Lots to see in this rare 1927 photo looking southeast from the top of the flagpole in Triangle Park at Palm Ave. & Okeechobee Rd. in Hialeah.
Hialeah
Hialeah policeman Roy Ewing was getting ready to paint the flagpole when he snapped this photo. A year earlier, Ewing had installed Hialeah’s first fire alarm system. Ewing later became Hialeah Police Chief and Fire Chief.
In the lower right is the empty bear cage. The bears had been moved to the Hialeah Zoo bear pit on the south side of the canal in 1924 and then to the Opa-locka Zoo when it opened in 1926. The 30-foot-tall Seminole Indian sign, constructed in 1921 on the Hialeah side of the canal between the bridge and Palm Ave, no longer stands.
Country Club Estates
The Hialeah First State Bank can be seen in the upper right. The Apple Dental Group now occupies that location. The Clune Engineering Building (now Paco’s Way) and the Curtiss Bright Administration Building are visible to the left of the bank.
The Warren Pony Swing Bridge, constructed in 1924, crosses the canal with its shadow below. The bridge tender’s house is seen on the Hialeah side of the bridge. This historic bridge is still in use today.
Visit the Miami Springs Historical Society and Museum The Miami Springs Historical Society is located at 501 East Drive in Miami Springs.
Miami Springs Historical Society Museum
Address:
501 East Drive
Miami Springs, FL 33166
Directions:
From the Palmetto, exit at NW 36th Street and head East on NW 36th Street. Continue East on NW 36th Street and make a left hand turn (North) on East Drive. Continue North until you reach 501 East Drive.
From I-95, take I-95 to State Road 112 Westbound. Exit State Road 112 at NW 36th Street. Continue west on NW 36th Street until you reach East Drive. Make a right hand turn at East Drive (North). Continue North on East Drive until you reach 501 East Drive.
From Hialeah, take Okeechobee Road until you reach East 4th Avenue. Turn south on East 4th Avenue and cross the bridge into Miami Springs. Take the center lane and continue south onto East Drive. You’ll see Stafford Park on your left hand side and then the entrance to the Museum Parking lot at 501 East Drive.
Map to the Miami Springs Historical Society
Miami Springs Historical Museum Hours
The Museum is open each Saturday (except Christmas & New Years) from 12 Noon to 4 pm.
Entrance is FREE!
Donations are welcome.
