One finds a colony of hundreds of modern Hotels and Apartments designed with all the comforts for the Beach visitors, winter and summer, on a very narrow strip of land between the Atlantic Ocean Pancoast Lake and between 25th and 44th Streets.
Miami Beach February 27, 1950
Had dinner with Julia and Malcolm today- They were very pleasant
Took us sailing in 36 ft. auxiliary- Hugh was sick so I just called and said hello. Nan was out- couldn’t get her on the phone- got transported by chauffeur Swastika is a beautiful house
Peggy and Fairfax were there with 2 kids-
Very pleasant in all.
Verado Beach tomorrow.
Love
Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Cassidy
162 Grace Rd.
Babylon, New York
A colony of Importantly-Capitalized Hotels and Apartments! Where Julia and Malcolm live! Ohm they are so pleasant. A 36 foot auxillary was either a boat, or a lost German army division, secretly laying in wait within Miami Beach. No sign of a house or any establishment in Miami Beach called “Swastika,” which seems highly unlikely to find just 5 years after World War II. Varado Beach tomorrow, Washington, DC next week!
Seriously, there was a "Swastika House" in Miami, and it was named after the Indian symbol of the Sun. Industry magnate and Florida land boom profiteer William John Matheson built the house in the early 20th century, and passed it onto his son, Malcom. There is also a Swastika Park subdivision in Miami, built in 1917, most likely by Mr. Matheson. Malcolm Matheson demolished the house at 3645 Ingraham Highway in the 1970's, but the tony subdivision in Coconut Grove still retains the name.
The house on Grace Road in Babylon, New York doesn't exist. Neither does a Grace Road in Babylon. The city of over 200,000 people doesn't seem to have an online record of a G.W. Cassidy, which is strange if the sender knew so many of Miami society folks.
Seriously, there was a "Swastika House" in Miami, and it was named after the Indian symbol of the Sun. Industry magnate and Florida land boom profiteer William John Matheson built the house in the early 20th century, and passed it onto his son, Malcom. There is also a Swastika Park subdivision in Miami, built in 1917, most likely by Mr. Matheson. Malcolm Matheson demolished the house at 3645 Ingraham Highway in the 1970's, but the tony subdivision in Coconut Grove still retains the name.
The house on Grace Road in Babylon, New York doesn't exist. Neither does a Grace Road in Babylon. The city of over 200,000 people doesn't seem to have an online record of a G.W. Cassidy, which is strange if the sender knew so many of Miami society folks.
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