Description: Miami Beach, FLORIDA - Castaways Motel: The Castaways resort complex was in the Sunny Isles part of North Miami Beach, just a short distance from another hotel/restaurant/bar complex, Hawaiian Isle. It was advertised as being at "the ocean at 163rd," in reality it was on the inland side of a thin land strip, and was just south of 163rd, occupying a small jetty of land. It opened in 1958, and closed in 1981. The Castaways had just over 300 guest rooms in a series of buildings with Asian-Polynesian peaked roof details. The main attraction was a dramatic structure designed by Charles Foster McKirahan—a square glass building with a pointed, A-frame roof at each corner. The building was up on stilts, and each of the four corners held a different establishment: the Wreck Bar, the Tahitian Cocktail Lounge (featuring mixologist "Stanley the Entertainer"), the Shinto Temple Room, and possibly a coffee shop or indoor swimming pool. Many people have shared memories of a talking parrot in the dining room with sometimes salty language. The Beatles reportedly stayed at The Castaways, and an ad in the 1969 AAA travel guide promoted nude sunbathing on site. This Photochromatic postcard is in good condition. Pan American Color Publishers. North Miami, Fla. No. S-49602-1.
Price: 8.5 USD
Location: Brooklyn, New York
End Time: 2024-12-03T04:00:38.000Z
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Restocking Fee: No
Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 14 Days
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Size: Standard (5.5x3.5 in)
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
Continent: North America
Material: Paper
Theme: Advertising, Architecture, Hotel & Restaurant, Roadside America, Cities & Towns, Tourism
Region: Florida
Country: USA
Type: Printed (Lithograph)
Features: Panoramic
Circulated: Yes
Year Manufactured: 1960
Subject: Motel
City/Region: Miami
Original/Licensed Reprint: Original
City: Miami
Time Period Manufactured: 1950-1959
Postage Condition: Unposted
Unit of Sale: Single Unit
Era: Post-War (1945-Now)
Brand/Publisher: Pan American Color Publishers
Miami Beach: Sunny Isles
Castaways: Resort
