I have many family photos of time at this place.
Waikiki Beach Hotel, Sunny Isles, Florida
For the 80s and into the early 90s, my family would spend time at the Waikiki Motel in Sunny Isles, Florida. The entire stretch of beach, once littered with 3-4 story hotels, is now filled with high rises, which block the view of the beach from the street and cast a shadow onto it.
I honeymoon there in November 1970
Is it still there?
Regrettably no…it was demolished along with most of the hotels on the row.
1984 – 1988 every easter break
My father worked at the Front Desk at the Waikiki from 1959 to 1974. Stayed there every summer. It’s sad that the scrapers moved in. Climate change will submerge them in time.