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1940s Florida State Archives

1940's - Postcard of the Musa Isle Indian Village on the south fork of the Miami River

Musa Isle Indian Village, Miami, Florida


Looking west up the south fork of the Miami River towards the 27 Avenue bridge. The state archives description: "The village includes the Seminole Indian trading post, as well as the alligator and crocodile farm, the museum and zoo and wishing well."

The Musa Isle Indian Village was a longtime tourist attraction in Miami. It was on the south bank of the south fork of the Miami River just east of the NW 27 Avenue bridge.


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Don Boyd13-Jun-2016 17:12
Sue Ellen Wexler, I have moved your question about the restaurant in Ft. Lauderdale to the Restaurants gallery since it has nothing to do with the above photo and very few people will see it here. The Restaurants gallery is located at: http://www.pbase.com/donboyd/memories_restaurants

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Barry Diamond 09-Jul-2009 01:49
This was on the South side of the South Fork of the Miami River between 16-18 St. I used to watch the alligator wrestling there. What replaced it, and the village at 15th Street on the West side of 27th Ave., were not an improvement!
Mary Metzger 22-Aug-2007 17:21
Love old Miami, there was also small Seminole Indian Village just south of Flagler Street over the little bridge. This was in 1942, I was a child, and we walked from Burdines to the village. We had just moved down from D.C. and it was something we just had to see.(we had no car). We lived in North Miami and the ride in an old, unreliable bus took us an hour to get to downtown. The bus ran once an hour, if we were lucky and did not run at night. The Indian Village was small but extremely interesting, with the Chickee Huts they lived in and the big pots for cooking their food. They did have some crafts for sale. I remember seeing the parents and children walking down Flagler Street many times; their clothing so bright and beautiful. All made my hand, little pieces sewn together. Their pitch black hair and olive skin. I know I stared at them, to me they were fascinating. However, after a couple of years, maybe sooner, they were moved to another reservation, because the land was so valuable, on Biscayne Bay and the Miami River too. Also because of more and more people moving to Miami, and progress itself. But, it was there, - - I do not know what the village was called . Also, I remember how beautiful Bayfront Park was, and so safe at the time. The old ship that was blown up on land from a past hurricane was a sight to see. It was turned into an aquarium and had a great restaurant in it at one time. We spent many a Sunday afternoon in Bayfront Park
it was fun to go there and see the fishing boats and walk the many pathways filled with flowers and flowering bushes. There was even a small waterfall built with coral rock, I guess it was set up to be siphoned back so it would continually run. I am not sure. Anyway, had to let you know of my memory of a small Indian Village right near the heart of downtown Miami . Thanks, Mary M.