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Richard E Gerstein Justice Building

2.9 (31 reviews)
Closed 9:00 am - 4:00 pm

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Bennet M.

Had to come here to perform my civic duties. Well I arrived super early because I wasn't aware of the location so i chilled in my car. It was so much easier to find then I thought. The directions are clear on your notice and there a big parking signs that say JUROR PARKING where you can park for free. Do not park in the parking lot directly across the building. You will have to pay for that with no refunds. Once you past the building on your left, make the first right turn and then first left turn. You can park in that parking lot. There is a gaurd there to give you a ticket. The bulding is old. People are nice, always saying thank you for being there. There was one younger looking lady there that was kind of snobby. I didn't pay attention to her, she ain't nobody. Anyways, it was boring, nasty, and you will see all kinds of interesting people. For the most part, they were nice. I watched a the blind side before i got called. Boo! My group ended up being dismissed and then we were released at 3:30. Be sure to bring things of entertainment and battery backup. You will be in there for a while.

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The snack bar is amazin! I just had the best turkey bacón club. The staff is nice too.

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Miami-Dade County Courthouse

Miami-Dade County Courthouse

2.9(27 reviews)
1.6 miDowntown

I went today to observe a friend lawyer in action and it was a pretty good experience. About 10…read moreyears ago I was part of a state litigation as juror and that case lasted 4 days and was very organized and interesting, great experience for me. The biggest different I saw was that back then nobody could use their phones inside the court room. This time I was very surprised to see most people inside the courtroom using móvil devices and laptops. I don't know if it's because this was a business litigation but on the door it was a HUGE sign saying that phones were not allowed... As the experience today, checking in and passing security was a breeze, getting to the floor pretty fast too, the courtroom was sort of small and the distribution a disaster, only a hand full of chairs available, almost everything was taken by the lawyers of both teams, their laptops, papers, printers, etc. only 3-4 chairs empty and I believe I was the only person from the public present. Another down side was the screens and the position of the juror, from where I was I couldn't see neither, so for the most part I had to imaging what was being presented to the juror. In any case I was happy that my friend won the case and in my opinion the jury got the clear and fair conclusion.

Worked there many years..I remember when they restored the court room used for the Al Capone…read moretrials..it was a beautiful renovation..I hope at least they don't dismantle this room..boy do I got stories..I sometimes went up to the old jails on the top floors and looked around..going up to the courthouse peak was scary but interesting..

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Coconut Grove Playhouse

Coconut Grove Playhouse

3.0(4 reviews)
4.5 miCoconut Grove

Standing on the corner of Main Hwy and Charles Avenue in Coconut Grove is a gorgeous Mediterranean…read moreRevival building designed to resemble a Spanish Rocco Palace from the 1920's that has been abandoned. This is the Coconut Grove Playhouse. It was once the epicenter of the Miami theater scene. It opened on January 3, 1927 as part of the Paramount movie theater with a D.W. production of Satan of Sorrows. The 1,130 seat theater was designed by architect Richard Kiehnel of Kiehnel and Elliott. It was built by Miami local realtors Irving J. Thomas and Fin L. Pierce. Albert Peacock served as the contractor. The building originally had seven stores on the first floor, ten offices, on the second floor, and a third story of apartments. It was the second movie theatre on the east coast of Florida to be air conditioned. It also had the largest Wurlitzer organ in the United States. Although now blue, the original color of the building was sienna. In the 1930's the theater closed due to the Florida land boom bust, an economic downturn caused by two hurricanes and the Great Depression. During WWII the theater found new purpose as a school to train Air Force navigators. After the war the building was again closed until 1955 when George Engle, an oilman spent one million dollars on the theater to remodel it to accommodate the Coconut Grove Playhouse, Miami's first live theater. The renovated theater reopened on January 3, 1956, with the U.S. premiere of Samuel Beckett's existential play, Waiting for Godot starring Bert Lahr and Tom Ewell. Financial success eluded Engle in the ensuing years and the theater again closed in 1960. Producer Zev Buffman bought the building in March 1966 for more than $1 million. In 1970, former actor Eddie Bracken and his associates purchased the building. When Bracken's group failed to pay its debts, the Playhouse was sold at auction at the county courthouse. Arthur Cantor and Robert Fishko purchased the theater, and opened it for the 1971-72 winter season. Cantor and Fishko sold their interests in 1977. In 1980 the State of Florida became the owners. In 2004 the title was transferred to the Coconut Grove Playhouse LLC Inc. Through the years many famous people have performed at the theater including Jessica Tandy, Tallulah Bankhead, Carol Channing, Liza Minnelli, Linda Lavin, Bea Arthur, George C. Scott, Colleen Dewhurst, and Ethel Merman. On November 22, 1996, the Late Show with David Letterman originated from the theater. In 2005 the Coconut Grove Playhouse was designated historic by the City of Miami's Historic and Environmental Preservation Board. Four million dollars in debt, the theater abruptly closed in 2006. It has not been used since. In 2013 The Actors Playhouse in Coral Gables and the University of Miami were able to get inside and rescue many of the items including costumes, playbills, documents, and posters. The items are being stored at the University of Miami. The Playhouse was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2018. It is so sad to see this majestic building with so much history shuttered. A master plan to renovate the theater was approved by Miami's Environmental and Historic Board on April 4, 2017 but it was appealed. Since then nothing has been done as the building is broken into by vagrants and allowed to rot. Miami has so many beautifully preserved historic buildings. I have faith that they will get it together eventually.

What a shame that this iconic historical building has still not been renovated, too much politics…read moregoing on as usual and meanwhile it justs rots away! Such a shame - Here is some history regarding it. The Coconut Grove Playhouse was a theatre in the Coconut Grove neighborhood of Miami, Florida, United States. The building was originally constructed as a movie theater called the Player's State Theater. It opened on January 3, 1927, as a part of the Paramount chain. The movie house was designed by the architect Richard Kiehnel of Kiehnel and Elliott. It was built by local realtors Irving J. Thomas and Fin L. Pierce. Albert Peacock was the contractor. The theater was renowned as the second movie theatre on the east coa It was used for a variety of shows until closing in 2006. It has not been used since. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2018.n the 1950s George Engle, an oilman, bought it and spent over $1 million (equivalent to $47 million in 2017) in renovations having the architect Alfred Browning Parker convert it to a live theatre It reopened on January 3, 1956 with the US premiere of Samuel Beckett's Waiting for Godot, starring Bert Lahr and Tom Ewell. In the fifty years that have followed, the Playhouse has played host to many of theater's most renowned performers, including Maureen Stapleton, Hume Cronyn, Jessica Tandy, Eve Arden, Tallulah Bankhead, Carol Channing, Liza Minnelli, Linda Lavin, Bea Arthur, George C. Scott, Colleen Dewhurst, Ethel Merman, and Raúl Esparza.

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