Wynwood Miami History
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American Bakeries Company 1 An ad that appeared in the Miami Daily News on January 21 st , 1926 announcing the opening of the American Bakeries Company Wynwood location at 561 NW 32 nd Street. The company baked and distributed Merita Bread out of this location for years.
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American Bakeries Company 1
An ad that appeared in the Miami Daily News on January 21st, 1926 announcing the opening of the American Bakeries Company Wynwood location at 561 NW 32nd Street.
The company baked and distributed Merita Bread out of this location for years.
American Bakeries Company 2
An article in the Miami Daily News on April 4th, 1926 discussing how the Miami American Bakeries Plant is an experiment in a new approach toward baking bread.
The Miami plant was located at 561 NW 32nd Street in Wynwood.
American Bakeries Company 3
An article in the Miami Daily News on May 18th, 1928 profiling the Miami American Bakeries Plant in the Wynwood neighborhood. American Bakeries was the proud bakery of Merita Bread.
The Wynwood plant had the capacity to produce 80,000 loaves of bread per day.
The Miami plant was located at 561 NW 32nd Street in Wynwood.
Robert E Lee Middle School 4
A picture of Robert E Lee Middle School in 1930.
The school was located at the corner of NW 32nd Street and NW 5th
Avenue in the Wynwood neighborhood.
Robert E Lee Middle School 5
An article in the Miami News on February 13th, 1927 announcing that graduation was postponed because the auditorium was not complete.
Robert E Lee Middle School was built in 1924. A new auditorium was built in 1927, but was not completed in time for the graduation ceremonies for the ninth grade class in 1927.
My great uncle, Stanley Combs, was a part of the 1927 ninth grade graduation class and is listed in this article.
Robert E Lee Middle School 6
A picture of the program for the ninth grade graduation class in 1928.
Robert E Lee Middle School 7
A picture of one of the pages in the program for the ninth grade graduation class in 1928.
Below is an athletic association season ticket for Robert E Lee Middle School from 1928.
Jose De Diego Middle School 8
Robert E Lee Middle School was closed in 1989.
Jose De Diego Middle School was built in 1999 in the same location as Robert E Lee Middle School.
Picture was taken in August of 2014.
Jose De Diego Middle School 9
Robert E Lee Middle School was closed in 1989.
Jose De Diego Middle School was built in 1999 in the same location as Robert E Lee Middle School.
View looking north from NW 5th Avenue.
Picture was taken in August 2014.
Jose De Diego Middle School 10
Robert E Lee Middle School was closed in 1989.
Jose De Diego Middle School was built in 1999 in the same location as Robert E Lee Middle School.
View looking south toward Robert E Lee Park, which is adjacent to the middle school.
Picture was taken in August 2014.
Coca Cola Bottling Plant in Wynwood 11
Coca Cola Bottling Plant in 1935.
This plant was located at 301 NW 29th Street in Wynwood.
View looking northwest from 29th Street.
The Fashion District 12
The Fashion District, also referred to as the Garment District, began in the Wynwood Neighborhood in the late 1920s.
The article above was from an October 27th, 1980 article found in the Miami Daily News.
The Fashion District 13
A map of the Fashion District in 1980.
The article above was from an October 27th, 1980 article found in the Miami Daily News.
Bakehouse 14
The former American Bakeries Company building was converted to an artist’s space in 1986 called the Bakehouse.
The Bakehouse logo is shown on the building next to the exhaust stacks.
Picture was taken in August 2014.
Bakehouse 15
The former American Bakeries Company building was converted to an artist’s space in 1986 called the Bakehouse.
The Bakehouse looking from east to west on 32nd Street.
Picture was taken in August 2014.
Bakehouse 16
The former American Bakeries Company building was converted to an artist’s space in 1986 called the Bakehouse.
The American Bakeries Company name is still engraved on the front part of the building of the Bakehouse.
Picture was taken in August 2014.
Bakehouse 17
The former American Bakeries Company building was converted to an artist’s space in 1986 called the Bakehouse.
Front entrance to the Bakehouse. Notice the engraving of American Baking Company above the overhang.
Pictures were taken in August 2014.
Little San Juan in Wynwood Miami 18
By the late 1950s, the Wynwood neighborhood demographics began to change. The large influx of Puerto Ricans into the neighborhood gave Wynwood the nickname of “Little San Juan”.
The picture (left), was taken in December 1979. The article was from a December 31st, 1979 article in the Miami Daily News.
Little San Juan in Wynwood Miami 19
By the late 1950s, the Wynwood neighborhood demographics began to change. The large influx of Puerto Ricans into the neighborhood gave Wynwood the nickname of “Little San Juan”.
The map was part of the article in the Miami Daily News in December of 1979.
Little San Juan in Wynwood Miami 20
By the late 1950s, the Wynwood neighborhood demographics began to change. The large influx of Puerto Ricans into the neighborhood gave Wynwood the nickname of “Little San Juan”.
The pictures were taken in December of 1979.
Eugenio Maria De Hostos Center 21
Eugenio Maria De Hostos Wynwood Neighborhood service center.
This center is located at 2902 NW 2nd Avenue.
The service center is named after Eugenio Maria De Hostos, who was a Puerto Rican patriot and writer.
The picture above was taken in August 2014. The picture below was a notice in June of 1980 announcing a public meeting.
Roberto Clemente Park 22
Roberto Clemente Park was dedicated in July of 1974. It was named after the Puerto Rican Baseball Player that died in a plane crash on December 31st in 1972.
The park was named Wynwood Park prior to the change of name in 1972.
Pictures were taken in August 2014.
Roberto Clemente Park 23
Within the park is the Dorothy Quintana Community Center.
The community center within the park was named after community activist, Dottie Quintana.
The picture below is common housing stock in the Wynwood neighborhood north of 29th Street along NW 2nd Avenue. The housing stock dates back to the late 1920s and the early 1930s.
The pictures were taken in August of 2014.
Roberto Clemente Coffee Shop 24
Across the street from the park was the Roberto Clemente Coffee Shop.
The coffee shop is now a grocery store called La Familia. It resides at the same location as the former Roberto Clemente Coffee Shop.
The picture above was taken in December of 1979. The picture below was taken in August of 2014.
