. When she was named as librarian for the city of Homestead, there was no money in the budget for a librarian. There Mary Barr Munroe or Housekeeper's Club was, however, a vacancy in the police department. To solve the prob- lem, Lily Lawrence Bow was deputized and given a badge along with its accompanying authority. The current Homestead library was built on the site of her original library. Women doctors were also among the early settlers. Eleanor Galt Simmons graduated from the Woman's Medical College of Pennsylvania in 1879. She bought a medical license for $1.00 in 1893, one of six issued in Dade County. Her office was next to David Fairchild's study in the Kampong, the former home of the Fairchilds and now a part of the National Tropical Botanical Garden. One story tells of her treating a saloon keeper shot in an altercation with cus- tomers. The keeper begged her to give him enough chloroform to kill him because he was afraid of being lynched. She refused. A party of men later stormed the jail, killed the jailer, hanged the saloon keeper and then emptied their guns into him. Such was life in Miami. Mary Freeman, "Dr. Mary" as she was often called, unofficially took over Dr. Simmon's practice, traveling from Miami as far as the Everglades by horse and buggy until cars speeded the journey. About these early settlers, Mary Barr Munroe wrote, "Pioneer days are wonderful days, and there is one thing certain, they bring out all there is in a man and woman.... Florida has her share of these brave - hearted women, and her men are proud of them." By 1911 there were 5,000 residents in Miami. The 260 -member Women's Relief Association (WRA) created the basis for the first city hospital complete with a maternity ward. In 1925 Elizabeth Landsberg Virrick moved to Miami. Her life was spent helping to Just southwest of Miami another community was starting to grow. George Merrick's mother Althea Merrick arrived in Miami with her four younger childen to join husband Solomon and son George. Solomon, a Congregational minister in Massachusetts, had come with young George to escape the harsh winter. He had bought land to start a plantation. Althea Merrick was a college -trained artist, unique for a woman of the 19th Century. She had, in fact, taught art at Lebanon Valley College in Pennsylvania. Althea Merrick influenced her son George, as well as her other children, in many ways. George Merrick seems to have inherited a gaiety from his mother and loved playing jokes. Because of her art background and teaching, Althea expected all her children to achieve artistically. George was only 34 in 1920 when he envisioned Coral Gables. Merrick's nephew Donald Kuhn writes, "George's art manifested itself in his poetry and his 'City Beautiful." When he married Eunice Peacock, George Merrick built a charm- ing coral rock home in Coral Gables, known as "Poinciana Place," now known as the "Honeymoon Cottage." The couple spent their A wedding night in the home and lived there for the next eight years. n Eunice helped with many details of creating life in Coral Gables, among a, them the naming of streets. She also enter- better the fives of poor families. She supported St. Alban's Day tained wives of the digni- Nursery and the Coconut Grove Clinic anerved aye the a or es that came to the city. Coconut Grove Cares. She also served ork�i� fgo$e pub ether with friends she boards for slum clearance. reco'rd in connection Witl'.anized the Garden item on Priscilla A. Thompson City Clerk Flora McFarlane DISCUSSED 25 r. _ Chib and the PTA. Eunice Merrick stood siloy side with _,her husband during the development of Coral y,I s. When fate turned against them after the hurri- cane of 1926 and the ensuing land bust, she was even more supportive. Eunice Merrick followed her husband to live on land in the Keys owned by her parents. Here the Merricks ran a quaint fishing resort until they returned to Coral Gables some years later. Over on Key Biscayne about this time, a little girl was growing up on the Matheson Plantation, established in 1908. Helen Clark Mitchell related her memories of living on the coconut plantation beginning in 1919 in a memoir entitled Plantation Memories, annotated by his- torian Joan Gill Blank. Mary Jennings Bryan South Florida women organized homes, churches, social clubs, a hospital, and worked for better schools. In 1907 women formed the School Improvement Association which oversaw the start of a new schoolhouse. According to the Women's Park, "Women were the force behind both business and education." Margaret S. Douglas formed the Business and Professional Women's League and became its first president. Florida's first practicing woman architect was Marion Isadore Manley, better known as Archie (for architect) Manley. She designed buildings which can be found today at the University of Miami in Coral Gables, as well as homes in Coconut Grove. Women were also active in political issues. During the suffrage movement, the largest branch of the Florida Equal Suffrage Association could be found in Miami. In 1927 sixteen leagues of the organization met in Miami to push for ratification of the 19th Amendment guaranteeing a woman's right to vote. William Jennings Bryan's daughter Ruth Bryan Owen inherited her father's commitment to politics. She was active in the women's suffrage movement and later served as Vice -President of the Board of Regents for the University of Miami. She joined the faculty in the public speaking department and put her salary into scholarships for deserving students. After her husband died, she became a popular lecturer and advocate of women in politics. Three years later she ran for Congress and won, becoming the fust woman in the United States Congress. dren wehave an education. When her oldest son Sam had completed the schooling in Dade County offered to black childen, he went off to boarding school, paid by his mother's work in a laundry. Each child fin- ished high school and then college, alternating each year between school and work. All the children returned to Miami as professionals, two doctors, a lawyer, an accountant, and three teachers. "Colored people," as they were hen called, were con- fined to "certain localities," but thy also had their lead- ers, including Josie Roberts, i tho taught music in schools for fifteen years, Kate itirrup Dean, Irene Sampson Pratt, whose father was a minister in the Grove, and Julia Baylor. According to the Black Archives, Florence Gaskins was a cook and laundress in 1896. She became a civic leader and businesswoman in the black community, sold real estate and ran an employment agency. Helen Miller was the fust black wpman mayor in Dade County and was elected in Opa-Locka. She fought racism, prejudice, and injustice and served as an advocate for chi�dren. Annie M. Coleman movt d with her husband to Miami from Georgia. Afterl his death, she taught music and was secretary toi, Dana Albert Dorsey, Miami's first black millionairF. She helped organize the local chapter of the National Council of Negro Women. Working for many years with the Christian Hospital's board of trustees, ,Annie Coleman was a leader in the only medical f4cility available to the black community. Mrs. Cdleman also served as president of Miami's Friendship Garden and Civic Club. Working with other women 4ctivists such as Mary Jane Wood Reeder, Annie Coleman increased opportunities for black people in a segregated soci- ety. The women helped their community establish Miami's fust library for black children in the 1930s, as well as increase the number of blacks on Miami's police force. Annie Coleman's work to curb juvenile delinquency led to her being cited nationally in the 1940s. To honor her tenacity and perseverance, an apartment housing project in 1966 was named for her. Althea Merrick Two other women of the time became active in local politics. Anna Brown and Frances Gross served on Miami's charter board for city manage- ment. The first black women listed in Dade County's records are Elizabeth Freeman and Elizabeth Holland. In 1876 Lillie Carmichael was born to a black family in Memphis. She married R. J.R. Evans, had three children and moved to Miami. She became a teacher and later principal of Washington Elementary School and then the Dunbar School. She died a year before the Lillie C. Evans Elementary School was dedicated in her honor. In 1876 Ida Ellen Roberts was born in the Bahamas. She married Samuel Johnson, moving to Miami in 1903. She was determined her seven chil- 26 Jewish women were also aiding people and bettering lives. Annie Ackerman, known as the "Condo Queen," trAveled from condomini- um to condominium working with older residents. She was an advo- cate for the elderly and helped develop voting blocks. From 1969 to her death in 1989 she worked tirelessly for elder rights 4nd made certain Dade County leaders knew the needs of the elderly. Eunice Peacock Merrick Known as the "Mother of Miami Beach," Rose Jeremiah Weiss worked pe istently to organize wel- fare services for the needy. fter the 1926 hurricane, she became an official Red Cross representative and raised money for relief fund;. She sold $1 million in war bonds during World W4r II, more than any other Florida woman. Known for her local politics, she attended every city counc4 meeting between 1921 and 1959. Miami Beach's first bat4g beauty is reported to be Mary Fisher, wife of dev4oper Carl Fisher. In her scandalous one-piece bag suit, she was a forerun- ner of the beauties and the tourism that would follow. The Art Deco buildings on South Miatil�Ieach were preserved largely through the efforts of Barbara Capitman (1920-1990). Along with other visionaries, she founded the Miami Design Preservation League and trumpeted the unique architectural heritage of the Art Deco hotels. Because of her efforts this area became the nation's first Art Deco district listed in the National Register of Historic Places. One of the most famous women in aviation history was Amelia Earhart. In 1937 she launched her ill-fated, around -the- world flight from the Miami Municipal Airport located in the Opa-Locka and Hialeah area. Although she did not succeed in her mission, her courage inspired other young women to take up flying. Environmentalist and author Marjory Stoneman Douglas came to Miami in 1915. First working as a reporter for the Miami Herald, she later turned to writing magazine articles and a book. She built an English -style cottage on Stewart Avenue in Coconut Grove and lived there 72 years until her death in 1998 at age 108. Before she became famous for her environmental work, Marjory Stoneman Douglas was active in the women's suffrage movement in Miami. The publication inwjury otoneman Douglas Photo by Nesie Summers of her book, The Everglades: River of Grass, changed Marjory's life forever. Increasingly she spoke out about the environment. Her legacy is helping Floridians understand the importance of saving the Everglades. Another early environmentalist was May Mann Jennings, the cousin of William Jennings Bryan. Under her presidency members of the Florida Federation of Women's Clubs worked tirelessly to raise funds necessary to purchase a 960 -acre tract of land. Dedicated in 1916, the land became Royal Palm Park, part of Everglades National Park. Lobbying the legislature for annual funds, the Women's Clubs made additional purchases. The park grew in the 1930s to 500,000 acres. The importance of Women's Clubs to life in Miami cannot be over- stated. These clubs provided socialization for the women who came to the area and also served as a structure for women who worked togeth- er to enhance, and improve their communities for all the residents. The Housekeeper's Club survived and was joined within a decade by the Married Ladies' Afternoon Club, formed for "mutual improvement and pleasure." The Afternoon Club later became the Miami Woman's Club. After the Housekeepers became the Coconut Grove Woman's Club, other clubs40wed, on Miami Beach, in Coral Gables, Northeast Miami, Miami Shores, and more. Finally Anna Brown, who served on Miami's charter board, helped establish a Dade County Federation of Women's Clubs, which became part of a state federa- tion and then part of the General Federation, consid- ered the largest organized women's group in the country. Submitted Into the public Barbara Capitman Miami women also were active in beautifying their city with gar- dens. While Miami is well known among scientists and visitors alike for its magnificent tropical gardens, not many people realize the sig- nificance Marian Fairchild and Eleanor Montgomery played in their development. Marian Fairchild, daughter of Alexander Graham Bell, married David Fairchild, who was one of the most noted and respected American plant explorers of his time. Marian Fairchild was said to have used her money to finance many of David Fairchild's sci- entific plant expeditions throughout the world. Eleanor "Nell" Montgomery was a driving force in the creation of the Committee of 100 whose efforts helped launch Fairchild Tropical Garden in 1938. She is also credited with starting the "Ramble" that raises money for the garden annually. About his wife Robert Montgomery said, "It makes me tremble to think there would be no Fairchild Garden if it were not for the one who is now President of the Fairchild Tropical Garden -Eleanor Foster Montgomery." When Robert Montgomery died, Nell inherited his estate contain- ing one of the largest and finest private collections of palms and cycads in the world. To perpetuate her husband's memory, she creat- ed The Montgomery Foundation in 1959. With Nell's endowment to maintain the property, the Montgomery Botanical Center works to make the palms and cycads available to scientists, educators, and stu- dents all over the world for research. Nell Montgomery would not have been the woman she became without the powerful influence of her mother, Isabel Foster, who came to Miami from Tennessee in 1910. Always maintaining her independence, even after her marriage to Mac Foster, Isabel supported and helped her husband during their ventures into mica mining. She was a regular at the Hialeah horse races and loved gambling. With her trusty .38 revolver, she often drove alone from Hendersonville, N.C. to their home in Miami at a time when roads were rough and desolate. During the Depression she ran a summer camp for girls in North Carolina with Nell as her assistant. Isabel Foster wanted to look back over her life with no regrets. She Ruth Bryan Owen 02-479. 27 R Helen Miller Lydia Cabrera Photo courtesy of the University of Miami 28 w p ;1 told her daughter Nellwanted her epitaph to r ad, "She had a good time.,, Even though Hispanic women arrived later to make their marks on Miami's shores, one early woman influenced people of her day. The scholar Lydia Cabrera was born in Havana, Cuba, to a prominent Cuban intellectual. While studying in Paris in 1927 she publicized the richness of Cuban culture and developed an interest in Afro�Cuban culture. She moved back to Cuba in 1938 but fled after the lCastro revolution to Madrid, then Miami. She wrote 23 books including El Monte, con- sidered the most important book about santerio, a mix of Catholic teachings and native African religions from �ormer slaves in the Caribbean. Her manuscripts a Coral Gables. Miami is proud of its women and what they accomplished, individually or through group efforts. To commemorate these accom- plishments, Miami dedicat- ed one of the first Women's Parks in the United States in the year 2000. The building design, resulting from the collaboration of women - owned funis, is under the direction of architect Ana Alleguez. In the park build- ing, located on West Flagler, is an exhibit depict- ing women's history and achievements. Many of these women's ' Nell Montgomery stories are told in the book Julia's Daughters compiled with a narrati a written by Marie Anderson, who moved to Miami in 1939. Askd why she put togeth- er the book, she wrote, "So many women did O,o much." Dade Heritage Trust's tour, The Miami Woman's Heritage Trail, tells the stories of these women pioneers who strove to turn a wilderness into a community, creating homes, schools, libraries, social clubs, and hospitals. The women along the Women's Heritage Trail played a vital role in making it possible for Miami to grew into the vibrant city it is today. Judith S. Pruitt, a past president of The lrllagrs, is a Trustee of Dade Heritage Trust and chairs the Miami Heritag Tours Committee. PHOTOS IN THIS ARTICLE COURTESY Off' THE COLLECTION OF ARUA MOORE PARKS EXCEPT HERE NOTED i "Reflections of Freedom" by Vann Helms Heritage Tourism Reaping Rewards from the Past By Dawn Terrick The sun and surf, international flair and exciting nightlife of Miami -Dade County make the "Magic City" a leading vacation destination among domestic and international travelers. Significant historic, cultural and environmental sites offer tourists something unique: a chance to see "the real Miami." Imagine, all in a day's "work" one can explore the world-famous Everglades, marvel over Vizcaya's Italian Renaissance architec- ture, take a twilight cruise along the Miami River, and complete the day by sipping a tropical drink at an Art Deco hotel on Ocean Drive. Greater Miami and the Beaches have something wonder- ful to offer local, national and international markets - Heritage Tourism. What is heritage tourism? According to the National Heritage Tourism Research Forum, the definition of heritage tourism is "traveling to experience the places and activities that authentically represent the stories and people of the past". Heritage tourism is transforming the travel industry and the man- ner in which travelers plan their vacations. More than half of U.S. states have established statewide her- itage or cultural tourism programs, compared to virtually none a decade ago, according to a National Trust for Historic Preservation survey released December 19, 2000. In addition, a survey conducted by the National Trust's Heritage Tourism Program found that programs are exploding around the country and are finding non-traditional partners. Sustainable tourism, which respects the carrying capacity of irreplaceable historic, witted Into the public rd in connection with &_on 'riscilla A. Thornpsoi City Clerl cultural and natural resources, is the latest trend. Cultural and heritage trails with ethnic, folk life and maritime themes are pop- ular emerging programs, and a need for interstate cooperation has become apparent. The National Trust's findings reflect trends identified by the Travel Industry Association, which ranked her- itage tourism No. 3, behind shopping and outdoor activities, for domestic travel in 1999. According to Amy Jordan Webb, Director of the National Trust's Heritage Tourism program, "Research shows that heritage and cultural travelers stay longer and spend more money than other kinds of visitors. Rural and urban historic destinations nationwide are reexamining their strategies to make the most of their historic resources and form partnerships to enhance economic development." On a statewide level, explains Fred Gaske, Chief of the Florida Bureau of Historic Preservation, "Heritage tourism has a big impact on tourism in general. This statement is based on a number of studies done. In 1988 a joint study conducted by the Florida Department of State, the National Trust for Historic Preservation, the former Florida Division of Tourism and the for- mer Florida Department of Natural Resources found that more than 70% of travelers included visits to historic sites during their trip. These visitors said that understanding the history of a vacation destination added to the enjoyment of their trip and pro- vided an educational experience for their children. 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FOR A FULL INFORMATION PACKAGE CONTACT: VEISSI &ASSOCIATES, INC., REALTORS - 305-665-9299 '�ny information -herewith is obtained from sources reliable. However, we are not responsible for misstatement of facts, errors, omissions, prior sale, w%trlidrawal from market, modification of mortgage commitment, terms and conditions or change in price without prior notice. The information supplied herein is for informational purposes only and shall not constitute a warranty of assurance that said information is correct. Any person intending to rely upon the information supplied herein should verify said information independently NML92107-W Florida - a private/public consortium thattnotes tourism in Florida - found that nearly 60% of travelers to Florida included heritage based activities in their travel. Another study was con- ducted by Southern Living magazine in 1996, and they found that 64% of their readers who took a domestic trip in that year visited an historical attraction. Additionally, they found that 63% of their travelers said the proximity of historical sites influenced their choice of a vacation destination. Therefore, historic preservation and heritage tourism has a measurable, positive impact on Florida's tourism -based economy." Currently, the state does not know the dollar figure brought in by heritage tourism. However, the Florida Bureau of Historic Preservation awarded to the University of Florida in November 2000 a grant to conduct a study of economic impact of historic preservation on Florida's economy, which includes heritage tourism. The grant will run through June 30, 2002, and the eco- nomic impact figures and a full report will be released following the completion of the grant. Encompassed in the definition of heritage tourism are cultur- al and environmental sites. In Miami -Dade County, heritage tourism is rapidly growing in popularity. The Greater Miami Convention and Visitors Bureau's 1999 Visitor Profile & Tourism Impact Report conducted by Strategy Research Corporation stat- ed that 63% of domestic overnight visitors and 75% of interna- tional overnight visitors come to Greater Miami and the Beaches for vacation. Of those visitors, 60% visit Miami Beach's historic Art Deco District making it the second largest tourist destination in Florida, second only to Disney. Other popular destinations for overnight visitors included: Downtown Miami (48.2%); Coconut Grove Area (48.1%); Little Havana (10.4%); Museums (8.9%); and the Everglades National Park (2.4%). In response to the growing importance of cultural and heritage tourism, the GMCVB created a new position several years ago, hiring former Miami Design Preservation League Director George Neary to serve as the GMCVB's Director of Cultural Tourism. One of the top visited sites in Miami -Dade County is Vizcaya Museum & Gardens, built in 1916 as the winter home for James Deering. Almost 200,000 visitors a year come to enjoy its fabulous architecture, furnishings and grounds. "Visitors are seeking real experiences and when they come to a town, they want to see what makes it unique. Certainly Vizcaya Museum & Gardens is unique to Miami and South Florida. It represents a period in history where wealthy individuals were able to build homes of this magnitude and live a lifestyle that has virtually vanished," says Holly Blunt, Director of Marketing for Vizcaya Museum & Gardens. Miami River Inn General Manager Jane Caporelli com- ments, "We are Miami's only Bed & Breakfast, and we are an historic site. We tend to send our guests to 44kr- places like Vizcaya, Fairchild Tropical Garden and the Merrick House more than we would suggest a destination such as Bayside Marketplace. We want to show people the true Miami. There are other places besides the beaches to visit, and we want our guests to enjoy the other wonderful things to do and places to visit in Miami. " So, what makes heritage tourism special and why is it so important to our community? According to Christopher Eck, Director of the Historic Preservation Division of the Miami - Dade Office of Community and Economic Development," The national publicity gained for the county by the efforts to save the Miami Circle has been incredibQnd undoubtedly the Circle will become a great tourist draw in the years to come. Promoting Miami - Dade County's rich historical, environmental and cultural sites is also a natural marriage of common sense and good business. The heritage and eco -tourist class of travelers brings a desire to learn the local culture and search out the extraordinary, and they tend to be well educated and well heeled. What destination wouldn't want these types of tourists? Also, with fantastic places like the Deering Estate at Cutler - which is one of the county's crown jewels - and the natural wonder of the Everglades and our beautiful subtropical coast, we would be foolish not to promote these as among our most treasured assets." Andy Brian, Director of the Historical Museum of Southern Florida comments that "Historical and cultural sites in South Florida give rise to a sense of place for the individuals that visit and live in our area. Approximately half of the people that come through our front door at the museum come from outside Miami -Dade County and over half of those are from outside of Florida. I think it is fair to say that our local sites play a major role in determining visitor destination points. Our rich history, diverse population and unparalleled natural environment are the reasons people keep coming here. " When we think of tourism, we tend to think of visitors from out- side locations, yet this is not necessarily true. Contributing to tourism are the residents of Miami -Dade County. They, too, are tourists in their own right. Whether they're enjoying an exhibit at one of our many great museums, shopping on historic Flagler Street or visiting the Cape Florida Lighthouse on Key Biscayne, the local market contributes significantly to heritage tourism in our county. With revitalization projects booming throughout Miami -Dade, such as the acclaimed Miami Beach Art Deco District, the Design District, Overtown Folklife Village and the Miami News/Freedom Tower, there is always something new for the local market to discover and always something for them to do. According to William Cullom, President of the Greater Miami Chamber of Commerce, "These historic sites are high- ly utilized by residents. For example, many residents have fami- ly and friends outside of Florida who are invited here for vacation, and they tend to it spots such as Fairchild Tropical Garden, Vizcaya Museum & Gardens, and the Munroe House, the Barnacle. Of course, a 1 cruise along the work- - ing Miami River is always �,�»�� �r.n^ei H s. "JJ excit- RI CO T �� Ott:,, .n rn S T OFF !NK --r "Scottish Rite Cathedral" by Vann n with "X -0.x Is_—_sm31 ing. The utilization of these sites is really Ocalfor those that have decided to live and stay here year round; these are the things that we do and the places we take advantage of on a reg- ular basis. If these sites were not available to see or participate in, tourism would suffer for many people would not want to return. " Neil Fritz, Executive Director of North Beach Development Corporation, notes "My experience is in Main Street and historic commercial districts. From South Beach to Homestead, from Miracle Mile to Overtown, Miami -Dade County has many "great streets" that can serve locals and tourists alike. Miami -Dade County has so many historic and cultural assets. Our tourism industry is too dependent on our beautiful beaches. As we develop our heritage and cultural sites, we diversify our tourism industry." In 1992, Dr. Dorothy Jenkins Fields, Executive Director of the Black Archives, established Miami -Dade County's Black Heritage Trail to recognize the contributions and roles of African Americans in the development of Miami -Dade County from Homestead to Carol City. She states, "As a result of my research, five buildings in Overtown are listed on the U.S. Department of Interior's National Register of Historic Places: The Lyric Theater; the J. and S. Building (Cola Nip); Greater Bethel AME Church; Mt. Zion Baptist Church; and St. John Institutional Church. In 1993 a self -guided county -wide tour poster was developed and presented to the community. A second printing, funded by The Villagers, Inc. will be available for distri- bution to teachers and parents Summer 2001 in conjunction with a "building bridges" pilot project funded in part by the Dade Community Foundation." n "Floating Colony" by Vann Helms The Lyric Theater anchors the rebirth of the Historic Overtown Folklife Village. For over forty years, the Lyric Theater served as the place of entertainment for the African-American community, hosting celebrities such as Aretha Franklin, Sam Cooke and Ella Fitzgerald. Acquired in 1989 by the Black Archives and Research Foundation of South Florida, it is now a jewel in the heart of Overtown, making it an icon and a catalyst for revitalization. In 1999, the Folklife Village was designated a Florida Main Street Community and is now provided technical assistance and seed money by the Florida Division of Historical Resources to begin commercial development. In time, the "Harlem Renaissance of the South" will bring with it an exciting, vibrant and economically healthy community for residents and tourists alike to enjoy. Adding to the uniqueness of heritage tourism are cultural activities. The wonderful diversity that exists in Miami -Dade County presents an opportunity to represent the distinctive cross- cultural qualities that exist in our community through visual art, music, theater and many other forms of expression. Suzanne Delehanty, Director of the Miami Art Museum, comments that "Great cities and great cultural institutions go hand-in-hand. It would be unimaginable to be an appealing, exciting tourist destination without the presence of a sophisti- cated arts and cultural sector. As we continue to present world- class traveling exhibits and to serve the local community as an educational resource, we provide an attraction to tourists seeking a unique cultural experience in connection to our city. The excit- ing palette of Haitian, Cuban, Brazilian, Dominican artists and more, is something only Miami can offer its tourists and resi- dents alike." According to Michael Spring, Director of the Miami - Dade Department of Cultural Affairs, "The presence in any community of cultural activities - which, by the Cultural Affairs Council's definition includes historical and environmental activities - adds to the vibrancy of a community's character and elevates its attractiveness as a destination to tourists. Increasingly, cultural attractions are influencing the travel decisions of the more than IO million visitors we host in Miami -Dade County annually. As indicated in our recently released Economic Impact Study, the impact of culturally -relat- ed investments in our local economy is an astonishing $538.3 million. " Archaeological sites as well are an important part of a com- munity's historic landscape. Developing cultural tourism that incorporates Miami's prehistoric heritage promises a huge inter - "Cape Florida Sunrise" by Vann Helms clic ✓ith son Jerk national audience. Bob Carr, Executive Director of the duction company, goes to great length to preserve historic sites. Archaeological & Historical Conservancy, Inc. observes that As part of the production division, b2 studio buys properties from "As a result of international media attention, there are millions the late 1920s to 1938 and restores them into living sets for the of Europeans interested in the Miami Circle. " fashion and film industry to utilize. All of their properties are In addition to vacation visitors, 20.8 million domestic busi- historic. Owners of b2 studio, Betty Rosado, Ronnie Fuertes ness visitors and 6.9 international business visitors came to and Rafael Santiago, state, "We see our properties as diamonds Miami -Dade County in 1999. Yet one of the most successful in the rough. Even at their very worst there is a character, rich - enterprises that has emerged here is film and entertainment, ness and warmth that's only found in old properties. The enter - bringing millions of dollars annually to Miami -Dade County. tainment industry, whether it is fashion or film, recognizes this Due to revitalization and preservation victories, industry leaders and many times chooses to use our locations because they offer from around the world come to Miami -Dade to take advantage of details that simply can't be reproduced. Somebody has already the many great locations we have to offer. said it best. 'They don't make 'em like they used to.' So, we just According to Jeff Peel, Director of the Mayor's Office of try to take what's left and emphasize what makes it special. " Film & Entertainment of Miami -Dade County, "The film and Across the nation and around the world, communities are television production industry scours the world looking for finding that what makes each community unique and special - unique and interesting location backdrops to film in. The visu- their historic architecture, their cultural heritage, their environ - al interest these locations add to the picture content of film and mental and natural wonders -makes them attractive to others. TV productions is the motivating factor. In turn, these location Cultural and heritage tourism is a powerful enticement to save productions contribute millions of dollars to visually attractive the past to benefit the present and future. location economies. In the case of Miami, our historical and **************************************************** cultural locations and scenic environs are powerful attractions Dawn Terrick is a former marketing consultant with the to producers from around the world. Nearly 5000 productions Downtown Miami Main Street program. She now works with are shot in this community each year, with an estimated $200 the Broward Center for the Performing Arts. million annual economic impact." **************************************************** The b2 studio, a Miami -based, multi -media design and pro- r 33 C DISCUSSED Architect Alfred Browning arker Honored by DHT Dade Heritage Trust honored Alfred Browning Parker, center, for a lifetime of achievement. DHT Trustee Dolly Maclntyre, left, chaired the tribute dinner and auction, and Bunny Bastian, right, graciously opened her Parker - designed bayfront home in Gables Estates for the occasion. Auction donor Martha Dotson with Ellen Uguccioni and Leah LaPlante. Pianist Mary McGarity contributed her talents for the evening. 34 congratulates a bid winner. Rick and Rachel Parsons, event co-chairman. THANK YOU, THANK*iOUI As a non-profit organization with a small staff but a big mission, Dade Heritage Trust could never succeed in our many efforts without the support of good friends who give generously of their time, money and expertise. Our sincerest appreciation to you all! Dade Heritage Days 2001 Participants The Wolfsonian- FIU Miami -Dade Community College The Omni Colonnade The Greater Miami Convention and Visitors Bureau Books & Books, Coral Gables Michael Cushing Grant Livingston Biscayne National Park Marjory Stoneman Douglas Biscayne Nature Center Miami Design Preservation League Tropical Audubon Society Joel Abramson, Mort Cooper, Brian Rapoza Morningside Civic Association Morningside Historic Education Association The City of Coral Gables The Merrick House African American Committee of Dade Heritage Trust Louis Wolfson H Media History Center The Historical Museum of South Florida Miami -Dade Public Libraries Coconut Grove Sailing Club Cape Florida Lighthouse Ari Millas Heritage II of Miami Earthsave Miami The City of Miami Parks and Recreation Department Pat Quintana, Simpson Park Manager Dorothy Downes The Council of Garden Club Presidents of Dade County Inc. Bayside Residents Association Glaser Farms Viernes Culturales participants The Black Archives The Lyric Theater The Biltmore Hotel Arch Creek Trust Greater North Miami Historical Society Virginia Key Task Force Citizens for a Better South Florida The Kampong Vann Helms Miami Beach Garden Conservancy and Botanical Gardens Tanya, Gary and Claire Tomlin Cory Ginner, Author of Miami's Parrot Jungle and Gardens Stuart Levy Palm View Historic District Hosts Palm View Historic District Volunteers The Miami River Commission The Downtown Development Authority The Miami River Marine Group Antillean Marine John May and the Florida Historic Re -enactors Officer Carlos Saavedra Lance Farrell The Historical Maritime Education Foundation Eric Speyer The Americas Collection Dora Valdes-Fauli Save Old Stiltsville Matheson Hammock Park Friends of Aqua Vista Carol Cord Vizcaya Gary Sanon-Jules Jan Sebon, Jude 'Papa Loko'Thegenus, Wilfred Daleus Manno Charlemagne City of Miami Beach Cultural Arts Council Miami Beach Arts Trust Crandon Carousel & Amusement Organization Luis Penelas City of Miami Commisioner Arthur E. Teele, Jr. City of Miami Police Department County Commissioner Barbara Carey -Shuler The Little Haiti Net Office Operation Green Leaves Dr. Paul George Miami Memorabilia Collector's Club Terry Helmers Balere Archaeologist Bob Carr Archaeological Historical Conservancy The Rotary Club of Coral Gables Department of Environmental Resource Management Fruit and Spice Park The Spring Garden Civic Association The Regis House United Daughters of the Confederacy Chapter #796 Sons of Confederate Veterans Camp #471 St. Agnes Episcopal Church Bayfront Park Miami Springs Historical Museum Fairchild Tropical Garden Florida Coastal Management Program The Council for Sustainable Florida VISIT FLORIDA Dr. Dorothy Fields The Barnacle The Garden Clubs of Dade County Cuban American National Foundation Tom Callinan Coconut Grove Playhouse Sponsors and Donors Goldsmith Family Foundation The Charles N. and Eleanor Knight Leigh Foundation John S. and James L. 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