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    MIAMI: THE REAL-LIFE MOVIE SET

    by matt hranek Feb 15, 2018 4 minutes

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    Miami Beach has been one of America’s pre-eminent resorts for almost a century. Before that it was a strip of mangroves on a small barrier island that was cleared in the 1800s to make way for a coconut plantation. It was incorporated into a city during the real estate boom of the early 1900s.

    It hit its stride architecturally in the Art Deco period of the 1930s, and set the trend for glamour and nightlife in the fifties and sixties. It has survived economic downturns, crime waves, hurricanes and drug cartels. Miami is a survivor. It has a rich and cultural diversity, and often feels more like a South American

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