Week of January 26, 2012
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OUTDOORS Saturday 1/28 HISTORIC HOLLYWOODThe "Historic Hollywood Architecture Walk" is a leisurely walk with HistoryMiami's historian Dr. Paul George through historic old Hollywood and hear stories of mobsters, gangsters and syndicates. Learn how developer Joseph Young converted a mangrove swamp into a thriving town in only four years. Explore Moorish and Art Deco architecture. 10 a.m.-noon. HistoryMiami, 101 W Flagler St., Miami. Advance reservations and payment required. $20 for Museum members. $30 others. Details: (305) 375-1621 or citytours@historymiami.org, or www.historymiami.org. WALKING TOUR The Miami-Dade Gay & Lesbian Chamber of Commerce presents a 90-minute guided Gay & Lesbian Walking Tour of South Florida. 5 p.m. Depart from the MDPL Art Deco Welcome Center at Ocean Drive and Tenth St., Miami Beach. Free for members. $20 others. Details: (305) 673-4440 or mdglcc@bellsouth.net or www.gogaymiami.com. Sunday 1/29 PIONEER PLACESThe "Pioneer Fort Lauderdale and Stranahan House" walk features HistoryMiami's historian Dr. Paul George on an exploration of the century-old historic home of Frank Stranahan, Fort Lauderdale's first postmaster, and his wife Ivy Cromartie, pioneer schoolteacher. Discover the roots of frontier Fort Lauderdale while walking through this waterfront park, which was the site of an old trading post along the New River. 10 a.m.-noon. HistoryMiami, 101 W Flagler St., Miami. Advance reservations and payment required. $20 for Museum members. $30 others. Details: (305) 375-1621 or citytours@historymiami.org, or www.historymiami.org. Monday 1/30 HUNGRY FOR HISTORY"Hungry for History: Elegant Art Deco Office Lobbies" is a tour of the lobbies of Miami's oldest and successful businesses with HistoryMiami guide Michael Pearlman. Step into the grandeur of the Ingraham Building, completed in 1927 and built in the early 1900s Chicago School style of architecture. View the brass flamingo elevator doors and stunning ceiling of the 1939 Alfred DuPont Building. 11 a.m.-noon. HistoryMiami, 101 W Flagler St., Miami. Advance reservations and payment required. $20 for Museum members. $30 others. Details: (305) 375-1621 or citytours@historymiami.org, or www.historymiami.org.
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