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By Seth H. Bramson We concluded our previous column by hopefully conveying the excitement of a little boy who loved trains as the FEC’s famous streamliner roared through North Miami enroute to Jacksonville and, eventually, New York, his joy at seeing that train go by every Saturday morning palpable as he traveled in the car […]
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The Bramson Archive: What It Is and How It Came To Be – Part III
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The Bramson Archive: What It Is and How It Came To Be Part II
August 2nd, 2018 Bad Brad By Seth H. Bramson In the last column we took a brief look at how, when and where “it” (the craze for trains and local historic memorabilia) all started and closed with the Bramson family’s arrival in Miami Beach in August of 1946, moving on to the wonderful and happy every Sunday morning routine which […]
A (Very) Brief Look At the Bramson Archive
July 31st, 2018 Bad Brad By Seth H. Bramson Our readers might have noted the reference, on several occasions in previous columns to “The Bramson Archive” and it might be propitious, at this moment in time, to explain about and elaborate on, that entity. In brief, The Bramson Archive is the largest collection of Florida East Coast (FEC) Railway and […]
A Very Special Moment In Time – Debunking the Orange Blossom Myth Part IV
July 26th, 2018 Bad Brad By Seth H. Bramson As was noted in our last several columns, the orange blossom myth is and always has been a fable and a fairy tale, a story told by those seeking to attract new travelers, farmers and residents to the shores of Biscayne Bay. While it always had a certain allure, it was […]
Debunking the Orange Blossom Myth Part III
July 24th, 2018 Bad Brad By Seth H. Bramson As was noted in our previous column, the orange blossom myth is and always has been a fable and a fairy tale, a story told by those seeking to attract new travelers, farmers and residents to the shores of Biscayne Bay. While it always had a certain allure, it was easy […]
A Special Moment In Time: Debunking The Orange Blossom Myth Part II
July 20th, 2018 Bad Brad By Seth H. Bramson As was noted in this column last week, the Mother of Miami, Julia Tuttle, had implored Henry Bradley Plant, he the famed developer of central and west coast Florida, to extend his railroad across the then-trackless Everglades almost 160 miles to a tiny settlement on the lower southeast coast of the […]
A Special Moment in Time: Miami’s Crucible Year Part II
July 14th, 2018 Bad Brad By Seth H. Bramson As noted in our previous column, 1896 was the single most important year in the history of the tiny unincorporated village on the shores of Biscayne Bay as it transitioned to becoming a city without the intermediate steps of village or township. The previous article introduced the first two events that […]
A Special Moment in Time (1896): Miami’s Most Crucial Year!
July 7th, 2018 Bad Brad By Seth H. Bramson There are certain years in certain cities that can be defined as “crucible” years, meaning that those years were either the single most important in and to the history of that particular town or city or one of several that fit that definition. Chicago, for example, will always be defined by […]
Author Seth H. Bramson Joins the Writing Team at Ringside Report
July 7th, 2018 Bad Brad RSR Press Release World renowned Author Seth H. Bramson joins the team at Ringside Report where he will be bringing you articles about his beloved state of Florida with a heavy concentration on Miami Beach and surrounding areas. On behalf of the entire team, we welcome him aboard.
