RoadDog's RoadLog Blog: Being my travels down those great two lane highways of this nation as well as news I learn about them from media sources. Since I'm also very interested in historic preservation, there will be a lot of that as well.
The Shamrock Court Motel in Sullivan, Missouri. It can be yours for $125,000. Lots of possibilities. Actually, now you're too late. Missouri's Roamin' Rich bought it.
Saturday, May 1, 2010
Miami Marine Stadium and the Coppertone Girl
The October 8, 2009, Miami Herald reported that the Miami Historical Preservation Board voted 8-0 to give historical designations to these two sites.
A group called the Friends of Miami Marine Stadium have purchase the site. It was built in 1963 for use in power boat racing.
The Coppertone Girl billboard had stood on Biscayne Boulevard for decades until the sign, without neon, was moved to a Flagler Street building. The Dade Heritage Trust donated it to the Mimo Biscayne Association which is promoting the revitalization of that historic district that highlights 1950s Miami Modernism architecture (and you though Miami was only famous for its Art Deco),
Coppertone will cover the restoration costs (good move for that company). Coppertone was developed by Miami Beach pharmacist Benjamin Green in the early 1940s. The toddler with bare butt thanks to a mischievious pooch was developed by a Florida artist in 1959.
Save the Girl!! --RoadDog
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