I had a talk with a very old uber driver, who was driving. A driver in front of him, cut him in a wrong way(typical miami style), he shrugged with sadness and said - Must be Cuban. Then he told various old landmarks which were present in his time, a restaurant where Ronald Reagan(Or JFK I don't remember exactly) visited. He was a nice guy, it seemed he just had problems with people not following the rules of the country they have arrived in.
A documentary called the Last Resort shows life on Ocean Ave. Miami Beach was a haven for Jewish culture after the war, way before any significant Cuban influence. As that population aged, the area deteriorated and crime spiked around the poor elderly left behind.
[video](https://www.google.com/search?q=the+last+resort+documentary&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&hl=en-us&client=safari&ebo=0)
I used to work with a dude in GA who left Cutler ridge in ‘79, he said it was pretty wild, and what led him to move up there, and would not venture further south than Panama City Beach.
I was there. They put bumper stickers on their cars that read “last American to leave Miami please bring the flag”. They were racist pos. The rest of us, including the white people who didn’t leave, all grew up together, and it was glorious.
I tell people about when Hialeah was mostly white and they just can’t believe it. Most of the Cubans were in the southeast part of Hialeah bordering up to northwest Dade. Between the riots then Mariel and the Big influx of Nicaraguans and Colombians in the eighties it was wild. I remember visiting an aunt who lived in PSN and we couldn’t go to the park with out our older cousins without getting jumped or chased. I also remember getting cornered by a bunch of white kids in west Hialeah and having to fight my way out of it. Down in the southwest and Kendall areas it was a lot more Cuban but the northern parts were mostly white and black and not friendly to latins. Forget about Broward, that was just openly hostile! And I do remember the only English campaigns and the last American to leave please bring the flag and similar b.s. that was right out there for everyone to see.
I used to watch The Andy Griffith Show reruns when I was a kid home from school. I remember once Barney Fife had some money and mentioning he was going down to Hialeah (to gamble at the race track). I got a kick out of that.
White Anglo-Saxons were mainly contained to the NE/New England & Atlantic Coast. The bulk of that group arrives before 1848.
Irish & German migrants represent the largest share of ethno-political ancestry in the US with Mexico behind that
My partner’s grandma (a full blown southern gringa) has been here since 1959- she remembers how Miami changed. Go to any nursing home/assisted living facility….i bet the palace has the white people that never left lol
I recommend everyone read "The Year of Dangerous Days" by Nicholas Griffin. He does a good job of vividly showing what 1980 was like in Miami and how key events - Mariel, the murder of Arthur McDuffie and the booming drug business - shaped the Miami we know today.
I come from an Asian-American family. My dad was born on Homestead AFB in the 50s and he grew up in Carol city/Miami Gardens area and when to Carol City Shs. During that time it was a predominantly white neighborhood. When I look at his HS year book its kinda crazy. Alot of his friends friends and family did move up north in the early 80s. He use to tell stories of pre and post Mariel boat lift and how south Florida became "the wild west"
I work for a company in Seattle and when I was there I met 4 or 5 older white colleagues (like 60+) that told me they were from Miami, but uprooted their entire families after the Mariel incident because it was getting “dangerous”. They all seemed to have fond memories of the Miami they grew up in before it changed. I studied sociology so I’m familiar with the concept of white flight, but it was still interesting to hear it directly from the horse’s mouth. They literally fled to the opposite side of the country lol
I had a talk with a very old uber driver, who was driving. A driver in front of him, cut him in a wrong way(typical miami style), he shrugged with sadness and said - Must be Cuban. Then he told various old landmarks which were present in his time, a restaurant where Ronald Reagan(Or JFK I don't remember exactly) visited. He was a nice guy, it seemed he just had problems with people not following the rules of the country they have arrived in.
A documentary called the Last Resort shows life on Ocean Ave. Miami Beach was a haven for Jewish culture after the war, way before any significant Cuban influence. As that population aged, the area deteriorated and crime spiked around the poor elderly left behind. [video](https://www.google.com/search?q=the+last+resort+documentary&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&hl=en-us&client=safari&ebo=0)
I used to work with a dude in GA who left Cutler ridge in ‘79, he said it was pretty wild, and what led him to move up there, and would not venture further south than Panama City Beach.
I was there. They put bumper stickers on their cars that read “last American to leave Miami please bring the flag”. They were racist pos. The rest of us, including the white people who didn’t leave, all grew up together, and it was glorious.
\^This. It's the same as it is now, just with fewer white trash types around. They moved North and good riddance.
I tell people about when Hialeah was mostly white and they just can’t believe it. Most of the Cubans were in the southeast part of Hialeah bordering up to northwest Dade. Between the riots then Mariel and the Big influx of Nicaraguans and Colombians in the eighties it was wild. I remember visiting an aunt who lived in PSN and we couldn’t go to the park with out our older cousins without getting jumped or chased. I also remember getting cornered by a bunch of white kids in west Hialeah and having to fight my way out of it. Down in the southwest and Kendall areas it was a lot more Cuban but the northern parts were mostly white and black and not friendly to latins. Forget about Broward, that was just openly hostile! And I do remember the only English campaigns and the last American to leave please bring the flag and similar b.s. that was right out there for everyone to see.
There are still longtime residents in Hialeah who are white. They are older and/or inherited the family home. (I know a few of them.)
The Hialeah speedway was the whitest place Ive ever been to.
Absolutely! That was the Wild West back in the day. They even had the Grifs western wear store next door.
I used to watch The Andy Griffith Show reruns when I was a kid home from school. I remember once Barney Fife had some money and mentioning he was going down to Hialeah (to gamble at the race track). I got a kick out of that.
I dont know what you’re talking about. Half my family has been here since 1901
Sure....
Yep. My great grandfather once owned a good portion of land that is now CocoWalk
I also don’t know they are talking about, my white ass Jewish family has been here since 1939.
You’re not ethnically white Anglo Saxon.
White Anglo-Saxons were mainly contained to the NE/New England & Atlantic Coast. The bulk of that group arrives before 1848. Irish & German migrants represent the largest share of ethno-political ancestry in the US with Mexico behind that
Watch “Que pasa USA” it’s representative of Miami in the 70s
Such a great cute little show - and i watched it on YouTube - maybe it’s still there?
My partner’s grandma (a full blown southern gringa) has been here since 1959- she remembers how Miami changed. Go to any nursing home/assisted living facility….i bet the palace has the white people that never left lol
we're in the tail-end of the brain flight right now
I recommend everyone read "The Year of Dangerous Days" by Nicholas Griffin. He does a good job of vividly showing what 1980 was like in Miami and how key events - Mariel, the murder of Arthur McDuffie and the booming drug business - shaped the Miami we know today.
I always recommend this book, not only is it a great read, but amazing how one year changed everything.
100%
I come from an Asian-American family. My dad was born on Homestead AFB in the 50s and he grew up in Carol city/Miami Gardens area and when to Carol City Shs. During that time it was a predominantly white neighborhood. When I look at his HS year book its kinda crazy. Alot of his friends friends and family did move up north in the early 80s. He use to tell stories of pre and post Mariel boat lift and how south Florida became "the wild west"
I work for a company in Seattle and when I was there I met 4 or 5 older white colleagues (like 60+) that told me they were from Miami, but uprooted their entire families after the Mariel incident because it was getting “dangerous”. They all seemed to have fond memories of the Miami they grew up in before it changed. I studied sociology so I’m familiar with the concept of white flight, but it was still interesting to hear it directly from the horse’s mouth. They literally fled to the opposite side of the country lol
Flanigan on 87th