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Dade Commonwealth Building | Photo © 2023, www.abandonedflorida.com

Dade Commonwealth Building

History of the Dade Commonwealth Building Located in downtown Miami, across from the Shoreland Arcade, the Dade Commonwealth Building was constructed in 1926 and originally known as the Meyer-Kiser...

Miami Science Museum | Photo © Sergio Alejandro

Miami Science Museum

The Kitschy Little Miami Science Museum The kitschy little Miami Science Museum opened in 1960 and served as a staple school field trip destination for 55 years. Founded in 1949 by The Junior League...

Norman Brothers Produce | Photo by Sergio Alejandro, www.sergioisevil.co

Norman Brothers Produce

The history of the Norman Brothers Produce dates back more than a half-century with brothers William “Billy” and L. J. Norman who owned the adjacent farmland. In 1974, they opened a small...

First Church of Christ, Scientist | Photo © 2017 Bullet, www.abandonedfl.com

First Church of Christ Scientist

First Church of Christ, Scientist is a historic church building located in Miami. It was built in 1925 for the religious denomination of Christian Science and designed by one of the most prominent...

Grand Bay Hotel

Grand Bay Hotel

Located along Bayshore Drive in Coconut Grove, the Grand Bay Hotel resembled a Mesoamerican step-pyramid with traditional European touches and a tropical flair with bougainvillea hanging from the...

777 International Mall | Photo © 2016 Bullet, www.abandonedfl.com

777 International Mall

The Miami Theatre, c. 1947 Located between such historic structures such as the Shoreland Arcade and the Alfred I. Dupont Building, one wouldn’t think that a dilapidated shopping mall was...

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Apollo Beach Mansion

Article Under Construction The mansion was built in 2002 and sold that same year, featuring 7 bedrooms, 4 bathrooms, and a three-car garage. The owners of this mansion in Apollo Beach, Florida were...

White House Inn | Photo © 2015 Bullet, www.abandonedfl.com

White House Inn

One of the motel’s higher end suites which was used extensively in their marketing. The White House Inn, also known as White House Inn on the Bay, was a motel located in North Miami, built in...

North Dade Detention Center | Photo © 2019 Bullet, www.abandonedfl.com

North Dade Detention Center

North Dade Detention Center The North Dade Detention Center located in Miami opened in 1974 as part of a master plan involving the construction of jails in local communities to serve the local...

Sears House | Photo © 2014 Bullet, www.abandonedfl.com

Sears House

This house was the filming location for many Sears commercials starring Bob Vila, the company’s primary spokesman for its Craftsman brand of tools. Bob Vila is a home improvement host...

Burdines Department Store | Photo by sergioisevil

Burdines Department Store

  Roddey Burdine, founder of Burdines Burdines was a department store chain operating in Florida with its flagship store located in downtown Miami. Its origin dates back to 1897 when Henry Payne and...

Opa-locka Administration Building | Photo © 2019 Bullet, www.abandonedfl.com

Opa-locka Company Administration Building

Glenn Curtiss, “The Father of Naval Aviation” The city of Opa-locka in Miami-Dade County is the brainchild of Glenn Curtiss, known by many as the “Father of Naval Aviation”...

Atlantic Shores Hospital | Photo © 2018 Bullet, www.abandonedfl.com

Atlantic Shores Hospital

  The exterior of the hospital shortly before demolition Atlantic Shores Hospital was a behavioral health center in Fort Lauderdale that provided residential treatment to adults and adolescents...

El Jobean Grand Hotel | Photo © 2012 Bullet, www.abandonedfl.com

El Jobean Hotel

The Town of Southland The El Jobean Hotel is a historic hotel built in the town of El Jobean, located in what was once part of Manatee County. The area located on the northeast bank of the Myakka...

Crandon Park Zoo | Photo © 2014 Bullet, www.abandonedfl.com

Crandon Park Zoo

Crandon Park Zoo brochure, 1960s In late August and early September 1965, a hurricane spun across the Atlantic Ocean, looping, pausing and backtracking like some terrible ballerina trying to keep her...

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