{"id":5377042,"date":"2023-11-17T16:40:05","date_gmt":"2023-11-17T16:40:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.life.com\/?p=5377042"},"modified":"2023-11-17T16:40:07","modified_gmt":"2023-11-17T16:40:07","slug":"the-glamour-of-vintage-miami","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.life.com\/destinations\/the-glamour-of-vintage-miami\/","title":{"rendered":"The Glamour of Vintage Miami"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Miami was for LIFE,  like it was for many American vacationers, a place to return to again and again. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sometimes LIFE photographers went to Miami because they were following the stars. It was a place to catch <a href=\"https:\/\/www.life.com\/people\/a-night-out-with-sinatra\/\">Frank Sinatra goofing around with this pals<\/a>, or the Beatles on tour, or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.smithsonianmag.com\/history\/true-history-behind-one-night-miami-180976768\/\">Muhammad Ali celebrating with Malcolm X<\/a> after winning the heavyweight title from Sonny Liston. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In one case Miami was even a backdrop to history, when the U.S Army was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.life.com\/history\/when-miami-beach-went-to-war\/\">using the famed beach as a training camp<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But more often LIFE photographers went to Miami to showcase Americans enjoying a certain kind of leisure\u2014the kind with fancy hotels and swimsuits and glitzy shows.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Many of the images in this collection come from a 1940 shoot by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.life.com\/photographer\/alfred-eisenstaedt\/\">legendary LIFE photographer Alfred Eisenstadt<\/a> that chronicled the beginning of boom times for Miami. Here&#8217;s what LIFE had to say <a href=\"https:\/\/books.google.com\/books?id=pT8EAAAAMBAJ&amp;pg=PA60&amp;dq=miami&amp;hl=en&amp;sa=X&amp;ved=2ahUKEwixjM_WgcmCAxWlkIkEHesqCGwQ6AF6BAgEEAI#v=onepage&amp;q=miami&amp;f=false\">in its March 4, 1940 issue<\/a> about Miami becoming a magnet for the leisure class:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>In 1912 Miami was a sleepy town of 7,500 people and Miami Beach, three and a half miles away across a tidal lagoon, was an untidy sand bar populated primarily by crabs and mosquitos. In that year an enterprising young Indiana automobile millionaire named Carl Fischer descended on the town and, with the assistance of two elephants, Nero and Rosie, began turning it into a winter resort. Miami and Miami Beach have been booming ever since. Currently Miami has a population of about 140,000 and Miami Beach of 20,000. The two are easily the No. 1 playground of the world&#8217;s most playful nation.  <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>Of course Miami and Miami Beach had even more growth ahead, as captured in the photos LIFE took in succeeding years. Today the populations for Miami and Miami Beach have ballooned to around 439,000 and 80,000. And that mirrors the growth of Florida as a whole. In 1940 Florida was only <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/1940_United_States_census\">the 27th most populous state in America<\/a>, coming in right behind West Virginia and South Carolina. Today Florida <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/List_of_U.S._states_and_territories_by_population\">ranks 3rd in the country in population<\/a>, trailing only Florida and Texas. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Many forces contributed to that population growth, including immigration, but the promise of the kind of life that Eisenstaedt captured in his photos was surely was a psychological magnet to the retirees who came to Miami and to the rest of the state to spend their retirement years among the palm trees.<\/p>\n\n\n<blockquote id=\"single-block_65563132096eb\" class=\"single-image \">\n    <section>\n                        <img decoding=\"async\" data=\"block-image\" data-id=5365779 desc=\"\" caption=\"Alfred Eisenstaedt\/The LIFE Picture Collection &copy; Meredith Corporation\" title=\"Miami Beach, Florida, 1940.\" src=\"https:\/\/static.life.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/03155027\/116557041-1024x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" \/>\n                <div class=\"image-info\">\n            <p class=\"image-caption\">Miami Beach, Florida, 1940.<\/p>\n            <p class=\"image-caption\">Alfred Eisenstaedt\/The LIFE Picture Collection \u00a9 Meredith Corporation<\/p>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/section>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n<blockquote id=\"single-block_6556445d096f0\" class=\"single-image \">\n    <section>\n                        <img decoding=\"async\" data=\"block-image\" data-id=5377045 desc=\"\" caption=\"Alfred Eisenstaedt\/Life Picture Collection\/Shutterstock\" title=\"A doorman and a row of bellhops at the entrance of Surf Club in Miami, 1940.\" src=\"https:\/\/static.life.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/16163346\/00746797-824x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/>\n                <div class=\"image-info\">\n            <p class=\"image-caption\">A doorman and a row of bellhops at the entrance of Surf Club in Miami, 1940.<\/p>\n            <p class=\"image-caption\">Alfred Eisenstaedt\/Life Picture Collection\/Shutterstock<\/p>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/section>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n<blockquote id=\"single-block_655647f909702\" class=\"single-image \">\n    <section>\n                        <img decoding=\"async\" data=\"block-image\" data-id=5377063 desc=\"\" caption=\"Alfred Eisenstaedt\/Life Picture Collection\/Shutterstock\" title=\"A Miami resort, 1940.\" src=\"https:\/\/static.life.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/16163515\/116557175-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/>\n                <div class=\"image-info\">\n            <p class=\"image-caption\">A Miami resort, 1940.<\/p>\n            <p class=\"image-caption\">Alfred Eisenstaedt\/Life Picture Collection\/Shutterstock<\/p>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/section>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n<blockquote id=\"single-block_65564778096fd\" class=\"single-image \">\n    <section>\n                        <img decoding=\"async\" data=\"block-image\" data-id=5377058 desc=\"\" caption=\"Alfred Eisenstaedt\/Life Picture Collection\/Shutterstock\" title=\"Miami Beach fashions, 1940.\" src=\"https:\/\/static.life.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/16163450\/116556912-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/>\n                <div class=\"image-info\">\n            <p class=\"image-caption\">Miami Beach fashions, 1940.<\/p>\n            <p class=\"image-caption\">Alfred Eisenstaedt\/Life Picture Collection\/Shutterstock<\/p>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/section>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n<blockquote id=\"single-block_6556486a09705\" class=\"single-image \">\n    <section>\n                        <img decoding=\"async\" data=\"block-image\" data-id=5377066 desc=\"\" caption=\"Alfred Eisenstaedt\/Life Picture Collection\/Shutterstock\" title=\"Kayakers in a resort pool, Miami Beach, 1940.\" src=\"https:\/\/static.life.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/16163530\/116557215-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/>\n                <div class=\"image-info\">\n            <p class=\"image-caption\">Kayakers in a resort pool, Miami Beach, 1940.<\/p>\n            <p class=\"image-caption\">Alfred Eisenstaedt\/Life Picture Collection\/Shutterstock<\/p>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/section>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n<blockquote id=\"single-block_6556474c096fa\" class=\"single-image \">\n    <section>\n                        <img decoding=\"async\" data=\"block-image\" data-id=5377055 desc=\"\" caption=\"Alfred Eisenstaedt\/Life Picture Collection\/Shutterstock\" title=\"People sightseeing in Miami Beach, Florida, 1940.\" src=\"https:\/\/static.life.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/16163433\/116556695-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/>\n                <div class=\"image-info\">\n            <p class=\"image-caption\">People sightseeing in Miami Beach, Florida, 1940.<\/p>\n            <p class=\"image-caption\">Alfred Eisenstaedt\/Life Picture Collection\/Shutterstock<\/p>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/section>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n<blockquote id=\"single-block_655647c809701\" class=\"single-image \">\n    <section>\n                        <img decoding=\"async\" data=\"block-image\" data-id=5377062 desc=\"\" caption=\"Alfred Eisenstaedt\/Life Picture Collection\/Shutterstock\" title=\"Miami Beach, Florida, 1940.\" src=\"https:\/\/static.life.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/16163510\/116557108-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/>\n                <div class=\"image-info\">\n            <p class=\"image-caption\">Miami Beach, Florida, 1940.<\/p>\n            <p class=\"image-caption\">Alfred Eisenstaedt\/Life Picture Collection\/Shutterstock<\/p>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/section>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n<blockquote id=\"single-block_6556476a096fc\" class=\"single-image \">\n    <section>\n                        <img decoding=\"async\" data=\"block-image\" data-id=5377057 desc=\"\" caption=\"Alfred Eisenstaedt\/Life Picture Collection\/Shutterstock\" title=\"Miami Beach, Florida, 1940.\" src=\"https:\/\/static.life.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/16163444\/116556828-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/>\n                <div class=\"image-info\">\n            <p class=\"image-caption\">Miami Beach, Florida, 1940.<\/p>\n            <p class=\"image-caption\">Alfred Eisenstaedt\/Life Picture Collection\/Shutterstock<\/p>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/section>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n<blockquote id=\"single-block_65564785096fe\" class=\"single-image \">\n    <section>\n                        <img decoding=\"async\" data=\"block-image\" data-id=5377059 desc=\"\" caption=\"Alfred Eisenstaedt\/Life Picture Collection\/Shutterstock\" title=\"Miami Beach fashions, 1940.\" src=\"https:\/\/static.life.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/16163455\/116556918-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/>\n                <div class=\"image-info\">\n            <p class=\"image-caption\">Miami Beach fashions, 1940.<\/p>\n            <p class=\"image-caption\">Alfred Eisenstaedt\/Life Picture Collection\/Shutterstock<\/p>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/section>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n<blockquote id=\"single-block_655647a7096ff\" class=\"single-image \">\n    <section>\n                        <img decoding=\"async\" data=\"block-image\" data-id=5377060 desc=\"\" caption=\"Alfred Eisenstaedt\/Life Picture Collection\/Shutterstock\" title=\"Miami juice stand, 1940.\" src=\"https:\/\/static.life.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/16163500\/116556939-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/>\n                <div class=\"image-info\">\n            <p class=\"image-caption\">Miami juice stand, 1940.<\/p>\n            <p class=\"image-caption\">Alfred Eisenstaedt\/Life Picture Collection\/Shutterstock<\/p>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/section>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n<blockquote id=\"single-block_655647bb09700\" class=\"single-image \">\n    <section>\n                        <img decoding=\"async\" data=\"block-image\" data-id=5377061 desc=\"\" caption=\"Alfred Eisenstaedt\/Life Picture Collection\/Shutterstock\" title=\"Miami Beach, 1940.\" src=\"https:\/\/static.life.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/16163505\/116557056-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/>\n                <div class=\"image-info\">\n            <p class=\"image-caption\">Miami Beach, 1940.<\/p>\n            <p class=\"image-caption\">Alfred Eisenstaedt\/Life Picture Collection\/Shutterstock<\/p>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/section>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n<blockquote id=\"single-block_6556475b096fb\" class=\"single-image \">\n    <section>\n                        <img decoding=\"async\" data=\"block-image\" data-id=5377056 desc=\"\" caption=\"Alfred Eisenstaedt\/Life Picture Collection\/Shutterstock\" title=\"Miami Beach, 1940.\" src=\"https:\/\/static.life.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/16163438\/116556769-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/>\n                <div class=\"image-info\">\n            <p class=\"image-caption\">Miami Beach, 1940.<\/p>\n            <p class=\"image-caption\">Alfred Eisenstaedt\/Life Picture Collection\/Shutterstock<\/p>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/section>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n<blockquote id=\"single-block_6556481409704\" class=\"single-image \">\n    <section>\n                        <img decoding=\"async\" data=\"block-image\" data-id=5377065 desc=\"\" caption=\"Alfred Eisenstaedt\/Life Picture Collection\/Shutterstock\" title=\"Miami Beach, 1940.\" src=\"https:\/\/static.life.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/16163525\/116557188-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/>\n                <div class=\"image-info\">\n            <p class=\"image-caption\">Miami Beach, 1940.<\/p>\n            <p class=\"image-caption\">Alfred Eisenstaedt\/Life Picture Collection\/Shutterstock<\/p>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/section>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n<blockquote id=\"single-block_6556480609703\" class=\"single-image \">\n    <section>\n                        <img decoding=\"async\" data=\"block-image\" data-id=5377064 desc=\"\" caption=\"Alfred Eisenstaedt\/Life Picture Collection\/Shutterstock\" title=\"Miami Beach during a cold spell, 1940.\" src=\"https:\/\/static.life.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/16163520\/116557185-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/>\n                <div class=\"image-info\">\n            <p class=\"image-caption\">Miami Beach during a cold spell, 1940.<\/p>\n            <p class=\"image-caption\">Alfred Eisenstaedt\/Life Picture Collection\/Shutterstock<\/p>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/section>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n<blockquote id=\"single-block_6556487d09706\" class=\"single-image \">\n    <section>\n                        <img decoding=\"async\" data=\"block-image\" data-id=5377067 desc=\"\" caption=\"Alfred Eisenstaedt\/Life Picture Collection\/Shutterstock\" title=\"Miami Beach during a cold spell, 1940.\" src=\"https:\/\/static.life.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/16163534\/116557256-1024x661.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/>\n                <div class=\"image-info\">\n            <p class=\"image-caption\">Miami Beach during a cold spell, 1940.<\/p>\n            <p class=\"image-caption\">Alfred Eisenstaedt\/Life Picture Collection\/Shutterstock<\/p>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/section>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n<blockquote id=\"single-block_6556489209707\" class=\"single-image \">\n    <section>\n                        <img decoding=\"async\" data=\"block-image\" data-id=5377068 desc=\"\" caption=\"Alfred Eisenstaedt\/Life Picture Collection\/Shutterstock\" title=\"Jai alai, Miami, 1940.\" src=\"https:\/\/static.life.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/16163538\/116557266-1024x666.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/>\n                <div class=\"image-info\">\n            <p class=\"image-caption\">Jai alai, Miami, 1940.<\/p>\n            <p class=\"image-caption\">Alfred Eisenstaedt\/Life Picture Collection\/Shutterstock<\/p>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/section>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n<blockquote id=\"single-block_65565ad9771ca\" class=\"single-image \">\n    <section>\n                        <img decoding=\"async\" data=\"block-image\" data-id=5365233 desc=\"\" caption=\"Myron Davis\/The LIFE Picture Collection &copy; Meredith Corporation\" title=\"Recruits trained for war in Miami Beach, 1942.\" src=\"https:\/\/static.life.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/30200918\/115877227-1024x739.jpeg\" alt=\"\" \/>\n                <div class=\"image-info\">\n            <p class=\"image-caption\">Recruits trained for war in Miami Beach, 1942.<\/p>\n            <p class=\"image-caption\">Myron Davis\/The LIFE Picture Collection \u00a9 Meredith Corporation<\/p>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/section>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n<blockquote id=\"single-block_655643c7096ee\" class=\"single-image \">\n    <section>\n                        <img decoding=\"async\" data=\"block-image\" data-id=5365201 desc=\"\" caption=\"William C. Shrout\/The LIFE Picture Collection &copy; Meredith Corporation\" title=\"Soliders in training took an ocean swim, Miami Beach, 1942.\" src=\"https:\/\/static.life.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/30164014\/116759749-1024x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" \/>\n                <div class=\"image-info\">\n            <p class=\"image-caption\">Soliders in training took an ocean swim, Miami Beach, 1942.<\/p>\n            <p class=\"image-caption\">William C. Shrout\/The LIFE Picture Collection \u00a9 Meredith Corporation<\/p>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/section>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n<blockquote id=\"single-block_655646b5096f2\" class=\"single-image \">\n    <section>\n                        <img decoding=\"async\" data=\"block-image\" data-id=5377047 desc=\"\" caption=\"Eliot Elisofon\/Life Picture Collection\/Shutterstock\" title=\"Miami, 1944.\" src=\"https:\/\/static.life.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/16163357\/110937044-1024x695.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/>\n                <div class=\"image-info\">\n            <p class=\"image-caption\">Miami, 1944.<\/p>\n            <p class=\"image-caption\">Eliot Elisofon\/Life Picture Collection\/Shutterstock<\/p>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/section>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n<blockquote id=\"single-block_655646e0096f5\" class=\"single-image \">\n    <section>\n                        <img decoding=\"async\" data=\"block-image\" data-id=5377050 desc=\"\" caption=\"Robert W. Kelley\/Life Picture Collection\/Shutterstock\" title=\"The Shah of Iran, Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, on vacation in Miami Beach, 1955.\" src=\"https:\/\/static.life.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/16163409\/112898896-1024x661.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/>\n                <div class=\"image-info\">\n            <p class=\"image-caption\">The Shah of Iran, Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, on vacation in Miami Beach, 1955.<\/p>\n            <p class=\"image-caption\">Robert W. Kelley\/Life Picture Collection\/Shutterstock<\/p>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/section>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n<blockquote id=\"single-block_655646d4096f4\" class=\"single-image \">\n    <section>\n                        <img decoding=\"async\" data=\"block-image\" data-id=5377049 desc=\"\" caption=\"Robert W. Kelley\/Life Picture Collection\/Shutterstock\" title=\"The Shah of Iran, Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, on vacation in Miami Beach, 1955.\" src=\"https:\/\/static.life.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/16163405\/112898750-1024x661.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/>\n                <div class=\"image-info\">\n            <p class=\"image-caption\">The Shah of Iran, Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, on vacation in Miami Beach, 1955.<\/p>\n            <p class=\"image-caption\">Robert W. Kelley\/Life Picture Collection\/Shutterstock<\/p>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/section>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n<blockquote id=\"single-block_65564723096f9\" class=\"single-image \">\n    <section>\n                        <img decoding=\"async\" data=\"block-image\" data-id=5377054 desc=\"\" caption=\"Robert W. Kelley\/Life Picture Collection\/Shutterstock\" title=\"A Miami nightclub, 1959.\" src=\"https:\/\/static.life.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/16163428\/114191749-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/>\n                <div class=\"image-info\">\n            <p class=\"image-caption\">A Miami nightclub, 1959.<\/p>\n            <p class=\"image-caption\">Robert W. Kelley\/Life Picture Collection\/Shutterstock<\/p>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/section>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n<blockquote id=\"single-block_655646ef096f6\" class=\"single-image \">\n    <section>\n                        <img decoding=\"async\" data=\"block-image\" data-id=5377051 desc=\"\" caption=\"Robert W. Kelley\/Life Picture Collection\/Shutterstock\" title=\"A Miami nightclub, 1959.\" src=\"https:\/\/static.life.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/16163415\/114164588-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/>\n                <div class=\"image-info\">\n            <p class=\"image-caption\">A Miami nightclub, 1959.<\/p>\n            <p class=\"image-caption\">Robert W. Kelley\/Life Picture Collection\/Shutterstock<\/p>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/section>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n<blockquote id=\"single-block_65564702096f7\" class=\"single-image \">\n    <section>\n                        <img decoding=\"async\" data=\"block-image\" data-id=5377052 desc=\"\" caption=\"Robert W. Kelley\/Life Picture Collection\/Shutterstock\" title=\"A Miami nightlub dancer in her off time, 1959.\" src=\"https:\/\/static.life.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/16163419\/114185045-678x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/>\n                <div class=\"image-info\">\n            <p class=\"image-caption\">A Miami nightlub dancer in her off time, 1959.<\/p>\n            <p class=\"image-caption\">Robert W. Kelley\/Life Picture Collection\/Shutterstock<\/p>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/section>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n<blockquote id=\"single-block_65564714096f8\" class=\"single-image \">\n    <section>\n                        <img decoding=\"async\" data=\"block-image\" data-id=5377053 desc=\"\" caption=\"Robert W. Kelley\/Life Picture Collection\/Shutterstock\" title=\"A Miami nightclub dancer at home, 1959.\" src=\"https:\/\/static.life.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/16163423\/114185245-678x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/>\n                <div class=\"image-info\">\n            <p class=\"image-caption\">A Miami nightclub dancer at home, 1959.<\/p>\n            <p class=\"image-caption\">Robert W. Kelley\/Life Picture Collection\/Shutterstock<\/p>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/section>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n<blockquote id=\"single-block_655646c5096f3\" class=\"single-image \">\n    <section>\n                        <img decoding=\"async\" data=\"block-image\" data-id=5377048 desc=\"\" caption=\"Hank Walker\/Life Picture Collection\/Shutterstock\" title=\"Miami, 1959.\" src=\"https:\/\/static.life.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/16163401\/111022493-1024x661.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/>\n                <div class=\"image-info\">\n            <p class=\"image-caption\">Miami, 1959.<\/p>\n            <p class=\"image-caption\">Hank Walker\/Life Picture Collection\/Shutterstock<\/p>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/section>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n<blockquote id=\"single-block_655646a6096f1\" class=\"single-image \">\n    <section>\n                        <img decoding=\"async\" data=\"block-image\" data-id=5377046 desc=\"\" caption=\"Michael Rougier\/Life Picture Collection\/Shutterstock\" title=\"A windjamming tour from Miami, 1961.\" src=\"https:\/\/static.life.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/16163352\/01005806-1024x745.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/>\n                <div class=\"image-info\">\n            <p class=\"image-caption\">A windjamming tour from Miami, 1961.<\/p>\n            <p class=\"image-caption\">Michael Rougier\/Life Picture Collection\/Shutterstock<\/p>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/section>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n<blockquote id=\"single-block_6556439d096ec\" class=\"single-image \">\n    <section>\n                        <img decoding=\"async\" data=\"block-image\" data-id=5366061 desc=\"\" caption=\"(c) Bob Gomel \/ Courtesy of Bob Gomel\" title=\"Muhammad Ali (right) posed at a soda fountain for Malcolm X (left, with camera) in Miami after winning the heavyweight title from Sonny Liston, 1964.\" src=\"https:\/\/static.life.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/02212621\/Image-8-P.-46-47-GettyImages-50613722-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/>\n                <div class=\"image-info\">\n            <p class=\"image-caption\">Muhammad Ali (right) posed at a soda fountain for Malcolm X (left, with camera) in Miami after winning the heavyweight title from Sonny Liston, 1964.<\/p>\n            <p class=\"image-caption\">(c) Bob Gomel \/ Courtesy of Bob Gomel<\/p>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/section>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n<blockquote id=\"single-block_65579404e03f0\" class=\"single-image \">\n    <section>\n                        <img decoding=\"async\" data=\"block-image\" data-id=3939841 desc=\"The Beatles running on the beach in Miami, Florida, February 1964.\" caption=\"&copy;Bob Gomel\" title=\"The Beatles running on the beach in Miami, February 1964.\" src=\"https:\/\/static.life.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/migrated\/2015\/06\/150629-beatles-bob-gomel-17-1024x1013.jpg\" alt=\"The Beatles running on the beach in Miami, Florida, February 1964.\" \/>\n                <div class=\"image-info\">\n            <p class=\"image-caption\">The Beatles running on the beach in Miami, February 1964.<\/p>\n            <p class=\"image-caption\">\u00a9Bob Gomel<\/p>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/section>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n<blockquote id=\"single-block_655643b5096ed\" class=\"single-image \">\n    <section>\n                        <img decoding=\"async\" data=\"block-image\" data-id=5375700 desc=\"\" caption=\"John Dominis\/The LIFE Picture Collection\/Shutterstock\" title=\"Tony Bennett was out with Frank Sinatra after a performance in Miami, 1965.\" src=\"https:\/\/static.life.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/26200323\/4-1965-Tony-w-Frank-Dominis-17221046_preview-1024x672.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/>\n                <div class=\"image-info\">\n            <p class=\"image-caption\">Tony Bennett was out with Frank Sinatra after a performance in Miami, 1965.<\/p>\n            <p class=\"image-caption\">John Dominis\/The LIFE Picture Collection\/Shutterstock<\/p>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/section>\n<\/blockquote>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Miami was for LIFE, like it was for many American vacationers, a place to return to again and again. 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