1926 Miami hurricane
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The Great Miami Hurricane of 1926 was a large and intense tropical cyclone that devastated the Greater Miami area of Florida and caused catastrophic damage in the Bahamas and the U.S. Gulf Coast in Se
Damage to a home near Miami, Florida
Looking East on Flagler St. from 13th Ave, 24 hours after the hurricane of September 18, 1926
Damage on Fort Lauderdale beach, near Port Everglades
Remains of a bridge at Baker's Haulover Inlet
1920s Florida land boom
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The first real estate bubble in Florida was primarily driven by the 1920s economic prosperity, coupled with a lack of understanding of storm frequency and poor building standards.
1926 Miami hurricane
…Bahamas and the U.S. Gulf Coast in September 1926, accruing a US$100 million damage toll. The devastation brought by the hurricane resulted in the end of Florida's land boom, and represented an early start to the Great Depression in the state. It has been estimated that a similar hurricane would cause about $235 billion in…
Devastation after the Miami hurricane of 1926