TBT - Demolition Photos & Video Of Miami's Tobacco Road

November 29, 2018 in Brickell, Demolition, Golden Dusk Photography, Historical, Miami, Tobacco Road, TBT

Demolition Of The Oldest Bar In Miami - Tobacco Road

TBT (November 19, 2014) - 4 years ago this month Tobacco Road was demolished after 102 years of history. We previously showed a photo tour of the building before it was torn down and a photo tour of the building as it was being stripped inside. After the lot sat empty for years, a pizza place recently opened on the site and the land will eventually be part of the the Brickell City Centre expansion with a 54 story condo.

Over the past 10 plus days, demolition has taken place on the 102 year old Tobacco Road. The demolition crew was Thunder Demolition with Group 3 Contractors.

The bar held the first liquor license in Miami and now debris from the building is all that remains on the site.

During the demolition, the team from Thunder Demolition was able to save the original Dade-County Pine from the building. Employees from Tobacco Road plan on using the original wood to make coasters, cutting boards and tables to preserve the history of the original location. General Manager Joel Rivera and employees still need to raise $50,000 and are doing this until December 2 through Kickstarter. They need any donations possible to help move into a new location across the lot.

Photos of bar during operation can be seen here. A video of the bar during operation can be seen here. Photos of the bar right before demolition and all the items removed can be seen here.

Demolition Video

Activity At 830 Brickell Site

November 21, 2018 in Brickell, Condo, Miami, 830 Brickell

Over the past 2 weeks there has been activity at the 830 Brickell site next to the SLS Lux Brickell. The parking lot has been closed and fencing torn down as the Chicken Kitchen will soon be demolished.

Earlier this year, demolition began on the Latin American Kitchen building on the site.

The site is owned by OKO Group who are also developing Missoni Baia and Una Residences. Plans were filed with the FAA for a 834 foot tower on the site.

Demolition Begins At Smart Brickell Site

November 19, 2018 in Brickell, Demolition, Condo, Hotel, Miami, Smart Brickell, West Brickell

Demolition has started on the three tower Smart Brickell Tower in West Brickell located at 229 SW 9th Street.

Currently being demolished are low rise apartment buildings and a house that were built between 1925 and 1972.

Habitat Group purchased the 1.23 acre site in June 2017 for $21.6 million.

Smart Brickell will have 170 condos, 150 hotel rooms and 30,000 square feet of retail space, including a spa, sky bar and café.

Groundbreaking is expected early 2019 with completion in 2020.

Indigo Hotel Brickell Construction Photos

November 12, 2018 in Brickell, Construction, HES Group, Hotel, Hotel Indigo, Miami, West Brickell

Three years after breaking ground, the 24 story Indigo Hotel Brickell is still under construction.

With 230 hotel rooms, the building topped off in January 2017. The hotel is being developed by HES Group and Sunview Companies.

Previous Indigo Hotel Brickell construction photos can be viewed here.

TBT - Photos Of Tobacco Road Miami Before Demolition

November 08, 2018 in Brickell, Demolition, Golden Dusk Photography, Historical, Miami, Tobacco Road

TBT (November 18, 2014) - After the final call and closing of Tobacco Road on October 25, 2014 after 102 years, demolition of the inside of the building began shortly after. Many of the memorabilia in the bar, including the neon sign, dade county pine wood used on the bar, many of the posters and signs were saved before the building eventually was torn down.

On October 25, 2014, Tobacco Road had its final last call and closed its location at 626 South Miami Avenue for good after 102 years.

Shortly after, employees began removing items from the bar such as framed photos, the 40 foot bar and the famous neon sign into storage.

General Manager of Tobacco Road, Joel Rivera, is trying to relocate Tobacco Road across the lot into a new space, but needs $50,000 to do this. Rivera and employees are trying to raise the money through kickstarter and have only December 2 to do this. Any money donated will help save Tobacco Road and keep the memories going in a new location.

Below are photos of Tobacco Road before demolition began and after items were removed from the bar.

For photos of the bar during operation click here. For a video look of Tobacco Road click here.