Culture sights in Miami
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Jimbo’s
It’s the simple things that make life worth living, and sometimes their simplicity is even more elegant in the face of life’s complexity. To wit: come to Jimbo’s in Virginia Key. In a city of unfettered development, this bar…no, shrimp shack…no, smoked fish house…no, 24-hour trailer park bonfire…well, whatever. A series of dilapidated river shacks (and a bocce court) has been, for decades, its own version of everything that once was right in Florida. Of course, even here the vibe is a little artificial; all those rotting fish houses were set pieces for the 1980 horror movie Island Claws. Other flicks filmed here include Ace Ventura, True Lies and the cinemat…
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Black Archives History & Research Center of South Florida
For information on Liberty City, Overtown and other areas significant to black history, contact the very helpful Black Archives History & Research Center of South Florida in the Caleb Center.
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