Journal: The War Years

Miami Beach Journal
The War Years

The Tourist boom continued until the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. Tourism ended in 1942 when the Army Air Corps Technical Training Command took over the hotels for barracks and classrooms.

1868 - 1911
The Farming Period

1911 - 1920
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1920 - 1925
The Boom Years

1925 - 1930
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1930 - 1941
The Post Depression Years

1942 - 1945
The War Years

1945 - 1965
The Post War Boom

The fancier hotels became officer training schools and the larger hotels became hospitals.

So, during the War, the hotel owners survived the economic hardship by compensation from the government who filled their rooms with men who were on their way overseas.

The real payoff came in the Years after the War when the soldiers returned with their families, this time to stay.

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Miami Beach Journal The War Years

Miami Beach Journal
The War Years