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Thursday, April 12, 2012

Roney Plaza Hotel, as Viewed From Collins Park, Miami Beach, Florida



Roney Plaza Hotel as Viewed from Collins Park, Miami Beach, Florida
Miami’s hotels are unsurpassed by any throughout the entire world.  The Roney Plaza, surely one of the most palatial ever built is one of Florida’s proud boasts.  Its setting of tropical palm and flowers glowing with color invite to rest and play in the warm winter sun.


Postmarked Miami, Fla. November 15, 1937
623 NE 83 St. Miami, Fla
Dear Folks
Will hear we are in the sun shine and flowers it has been a lovely week not to warm and we hve been as buisy as bees are pretty well straitened out now wish you could be hear


Love from Hon Sue
Mr. & Mrs Harry Post
393 South Main St.
Farmingdale, L.I. N.Y.


Roney Plaza was demolished in 1962 to make way for what the Miami New Times called a monstrosity of a building.  The address given in Miami is home to a sunglasses distributor.  And the lumber business owned by the Post family in Farmingdale is now an expansion parking lot for the funeral home next door.

However, in addition to yesterday's find of Gladys Post, a possible descendant/contempory, it looks like Harry Post was an amateur roller skater back in 1955!

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