History Talk & Wine Tasting

This event will a provide a rare combination of a local history talk with a wine tasting featuring varieties relevant to the topics that will be discussed during the lecture. As part of the theme of “talking history in historic places”, this event will provide a virtual tour of East Second Avenue and will conclude by sharing the history of the edifice where the event will be hosted, the Congress Building, in the heart of NE Second Avenue in downtown Miami.

This virtual tour of historic East Second Avenue in downtown Miami will share the stories and pictures of some of Miami’s most iconic institutions, buildings, and some of the city’s most important founding pioneers. The talk will begin near the mouth of the Miami River at the homesite of Julia Tuttle who leveraged her land holdings to convince Henry Flagler to extend his railway and build the iconic Royal Palm Hotel, ultimately leading to the incorporation of the Magic City. The Royal Palm sat partly on today’s SE Second Avenue, next to the homesite of Julia Tuttle.

The ticketholder will learn about the vision of Frederic Rand, an attorney turned developer during the Great Building Boom who envisioned developing East Second Avenue into the Fifth Avenue of the South, modeled after New York City’s iconic thoroughfare.

The attendees will travel back in time to the building boom of the 1920s when the Huntington, Olympia, Ingraham, Walgreens, Alfred I Dupont, and Congress buildings were constructed redefining the skyline along East Second Avenue. They will hear the stories of the founding pioneers and early institutions that impacted the early development of East Second Avenue, and all of downtown Miami.

The stories and historic narratives will be supported by a slideshow of old photographs. Please join us for the exciting pairing of history and wine. Seating is limited, so buy your tickets today.

Host or Publisher Epicurean Fine Wines