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The Florida Stores
Burdines, Byrons, Jordan Marsh, Malls and Other Shopping Memories
Tuesday, December 12
6:00pm - 7:00pm
The holiday season comes with the shopping season in many places. But in South Florida, shopping has been a year-round activity for a long time. Join historian and educator Sylvia Gurinsky for a fond look back at stores and malls of long ago. For more information, please contact the branch at 305-442-8706 or capleybr@mdpls.org. All ages.
Through the films and videos of the Lynn and Louis Wolfson II Florida Moving Image Archives, plus materials from Miami-Dade Public Library System’s Division of Special Collections & Archives, come on an historic shopping spree that includes the legendary Burdines, elegant Jordan Marsh, longtime favorites such as Byrons and characters such as Austin Burke. Whether the experience includes gazing at Burdines’ giant Santa on Miami Avenue or riding the Omni Mall merry-go-round, the memories are priceless.
About the presenter
A lifelong South Florida resident, Sylvia Gurinsky presents public programs with the Lynn & Louis Wolfson II Florida Moving Image Archives and co-hosts the television series "Roadside Florida" with Archives Director Rene Ramos. The show highlights past and present local destinations with film and video from the Archives’ collection. Sylvia also works as an educator with Flamingo Gardens, the Miami-Dade County Women's Park and various local universities and community organizations. A Florida International University graduate, she was an editorial writer and public affairs producer for WPLG-Channel 10, an editor and reporter for the Sun-Sentinel's community news division and an educator at HistoryMiami Museum.
About the Division of Special Collections & Archives
Miami-Dade Public Library System’s Division of Special Collections & Archives holds rare and irreplaceable historical documents for the benefit of the public and scholarly community. They oversee the Helen Muir Florida Collection, 16mm Film Collection, Cuban Collection of Rare Books & Ephemera, genealogy, Vasari Project, and rare & antiquarian books from as early as the 17th century. The Division's primary goal is to provide the public with the contents of the vault at their request. Its collections include rare books, original manuscripts, over 18,000 photographs, prints, artifacts, audiovisual resources, and electronic media.
AGE GROUP: | All Ages |
EVENT TYPE: | Special Event | Special Collections | Performances & Presentations | Holiday | History |