What did Collins Ave. look like before the luxury hotels and condos? Take a look

What did Collins Ave. look like before the luxury hotels and condos? Take a look

Collins Avenue is one of the most famous streets in South Florida.

It runs from the tip of South Beach, north through the city of Miami Beach, then into Surfside, Bal Harbour and Sunny Isles Beach. It’s a street filled with high-end hotels and condos, from one end to the other.

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Collins Avenue is named for developer John Collins, who helped build up Miami Beach and connect it to the mainland.

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The street has changed through the years, particularly in the mid-Beach area. Mansions gave way to hotels and condos starting in the 1950s. In the past 10 years, luxury towers moved in.

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Let’s take a tour of Collins Avenue through the years:

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