CarolineUK Posted November 28, 2012 Report Share Posted November 28, 2012 I thought it might be a good idea to start a thread for sites which help us in our location searching. Until now, we have been posting them within other threads which makes them harder to find when you want to go back to them. Sometimes our location hunting takes a turn and suddenly you're reminded of something you saw a while ago ... but where was it??To start off this thread, I'm posting a few of my favourites:My most popular has to be (because you can turn around the birds eye view): www.bing.com/maps/Then there is CGlide's excellent site for info, screen caps and more:http://www.sffl.comcastbiz.net/Aerial maps:http://www.historicaerials.com/aerials.php?op=homeSunny Isles info:http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=FmVY06yha8gC&pg=PA50&lpg=PA50&dq=motels+%2B+giller&source=bl&ots=AhbFq3OWeQ&sig=R5QLA7GlV7bH7G1VXIP8k4sU7jA&hl=en&sa=X&ei=nIrvTsedGcnr8QO1vqSdCg&sqi=2&ved=0CIYBEOgBMAU#v=onepage&q=motels%20%20%20giller&f=falseOld miami pics (check out the rest of the years):http://www.pbase.com/donboyd/memories_1970to1999Card cow (constantly updated so you may get lucky finding an elusive hotel!)http://www.cardcow.com/search4.php?section=all&in_category=66493&substring=floridaHistoric Bayfront:http://www.bayfrontparkmiami.com/pages/history/historyphotos.htmlMore sites:http://www.miami-florida.com/historical-photos.htmhttp://web.miamibeachfl.gov/cityclerk/historic_gallery/historicphotogallery.aspxAnd finally the one I posted yesterday:http://good-times.webshots.com/album/555600060xhDoGrI have more favourites on my other PCs which I will post on here later. Please join in so we can build up our own library of sites. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt5 Posted November 28, 2012 Report Share Posted November 28, 2012 Great details Caroline - thankyou Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pink Flaming0 Posted November 28, 2012 Report Share Posted November 28, 2012 Great work , Sue !!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pink Flaming0 Posted November 28, 2012 Report Share Posted November 28, 2012 Here is one I stumbled upon a a few weeks ago. http://www.archivefarms.com/Also I found this link: Vintage Miami Beach Hotels not sure if has been posted yet but a great collection none the less..This site as well : Miami Beach Collection Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miamijimf Posted November 28, 2012 Report Share Posted November 28, 2012 Great idea Sue. Here are just a few of mine. In my case I like to look for Vice/BN locations but I'm also a history nut. I'll post more later.http://scholar.library.miami.edu/miamidigital/search/allGalleryPages.php?IDtitle=1181&objNo=000019&seqNo=0001&IDmainrecord=549#viewhttp://nas1.mapair.com/http://www.agilitynut.com/deco/fl.htmlhttp://www.virtualsobe.com/cgi-bin/sobe.cgi?bustype=Historyhttp://www.floridamemory.com/PhotographicCollection/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sonny-Burnett Posted November 29, 2012 Report Share Posted November 29, 2012 You never know where source locations can come from. The first clue (I think) on the Bravo Gym location was a comment I found on youtube.com where someone saw a video clip and commented that he remembered it being in Allapattah across from Jackson Sr high. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarolineUK Posted November 29, 2012 Author Report Share Posted November 29, 2012 You never know where source locations can come from. The first clue (I think) on the Bravo Gym location was a comment I found on youtube.com where someone saw a video clip and commented that he remembered it being in Allapattah across from Jackson Sr high.That's true' date=' Sonny-Burnett - clues can come from anywhere & it is great when they suddenly arrive. And what a wonderful feeling when you track down the exact location!I thought that by putting together the main sites where old pics/info are mentioned, they're easy to find in one place on here for us location detectives. When we were looking for the (until recently elusive) "Ramrod" hotel, it ended up as a group find - different members were putting bits of found info into the "pot". I ran with a piece of info which had come from Pink Flaming0 then someone went further with what I'd found ... eventually when the location was pinpointed by another member, I came across an old picture of the Ramrod's street and in the distance there was the hotel. The old picture site I went through that day is now on this list. Sometimes those old photos and postcards hold little hints which aren't obvious until much later on.There used to be a great site which listed each of the Miami historic buildings in great detail but it seems to have disappeared into the ether, however below is a smaller list I've found:[u']Wiki Historic Buildings Miamihttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Register_of_Historic_Places_listings_in_Miami-Dade_County,_FloridaJim, will be looking at your site recommendations tonight Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pink Flaming0 Posted November 30, 2012 Report Share Posted November 30, 2012 Ii would great if we could get this thread pinned so it will be easy to update and accessible for future use. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miamijimf Posted November 30, 2012 Report Share Posted November 30, 2012 Ii would great if we could get this thread pinned so it will be easy to update and accessible for future use.Good idea Pink, it's done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt5 Posted February 12, 2013 Report Share Posted February 12, 2013 Any updates on the possible Sunny Isles hotel/ beach scene from the Pilot ? that we were so close in findingAlso in "Mirror Image" the little cafe in the teaser where Sonny meets Rico before going "fishing " was located at Crandon Park Marina but in what exact location ?:thumbsup: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarolineUK Posted February 13, 2013 Author Report Share Posted February 13, 2013 Any updates on the possible Sunny Isles hotel/ beach scene from the Pilot ? that we were so close in findingAlso in "Mirror Image" the little cafe in the teaser where Sonny meets Rico before going "fishing " was located at Crandon Park Marina but in what exact location ?:thumbsup:Matt, this thread is for resources. The Sunny Isles hotel is dealt with under the general location sleuthing thread (and no, it hasn't been found as nobody has been there to check it out) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt5 Posted February 13, 2013 Report Share Posted February 13, 2013 Thanks Caroline - where has the thread gone with all info of current searching locations such as pilot beach scene Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miamijimf Posted February 13, 2013 Report Share Posted February 13, 2013 Thanks Caroline - where has the thread gone with all info of current searching locations such as pilot beach scene Its right here Matt. http://www.miamiviceonline.com/showthread.php?15225-Calling-all-Detectives-Group-effort I should probably make it a sticky since it is hard to find if no one posts on it in a while. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pink Flaming0 Posted February 13, 2013 Report Share Posted February 13, 2013 Its right here Matt. http://www.miamiviceonline.com/showthread.php?15225-Calling-all-Detectives-Group-effort I should probably make it a sticky since it is hard to find if no one posts on it in a while.I agree, making that thread a sticky would be great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarolineUK Posted February 28, 2013 Author Report Share Posted February 28, 2013 Vintage postcardsI'm attaching this link which I got from the Miami Preservation League because it shows a lot of old views of Miami Beach hotels. They may come in useful in one of our searcheshttp://pinterest.com/mdpl1976/vintage-postcards/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miamijimf Posted February 28, 2013 Report Share Posted February 28, 2013 Good link Sue. Here's one I use, not only for researching locations but for current photos and news. You have to cursor around and look at various threads such as "Miami's Often Forgotten High-Rise History." Check the "Halloween South Beach 2009" thread. I hear it has gotten crazier lately. http://www.skyscrapercity.com/forumdisplay.php?f=513 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarolineUK Posted August 25, 2014 Author Report Share Posted August 25, 2014 Hi allHere are some more old photos posted online - a few have been used in Vice (Henrosa, Carlyle) but the others may be helpful in other location searches] http://miami.curbed.com/archives/2014/08/22/library-of-congress-art-deco-photos.php 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miamijimf Posted September 2, 2014 Report Share Posted September 2, 2014 http://miamiarchives.blogspot.com/ If you haven't run into this yet, it's a great blog for art deco and Miami fans that will send you a post every day with photos of classic Miami and Miami Beach photos. Today's shows photos of the Senator, Tudor (no longer exists), and Tiffany Hotels. Like the Essex House they were/ are all corner properties with a distinctive spire on top. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
airtommy Posted March 20, 2016 Report Share Posted March 20, 2016 (edited) Since forum updates have messed up the formatting of posts in this thread, I'm relisting the main resources here: CGlide's amazing, authoritative guide to filming locations from Miami Vice, Burn Notice, and many movies: http://www.miamivicelocations.org/ downloadable Google Earth (with Street View): https://www.google.com/earth/ Internet-accessible Google Maps (with Street View): https://www.google.com/maps Bing Maps (with Birds Eye View): http://www.bing.com/maps/ Historic Aerials: http://www.historicaerials.com Don Boyd's collection of old Miami photos: http://www.pbase.com/donboyd/memories vintage postcards at Card Cow: https://www.cardcow.com/ Edited March 20, 2016 by airtommy 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sonny-Burnett Posted March 20, 2016 Report Share Posted March 20, 2016 18 hours ago, airtommy said: Since forum updates have messed up the formatting of posts in this thread, I'm relisting the main resources here: CGlide's amazing, authoritative guide to filming locations from Miami Vice, Burn Notice, and many movies: http://www.miamivicelocations.org/ downloadable Google Earth (with Street View): https://www.google.com/earth/ Internet-accessible Google Maps (with Street View): https://www.google.com/maps Bing Maps (with Birds Eye View): http://www.bing.com/maps/ Historic Aerials: http://www.historicaerials.com Don Boyd's collection of old Miami photos: http://www.pbase.com/donboyd/memories vintage postcards at Card Cow: https://www.cardcow.com/ Nice...very good sources for us amateurs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Posted January 8, 2021 Report Share Posted January 8, 2021 (edited) An indispensable resource for finding theater related locations is this one: http://cinematreasures.org/ I found or confirmed at least three unknown MV locations with it. It offers a preselection of theaters by city and district (you can for example select all movie theaters in Coconut Grove or Miami Downtown that are closed now or have been demolished completely) and lists also long gone theaters of all kind, including drive in theaters and gives next to address, size, number of seats, number of screens and year of operation or closure also often pictures and additional intel from people who were there. Edited January 8, 2021 by Tom 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Posted March 3, 2021 Report Share Posted March 3, 2021 An amazing collection of old Miami photos can be found here: https://hu.pinterest.com/avidal9863/_saved/ 13.000(!) old and mostly very rare pictures of Greater Miami saved by a Hungarian guy, sorted by city, area and street (e.g. Miami Beach, Washington Ave, 1-2nd Street, 3-4 street, and so on) as well as by type (e.g. hotels, schools, theaters, ...). It took me hours just to get an overview.... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
airtommy Posted April 16, 2021 Report Share Posted April 16, 2021 This week I ran a number of the unknown locations through https://tineye.com/ , especially the ones we suspected were Los Angeles stock footage. I had two successes: the Ramirez house in "Give a Little Take a Little" and the Menton condo in "Golden Triangle II". For both of these clips, there is a brief flash at the end that shows a wider view which made it easy to find the locations. https://www.gettyimages.com/detail/video/story-house-matching-84672-84676-84677-stock-video-footage/1210591524 https://www.gettyimages.com/detail/video/est-bayside-towers-apartment-building-stock-video-footage/1211851161 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Posted April 16, 2021 Report Share Posted April 16, 2021 vor 5 Stunden schrieb airtommy: This week I ran a number of the unknown locations through https://tineye.com/ , especially the ones we suspected were Los Angeles stock footage. I had two successes: the Ramirez house in "Give a Little Take a Little" and the Menton condo in "Golden Triangle II". For both of these clips, there is a brief flash at the end that shows a wider view which made it easy to find the locations. https://www.gettyimages.com/detail/video/story-house-matching-84672-84676-84677-stock-video-footage/1210591524 https://www.gettyimages.com/detail/video/est-bayside-towers-apartment-building-stock-video-footage/1211851161 Wow that is a great application that I‘ve always looked for. Thanks! There are plenty of other locations (establishing shots) that we can run through there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Posted September 3, 2022 Report Share Posted September 3, 2022 (edited) This is a great location search site for filmmakers, location scouts and producers for all of the US, including the Greater Miami area (1114 location results, it takes days to see them all, please click through 56(!) pages within Miami search results by changing pages on the lower left end of the screen). I have used it a lot, but forgot to post it here as reference. There are many locations that are not easy accessible for pictures like courts and airports. Also Opa Locka West airport is there and other VICE locations where we had no pictures. I posted a lot of them in the last few months in the respective episode threads of the location section. https://rs.locationshub.com/Home/Index?page=9&country=US&city=Miami&state=FL Edited September 3, 2022 by Tom 3 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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