MIAMI (AP) — For decades, its powerful lighthouse illuminated Miami’s Biscayne Bay, and during the height of the Cold War, what was known as the Freedom Tower stood as a beacon of hope for hundreds of ...

Hundreds of antique items — a wedding dress, a bag of marbles, guayaberas, a stuffed toy, a record player, a postcard, treasured photos, and a crucifix — are on display in collections that make up the ...

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Opened in 1925, the Freedom Tower still stands tall in Miami’s skyline. Pedro Portal [email protected] Miami’s Freedom Tower — once the proud “Ellis Island of the South” — turned 100 on July 25.

As part of its 100th year anniversary, the renovated Freedom Tower will reopen to the general public as a museum on Oct. 15. The tower has undergone a two-year, $25 million rehab. Photo by Matias J.

The Freedom Tower turns 100 years old: a symbol of history, exile, resilience, and rebirth in the heart of Miami. In 2025, one of the most emblematic buildings in the city of Miami, the Freedom Tower ...

MIAMI — Peering at artifacts from an era of mass immigration into South Florida, Miriam Castro recalls snapshots from her own journey as an exiled young girl. Castro was just 9 in August 1961 when she ...