Miami used to look like that? See old nightclubs, restaurants and stores
In Miami’s past, icons like Lums served beer-steamed hot dogs while shoppers strolled Flagler Street and high-energy clubs packed South Beach. Bayside Marketplace and CocoWalk helped shift the city’s social scene, drawing crowds with dining, music, and shopping.
Photos show how department stores, classic clubs like the Latin Quarter, and mom-and-pop businesses defined neighborhoods before towers and chain stores moved in. Lums, once a mainstay with its signature hot dogs and bright red roof, brings back memories of simpler lunches and neighborhood gathering spots.
Looking back at old clubs, restaurants and retail hubs certainly brings back the old feelings we either remember or heard about.
NO. 1: WHERE DID MIAMI EAT AND PARTY IN 1994? SEE A RETRO LIST OF CLUBS, RESTAURANTS, SHOWS
Let’s enter the time capsule and to see what kept South Florida entertained back when. | Published February 8, 2024 | Read Full Story by Miami Herald Archives
NO. 2: CRUISE SHIPS IN MIAMI USED TO LOOK LIKE THAT? HOW WE TRAVELED IN THE 1970S AND ’80S
Let’s go through the old photos. | Published April 30, 2024 | Read Full Story by Miami Herald Archives
NO. 3: MIAMI CLUBS USED TO LOOK LIKE THAT? SEE FOR YOURSELF HOW WE PARTIED THE NIGHT AWAY
Take a look at the hottest places in South Florida. | Published September 13, 2024 | Read Full Story by Miami Herald Archives
NO. 4: REMEMBER WHEN SOUTH FLORIDA LOOKED LIKE THIS? SEE THE STREETS, CLUBS, HOTELS, STORES
There’s some history here. | Published October 19, 2024 | Read Full Story by Miami Herad Archives
NO. 5: MIAMI WAS ONCE A HIPPIE HANGOUT. SEE HOW THE STREETS LOOKED DURING THE 1960S AND ’70S
Peace, love, drugs and long hair. | Published October 26, 2024 | Read Full Story by Miami Herald Archives
NO. 6: THIS POPULAR MIAMI RESTAURANT CHAIN STEAMED HOT DOGS IN BEER. DO YOU REMEMBER?
Take a look at the old photos. | Published February 12, 2025 | Read Full Story by Miami Herald Archive
NO. 7: COCOWALK AND BAYSIDE MARKETPLACE CHANGED MIAMI. SEE HOW LANDMARKS LOOKED AT THE START
They looked different in these early photos. | Published February 21, 2025 | Read Full Story by Miami Herald Archives…