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While 97 percent of Miami Beach had been stable, 1,555 of 18,949 points in Miami Beach had been sinking, at a rate of less than one mm (0.039 in) per year. [194] A building collapse due to sinking is likely only if parts are sinking at different rates, creating tensions that weaken the structure, known as differential settlement.
The Dupont Plaza Hotel was a major hotel in downtown Miami, Florida from 1957 until 2004. It occupied a section of the former site of the Royal Palm Hotel . The Dupont Plaza Hotel was the first major hotel of its generation built in downtown Miami since the collapse of the tourist boom in 1926.
In September 1957, Miami real estate developer Vaughan Connelly bought the hotel for $2 million ($21.7 million in 2023). [2] He subsequently took out a mortgage on the property from the Teamsters Union , who foreclosed on the mortgage and acquired the property in 1960. [ 3 ]
The Stadler Development Companies of Coral Gables and two Boston developers purchased the hotel from the Federal Savings and Loan Insurance Corporation in 1989 with the intention of converting it to an all-suite property. [14] Later that year, the group assigned its rights to Miami developer Manny Medina. [12]
Soma is a survival horror video game played from a first-person perspective. [7] The player will encounter a number of creatures, each of which embody an aspect of the game's themes. [ 7 ] Throughout Soma , the player will find a large array of clues, [ 8 ] such as notes and audio tapes, which builds atmosphere and furthers the plot.
Harry Wayne Huizenga Sr. [1] (/ h aɪ ˈ z ɛ ŋ ɡ ə /; December 29, 1937 – March 22, 2018) was an American businessman.He founded AutoNation and Waste Management Inc., and was the owner or co-owner of Blockbuster Video, the Miami Dolphins of the National Football League (NFL), the Florida Panthers of the National Hockey League (NHL), and the Miami Marlins (formerly Florida Marlins) of ...
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The Royal Palm Hotel was a large resort hotel built by railroad magnate Henry Flagler in Miami, Florida. Opened on January 16, 1897, [1] the Royal Palm Hotel was one of the first hotels in the Miami area. It sat on the north bank of the Miami River where it overlooked Biscayne Bay. Five stories tall with a sixth-floor salon, the Royal Palm ...