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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE FOR MORE INFORMATION, CONTACT: Oct. 10 2012 Judith Hogan Frankel
Programs & Outreach Coordinator Miami Design Preservation League 305-‐672-‐2014
CELEBRATING 100 YEARS OF THE COLLINS CANAL
MIAMI BEACH, Fla.— The Collins Canal Centennial Celebration on Saturday
November 3rd, marks 100 years since the opening of the Collins Canal. The all-‐day
family event is hosted by the Miami Design Preservation League, Collins Park
Neighborhood Association, the City of Miami Beach and SOBE Arts and is taking
place at The Bandshell on 2100 Washington Ave. In case of rain, the event will move
to the 21st street recreation center next door.
The celebration begins at 10 a.m. and ends about 6:30 p.m. It features
musical performances, food trucks, various activities for children, and historic
walking tours of the Collins Canal and Collins Park neighborhood provided by the
Miami Design Preservation League.
Miami Beach pioneer John Collins created the canal in 1912 in order to move
his avocado crops across Miami Beach since it was not connected to mainland then.
Keeping with the theme of the canal’s history, a class on growing and maintaining
avocado trees is being taught in the Miami Beach Botanical Garden at 10 a.m. that
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day. City Commissioner Jorge Exposito is also presenting a proclamation
commemorating 100 years of history. Attendees are encouraged to dress in period
costume and arrive in canoes, kayaks and paddleboards. They are discouraged,
however, to enter the canal with motorized boats.
“The canal really got Miami Beach started,” said Carolyn Klepser, freelance
historic researcher who is assisting in the planning of the upcoming event. This is
the first of several 100-‐year celebrations that the city of Miami Beach is preparing,
including the City’s 100th birthday in 2015.
The all-‐day event is free for all attendees. Artist Herbert Hofer created the
Collins Canal poster. Miami Ad School students Lindsey Mills and Jesse Abbott
created flyers for the event.
About Miami Design Preservation League: Preserving, promoting and protecting
the Miami Beach Art Deco Architectural Historic District since 1976.
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