Miami has lost one of its most mysterious landmarks near the Everglades linked to several murders and a failed real estate development.
The Tamiami Trail arches are pictured before and after they were demolished. Photos: Google Earth; Kevin Donaldson.
Miami has lost one of its most mysterious landmarks: a pair of 70-foot-tall concrete arches near the Everglades linked to several murders and a failed real estate development.
"Anything that is tall and out of the ordinary on a flat road in South Florida that isn't a high-rise condominium is fascinating to me, and I think captures the imagination of the people who live down here," he told Axios.The arches, built around 1962, were designed as the gateway to a planned industrial park that never happened due to a lack of money.The intrigue:
The arches would later be known for their connections to Miami's underbelly — and even the great beyond.25-year-old Miriam Chapman "in the shadow" of the arches, according to the Miami Herald. Her body was discovered along a nearby canal.regained consciousness next to the arches, Katz wrote. In 1986, a pair of armed robbers began terrorizing visitors to the rural hangout, accused by police of killing two people and nearly shooting a third to death, according to Herald archives.Miccosukee Tribe Chairman Talbert Cypress told Axios in a statement that the tribe removed the arches to store construction equipment there for a project on the reservation, and in anticipation of future possible projects on the vacant lot.
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