Old Miami vs. New Miami vs. Newer Miami

It's so nice that Miami has such a sweet short history. I mean a city that barely cracks 118 years old is like an adolescent to a city like, say Boston which will be 400 in a few years, or London which is close 2000 years of habitation.  Basically Miami is an embryo.  Which is a good thing, because with a city so new, you're actually living history, and you can see, in your own lifetime giant changes, and glimpses of the past that remain. Another cool thing is that our cultural institutions are living up to the promise of what great cities should have.  Things like the Miami City Ballet, the Grand Opera are world class. Our panapoly of professional sports teams should be the envy of any city striving for excellence.  So not to bore you any more here a few things that have changed since my family arrived back in the 19th Century.

Locals:

Old Miami:  "I was born in Dr. Jackson's medical shack on Brickell Ave." My Grandma.

New Miami: " I was born in Jackson Memorial Hospital" My dad.

Newer Miami "I was born in Cuba" everyone I hang out with.

Language:

Old Miami: pronounced "Miamah"

New Miami: pronounced "Miami"

Newer Miami: "MeeAmee"

Travel:

Old Miami: Pan American Airlines

New Miami: Eastern Airlines, National Airlines

Newer Miami: American Airlines

Power brokers:

Old Miami: Henry Flagler

New Miami: Jorge Mas-Canosa

Newer Miami: Jorge Perez

Entertainment Areas:

Old Miami: Coconut Grove

New Miami: South Beach

Newer Miami: Mary Brickell Village

Shopping:

Old Miami: Flagler St.

New Miami: Dadeland Mall

Newer Miami: Dolfin Mall, Aventura Mall

High end shopping:

Old Miami: Lincoln Road

New Miami: Bal Harbor

Newer Miami: Merrick Place

Cruiselines:

Old Miami: Dolphin Cruises

New Miami: Carnival Cruise Lines

Newer Miami: MSC Divina

Crooks:

Old Miami: Al Capone

New Miami: Miami River Cops

Newer Miami: where to begin?

Stores:

Old Miami: Jordan Marsh

New Miami: Burdines

Newer Miami: Macy's

Hotels:

Old Miami: Biltmore Hotel

New Miami: Intercontinental Miami

Newer Miami: Peninsula Hotel, Four Seasons, Ritz Carleton, Setai

Restaurants:

Old Miami: Joe's Stone Crab

New Miami: Versailles

Newer Miami: Juvia

Obnoxious Visitors:

Old Miami: New Yorkers

New Miami: Porteños

Newer Miami: Paulistas

Local Shows:

Old Miami: Jackie Gleason Show

New Miami: Miami Vice

Newer Miami: Burn Notice

Suburbs:

Old Miami: Coral Gables

New Miami: Kendall

Newer Miami: Doral, Weston

Hispanic Enclaves:

Old Miami: Little Havana

New Miami: Westchester, Hialeah

Newer Miami: Key Biscayne