The McAllister Hotel was a ten-story high-rise

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. It opened on December 31, 1919, and until 1925, was the

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. It was demolished in 1988, and the site is now the home to

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built in 2007 at . The McAllister Hotel is considered one of Miami's first skyscrapers and was a city icon until its demolition. It was designed by

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. The architect was Frank Valentine Newell. For many years, the McAllister was the home of radio station WQAM, one of Miami's classic top 40 stations. CC data base/ref>

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