Dinner Key
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Dinner Key is a
Douglas Road stations. Formerly, it has been the location of Coast Guard Air Station Dinner Key and International Pan American Airport (whose terminal building is now Miami City Hall
).
Dinner Key Auditorium
One of Pan Am's hangars was used for many years as an exhibition hall and auditorium, the Dinner Key Auditorium, which was renamed the Coconut Grove Convention Center. From 2007 to 2013, the center was used as a permanent set for the USA television series Burn Notice. The building was demolished in early 2014 to make way for a new plan from the City of Miami.
Jim Morrison arrest
This was the site of the March 1, 1969 incident in which Jim Morrison of The Doors was arrested for allegedly exposing himself to the audience.[2][3]
References
- ^ Munroe, Ralph M. and Vincent Gilpin. (1930) The Commodore's Story. New York: Ives Washburn. p. 119
- ^ Burks, John (December 10, 2010). "Jim Morrison's Indecency Arrest: Rolling Stone's Original Coverage" [April 5, 1969 Issue of Rolling Stone]. Rolling Stone. Penske Business Media.
- ^ Farley, Robert (October 24, 2005). "Mary and Jim to the End". Tampa Bay Times. Retrieved June 18, 2006.
Sources
- Florida, DK Eyewitness Travel Guides, 2004, pg. 83
External links
- Pan American Airways System Terminal Building, 3500 Pan American Drive, Miami, FL at the Historic American Buildings Survey(HABS)
