Miami Marine Stadium

Miami Marine Stadium, an architectural gem on Biscayne Bay shuttered since Hurricane Andrew in 1992, was a popular venue for speedboat races and concerts by artists as diverse as Jimmy Buffett, Ray Charles and Afro-pop superstar Fela Kuti. The daringly innovative stadium, designed by Cuban exile Hilario Candela in 1963, was designated by the National Trust for Historic Preservation as a “national treasure” in need of saving.

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12/27/1963, Bill Kuenzel/Miami Herald Staff. Female water skiers - with hats! - holding flags as part of a water show at Miami Marine Stadium.
December 28, 1963: "Opera on water wins 'bravo' by stadium first nighters"
10/19/1965, John Pineda/Miami Herald Staff. Waterskiers entertain the crowd at a water show.
6/27/1971 Bob East/Miami Herald Staff. Looking for a boat parking place for a Sunfish with no sailing mast: James Larimore, Guy Kathe, Gary Sprague, Dale Stocks, Claudia Stokes and skipper Tom Stocks.
7/1/1965, Bob East/Miami Herald Staff. Dr. and Mrs. Modeste Alloo check music and the tympani drum on the floating stage at Miami Marine Stadium.
7/1/1965, Jim Birmingham/Miami Herald Staff. People arriving at Miami Marine Stadium where the sign advertises a concert and a power boat race.
7/2/1966, Jeff Joffe/Miami Herald Staff. David Freeman waiting for the concert at the Miami Marine Stadium to begin in 1966.
7/3/1965, Bill Sanders/Miami Herald Staff. Audience in boats and in the stands enjoying an orchestral performance in 1965.
December 10, 1963: "It's smooth sailing for sea stadium"
3/17/1966, Jim Birmingham/Miami Herald Staff. People attending a Miami Marine Stadium concert of the Miami Philharmonic, conducted by Leroy Anderson.
7/5/1980, Steve Dozier/Miami Herald Staff. Boaters get the best seat in the house at Miami Marine Stadium during a 1980 concert.
7/30/1972 Bob East/Miami Herald Staff. Only early bird boaters snagged a good spot in front of the barge at Pops Concerts at Miami Marine Stadium.
6/21/1971, Joe Schuppe/Miami Herald Staff-- Music lovers can be boaters and vice versa at Marine Stadium Saturday when the Miami Philharmonic begins its Summer Pop Series.
6/7/1969 Gus Schuettler/Miami Herald. A full house at the Miami Marine Stadium in 1969 during a performance. A group called the Friends of Miami Marine Stadium is raising money to try to reopen the raw-concrete stadium, which opened in 1963 and has been closed since Hurricane Andrew in 1992. With its dramatic backdrop of the ocean, it's considered an architectural and engineering marvel. Preliminary estimates for refurbishment? About $30 million.
6/22/1970, Gus Schuettler/Miami Herald Staff-- Audience at Marine Stadium.
6/28/1974, Miami Herald Staff. Drummer Kevin Layne provides the beat when Rapid Transit opened series of free rock concerts at the Marine Stadium.
7/10/1972, Miami Herald Staff. A Pops Concert being held on the famous floating stage at Miami Marine Stadium Audience.
5/12/1968, Dave Didio/Miami Herald Staff --Hydro races at marina.
7/1/1965, Jim Birmingham/Miami Herald Staff. People arriving at Miami Marine Stadium where the sign advertises a concert and a power boat race. sign: City of Miami Marine Stadium Sat July 1, 8 PM Arthur Iedler conducts Marine concert. July 2, 1 PM Power Boat Race
7/1/1965, Bob East/Miami Herald Staff. Dr. and Mrs. Modeste Alloo check music and the tympani drum on the floating stage at Miami Marine Stadium.
8/20/1963, Doug Kennedy/Miami Herald Staff --New Marine Stadium under construction.
Looking for a place to park can be a tough thing when so many big ones are parked so 6/27/1971 Bob East/Miami Herald Staff. Looking for a boat parking place for a Sunfish with no sailing mast: James Larimore, Guy Kathe, Gary Sprague, Dale Stocks, Claudia Stokes and skipper Tom Stocks.
May 12, 1964: "A noble experiment costs Miami $30,000"
5/31/1987, Carol Guzy/Miami Herald Staff --Mike Pinera, lead guitar and singuer for Iron Butterfly perform at Stadium.
5/31/1987, Carol Guzy/Miami Herald Staff --Crowds cheer at music from the Summer Magic Music Fest.
7/2/1966, Jeff Joffe/Miami Herald Staff --The concertmaster getting ready to go on stage at the Miami Marine Stadium.
7/1/1967, Jim Birmingham/Miami Herald Staff --Audience in their boats enjoying the performance by the orchestra on stage.
7/2/1966, Jeff Joffe/Miami Herald Staff. David Freeman waiting for the concert at the Miami Marine Stadium to begin in 1966.
6/27/1970, Joe Schuppe/Miami Herald Staff --Audience in their boats and at the stands enjoying a performance by the orchestra.
7/3/1965, Bill Sanders/Miami Herald Staff --Audience in their boats and at the stands enjoing a performance by the orchestra.
3/17/1966, Jim Birmingham/Miami Herald Staff --Kids at the Marine Stadium concert, conducted by Lercy Anderson.
7/30/1972, Bob East/Miami Herald Staff --Only the early bird boaters get a good spot in front of the barge at Pops Concerts.
6/27/1970, Joe Schuppe/Miami Herald Staff --Mitch Miller at Marine Stadium.
7/5/1980, Steve Dozier/Miami Herald Staff --Boaters watch concert.
May 1, 1964: "Lou Walters wins Marine Stadium lease"
6/5/1964, Miami Herald Staff --Marine Stadium, Lou Walters and Jerry Bell.
July 22, 1963: "Marine stadium showdown slated"
5/9/1963, Doug Kennedy/Miami Herald Staff --Work on Marine Stadium on Rickenbacker Causeway.
4/9/1963, Doug Kennedy/Miami Herald Staff-- Construction has begun on Miami's new Marine Stadium-show area off Rickenbacker Causeway and Virginia Key.
Construction has begun on Miami's new Marine Stadium-show area off Rickenbacker Causeway and Virginia Key
5/21/1992, Raul Rubiera/Miami Herald Staff -- Miami Marine Stadium in Virginia Key

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