Collins Avenue, partly co-signed

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, is a major thoroughfare in

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, United States. The road runs parallel to the

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, one block west. It also runs through the cities of Surfside and

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to the north. Collins Avenue was named for John S. Collins, a developer who, in 1913, completed Miami’s first bridge,

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, connecting Miami Beach to the mainland across

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Background

Collins Avenue is home to many historic

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hotels, and several nightclubs to the north. North of 41st Street this boulevard lies between the Atlantic Ocean and the Indian Creek, lined by palm trees, and famous hotels from the 1950s and 1960s such as the Eden Roc and the

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-designed

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, built in the curvy, flamboyant

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fashion that defined the 1950s "Miami Beach" resort hotel style.The Collins Avenue Story - Absolutely Florida
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Significant events

The annual

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occurs on Collins Avenue. On February 2, 1973, a mentally ill man firebombed a cafeteria at 1921 Collins Avenue in Miami Beach, killing three people and injuring over 130. On June 24, 2021, an apartment building at 8777 Collins Avenue in Surfside partially collapsed, resulting in 98 fatalities.

Background

Significant events

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