Miami 1978 archive footage 

Grew up there. From " God's waiting room " to Miami Vice , to the overbuilt jungle that it is today😢

When my city was beautiful... Now we r full of ..........

"I dont have it on me right now- I got it close by."

Oh my God, the first time I went to the Miami Seaquarium was in 1978. I remember all these exhibitions, specially the dolphins and the Orcas. I also remember Flipper's house. I remember there was an Ice cream sandwiche machine somewhere around the park. I loved those sandwiches. I wonder in what month of the year this movie was shot.

This is north of Miami, Hollywood and ft Lauderdale. I grew up here in these times!!🙌🙏😃

Is it just me or does $3.49 for a fish fry seem expensive for 1978?

I grew up in Florida, I remember when it was like this. What do you notice, what’s different? The number of people. The 70’s were great, 80’s were fun, then it all started turning to sh1t.

Not South Beach. The beach scenes are actually hollywood beach next to the old boardwalk.

That looks more like fort lauderdale's stretch of beach than miami's. Awesome video.

Awesome time beautiful ocean 🌊

No one over weight

Anymore Miami Footage From The '70s & '80s.?

The first minute of this film footage was shot along Hollywood Beach and not in Miami. The last minute of this footage was shot in Ft.Lauderdale.

My family and I moved down here I was a teenager starting High School , did not like it here but I got used to it. Thank you Mom and Dad miss you guys

Awesome 1978 Miami archive footage video!

Who’s here after GTA 6 would be announced to be released in the 1980s time period 😩

RIP Flipper, Jackie Gleason and Wolfie Cohen. That was YOUR town...

The good old days

I lived in coconut Grove in 1978, Mutiny waiter ,Coconut Grove Hotel, where did everybody go????

This is how I remember, all over South Florida. I was living in Broward at the time then Dade.

What a beautiful city used to be Miami Until July 11 1979, the date of the infamous shootings in Dadeland Mall which marked the beginning of a dark era in Miami’s history The Colombian drug wars which lasted throughout the first years of the 1980s Miami became one of the most dangerous cities in America during those years

before they came down and ruin it / stupid music

Such an absolutely beautiful place! From it’s breathtaking beaches, diversified people, and culture. Love and miss it from this South Florida we all knew and loved.

53 years later. Still basically the same around north and south beach. Just alot less cocaine these days lol

Best of times in Miami best memories as a kid I was 12 that year remember Seaquarium

I was in Florida in the late seventies was very small one of the earliest visits from the UK . February 1979 went to a family friend's wedding on my birthday with my maternal parent , and we packed Summer clothes , when we arrieved did not realize that Florida can get quite cold , so straight to Sears to get Winter clothing , and we got some beautiful clothes , give Florida that their shopping is quite world class , I wore a beautiful little dress with flowers and leaves on it , little socks and white boots , long plaits , my Maternal parent wore a fab dress . Over the many years coming to Florida ALWAYS hated the weather , but one Christmas 95 coming on another visit from London nice and cold . Got to Florida my heavens , in the pool one minute out the next , could not even decorate a tree outside wanted to be indoors , went to Christmas Eve service dressed the same way usually dress in London in the Autumn and Winter hats, gloves , scarf and coats very bizarre . It kills me to see people dress like they are on an Artic expedition , and five minutes later it is back to being an oven again, like when Florida is from the late 50s up to 72 beyond that do not want to know , can actually enjoy my excercise walk . This coming week of November 2nd , 2020 another cold front , what complete joy . I hope they have closed Seaworld and Miami Seaquarium , as a child find it entertaining , as you get older find out they are very brutal . Want to see animals entertain , see them in their own natural envrionment .

Pretty sure that orca was Tillikum

Wow I lived in there 1980s

That video is from Broward County (Hollywood Beach)

Ps just to say forgot to mention in the post that Miami was at its best for me between 1984 and 1997 , also Miami Vice made it the place to be again .

Pablo Escobar 4:22?!

The only one thing that I want to ask. Is Tommy Vercetti live around here? Did he was born already?

The whales' names were Hugo and Lolita

Some would say 1978 was the last "good" year to be in Miami before the place went to hell. I don't know. I think 1998 was the last good year down there.

BEFORE CARTER LET CASTRO TURN IT INTO A COCIANE CAPITAL>

Why ruin the footage by adding stupid watermark?? Couldn't you at least leave it at a corner of display?

That's Hooolllyyyywooood at the beginning 🎉 I know that's my hometown beach. I live in Brevard but far away from the beach, was used to living 10 minutes away, miss it so😢

We moved to west palm beach in 1978, I remember it like it was yesterday, life was way better than this suck hole we live in , with our tyrannical government you see that ship on that water, back then , I bet my dad was in contact with that vessel right there, my dad worked for RCA GLoBAL communications at the time , back then telegraph \ ham radio was your form of communication back then. And that’s what my dad did for a living, he was 1 of the few to have such a Cush job with great pay

um "hollywood beach" is not Miami, just saying.

Compare with today’s “walking tours”, VERY different society. Which one was/is the more brainwashed ?

What I loved about The Miami Seaquarium were the wax-figure-making machine.

Thugs, crime, and dope ruin everything good.

Era tutto piu bello :)

I love dolphins, a once in a lifetime touched a Dolphin, very smooth skin.

Good times at all.

Lee Mark Taylor Barbara Lewis Michael

Next year turns into bloody war

Okay but that train looks futuristic

Those poor animals, so sad to watch

Ah yes I remember it well...

My grandparents made the worst decision of their lives selling the home 🏡 we had in north Miami 1120 nw 123 st near Tom S pool on 125 st this home 🏡 was built new we all came from New York city and moved in Oct 72 it was cold 🥶 and I had a great life with my little Italian girlfriend ❤ Rosie at the end of the block we had endless fun in those days every time I drive by I want to cry because it meant the end of happiness for me and them . My grandparents were Miguel and Evelia pena . I was 10 in 1972 when we moved in because of the big mistake on her part convincing my grandfather to sell both the lives of my grandparents later on became very heavy and burdensome I John stayed with them till the last passed on but always felt a separation between them both for the actions they took with the house 🏠 nothing was the same ever. We left the house in late 1979 .

N A R C O S 😂😂😂

I wish I was there, now Miami is a dirty place with weed sellers and homeless people on benches..

What a time. We were lucky

Music?

starts out with Hollywood beach boardwalk

Hojo’s!!!

❤

Love the post.

Igualito a vice city

born in Miami 1959 moved to broward in the 90s,greynolds park,haulover beach,163 street shopping center ,fun fair ...

It looks the same nowadays just not the cars

All you can eat 4$ wtf bring back the gold standard

First time I visited Miami was in 1981.

Vice city !

Vice city

Bonito videos de esos tiempo verdad😁😬☕🖐️☺️

interesting....

9:25, That must be Flamingo Gardens. My parents took my sister and I there many times. Whos the good looking lady at 11:07?

Old Jews and nursing homes.

It's crazy to think that all these people have since passed on. R.i.p. to them as well as Michael Jackson and all his fans and victims 💔 😢 😔 💙 🙏