Interama never materialized and part of the Graves Tract was later used for the North Dade campus of Florida International University.
R. Marion Quigg founded the Quigg grocery chain in 1922. It grew to include 13 stores, which were known for their price cutting policies. Quigg was the brother of Miami police chief Leslie Quigg.
Carol Gold (née Sandler) was a high school junior in 1952; her scrapbook is a picture of activities available to a Miami teenager of the time.
John Seybold arrived on the first train into the city in 1896, and later established one of the largest bakeries in the south. Eventually, he sold the bakery and developed a mixed-use arcade, which still stands on the site (Flagler Street).
The Spinsters Club of Miami was organized in February 1941, in response to the creation of a Bachelors Club. Members are young, single women in the Miami area. The club's purpose was social to host events where eligible women meet eligible men. During the war years, there was some involvement in defense work.
Shenandoah Junior High opened in portables in 1926. The three story building was ready for occupancy by September 1927. Rapid population growth soon required more use of portables. With assistance from the WPA and with the passage of a special bond issue in 1941, two wings were added and opened for use December 11, 1942, with the current address, 1950 SW 19 Street.
The Greater Miami Women's Golf Association was founded in 1934, and chartered as the Miami Woman's Golf Association. The 50 original members started summer competitions in order to begin winter play on a competitive level with winter visitors. Members are drawn from area golf clubs.
Lindsey Hopkins an early pioneer in aviation in Atlanta, and was considered a titan in commercial aviation. He was an early investor in Coca-Cola industries from which he built a sizable fortune, and later went on a built a real estate portfolio that included San Sebastian Hotel in Coral Gables, and the Roosevelt Hotel in Miami.
The Citrus Grove Home Demonstration Club was founded in 1943 and provided instructions on home gardening, home canning, family nutrition, sewing and home improvement. The club also supported the Dade County 4-H Club program.
Dorien Poisson worked as a mechanic for Pan American Airlines from 1956-1976. Poisson was previously enlisted in the US Army Air Corps one week after the Pearl Harbor attacks.
Ortelius was a Flemish cartographer and geographer, generally recognized as the creator of the first modern atlas. He was the first to imagine that the continents were joined together before drifting to their present position. The suggestion of the Florida Keys was uncommon for these period. A notable error is that the Tropic of Cancer is mislabelled as the Tropic of Capricorn.
Hoover-Curtis Clubs, in support of the re-election of President Herbert Hoover and Charles Curtis, were established around the country.
Joyce Beber has guided Beber Silverstein & Partners from its start in 1971 to a prominent place in American advertising. The agency has won over 500 awards for creativity. Beber serves on the boards of United Way, the Coconut Grove Playhouse, and the Greater Miami Convention & Visitors Bureau. She received the 1984 Headliner Award from Women in Business.
Marjory Stoneman Douglas began her South Florida career in 1915 as a journalist for the Miami Herald. In 1919 she was a founder and first president of the Business Women's League. From those years to the present, she has continued to write and to serve the community. Douglas has been a leader among Florida environmentalists for decades. Her book, The Everglades, River of Grass, has been read by thousands.
As President of Barry University, Sister Jeanne O'Laughlin has become a leader in our community. She serves on many local and national boards, including the Orange Bowl Committee. Her numerous awards range from an honorary doctorate from Holy Cross College to the Trail Blazer Award from the Women's Committee of One Hundred.