Miami Marine Stadium Gets $45M For Renovation

November 23, 2016 in Abandoned, Graffiti, Miami Marine Stadium, Miami, Key Biscayne, Virginia Key

On Thursday, November 17th, Miami City Commissioners voted to borrow $45 million to restore the Miami Marine Stadium using special obligation bonds, according to The Miami Herald. The $45 million will include restoration of the Stadium, plus building a 35,000 square foot maritime center.

City officials are still negotiating a contract with architect Richard Heisenbottle to design the renovation of the stadium.

The Miami Marine Stadium has been abandoned since 1992 after Hurricane Andrew when the City of Miami deemed the stadium to be unsafe. The stadium was used for boat races and for concerts on a floating barge. Since that time, the Miami Marine Stadium has sat empty for over 20 years and has been a haven for graffiti artists.

The International Miami Boat Show used the Stadium grounds and basin this year and will set up again soon for the 2017 show.

Inside The Abandoned American Legion 29 Building

September 15, 2016 in Abandoned, American Legion Building, Miami, Upper Eastside, Global City Development, Legion East

Late last week, the American Legion Post 29 Building in the Upper Eastside was completely demolished to make way for a new American Legion building and a five story apartment complex.

Located at 6445 NE 7th Ave, The American Legion's Harvey Seeds Post 29 building was built in 1966 and named after the first Miami soldier killed in World War I. The building was used for war veterans for events and gatherings.

In later years, a room in the back of the building was used as a bar called Harvey's By The Bay and the parking lot was used for Thursday's on the Bay Food Truck Roundup.

American Legion Post 29 Building Demolished

September 12, 2016 in Abandoned, Demolition, Miami, Upper Eastside, American Legion Building, Global City Development, Legion West, Legion East

The American Legion’s Harvey W. Seeds Post 29 Building located at 6445 NE 7th Avenue on the Upper East Side has been demolished after starting demolition work the past two weeks.

To the West of the American Legion property between Biscayne Boulevard and NE 7th Ave and bordering Legion Park and NE 64th St are 17 abandoned residences on a 6.45 acre site. These low rise buildings built between 1940 and 1972, were purchased by ACRE GCDM Bay Investment II (Global City Development) for $10.9 million. Residents have left their properties by February 29th of this year and the buildings have been boarded up and abandoned since.

Miami Preservation Architect To Design Miami Marine Stadium Renovation

May 12, 2016 in Architecture, Abandoned, Golden Dusk Photography, Graffiti, Miami, Miami Marine Stadium, Key Biscayne, Virginia Key

Preservation architect Richard Heisenbottle has been chosen by Miami city officials to design the renovation of the abandoned Miami Marine Stadium, according to The Miami Herald.

Heisenbottle and his team have restored Miami City Hall and the Olympia Theater.

Part of the renovation design will include structural repairs with lighting, sound and seating repairs. The original architect, Hilario Candela will be a special consultant on the project.

The city has not developed financing or operating plans for the $37 million renovation.

The Miami International Boat Show recently used the grounds and basin of the stadium for their event in February. After the show was completed the grounds were supposed to be used as a "flex park", but that has not happened. The grounds of the stadium have been paved over and is currently empty.

Below are recent photos of the abandoned Miami Marine Stadium.

Parkway West Medical Center Goes To Foreclosure Auction

May 04, 2016 in Abandoned, Graffiti, Miami

The abandoned Parkway West Medical Center located at 17300 NW 7th Avenue is heading to foreclosure auction, according to SFBJ.

The auction for the 136,190 square foot building on 3.6 acres is May 13th.

Abandoned Florida has photos from the inside of the graffiti and mold filled building.

Demolition Begins On Pablo Escobar's Miami Beach House - Photos & Video

January 20, 2016 in Abandoned, Demolition, Golden Dusk Photography, Miami Beach

Yesterday, we took a look at the inside of Pablo Escobar's Miami Beach mansion at 5860 North Bay Road before it was destroyed. Demolition began on the house where the fountain, garage, laundry room, office and part of an upstairs bedroom were taken down with bulldozers. There was many media and news crews filming the event. There was even a film crew recording a documentary on the house.

Inside Pablo Escobar's Miami Beach House - Photos & Video

January 19, 2016 in Demolition, Miami Beach, Abandoned, Video

A pink black tiled house located at 5860 North Bay Road on Miami Beach is set to be demolished on January 19, 2016. The house was once owned by notorious drug kingpin Pablo Escobar who purchased the house on March 21, 1980 for $765,500.

The 7,336 square foot house was built in 1948 and has 4 bedrooms and 6 bathrooms on a lot size of 33,041 square feet. A 2,061 square foot addition was added to the house in 1992.