Lynn and Louis Wolfson II Florida Moving Image Archives

08/21/2026

Miami Dade College starts the Fall academic term next week at all campuses, so things will get a bit lively after the Summer "calm!" Did you know the College Archives, located on Wolfson Campus, contains the history of MDC? The collection includes a ton of photos in a variety of formats, such as this proof sheet from 1966 showing North Campus, including the parking lot, McArthur Hall, and Scott Hall. Those are some cool cars in the lot, which is where employees only can park today.

08/20/2026

In a victory for architectural preservation, voters in Miami approved a referendum to restore the historic Miami Marine Stadium. This unique cantilevered marvel, designed by Hilario Candela (who also designed MDC's North and South campuses), has been in a state of disrepair for many years. Now, there is promise that the stadium overlooking Biscayne Bay and downtown Miami will once again host events and regain its lost glory. This WTVJ news footage was shot on opening day of the stadium on December 27, 1963.

08/19/2026

On National Aviation Day, we thought it would be fun to feature this 1941 footage of a Pan American Airways seaplane arriving at Dinner Key. Pan Am would operate their "flying boats" out of there until August of 1945.

08/17/2026

It's mid-August...are you ready for a hurricane? For the next few weeks, we'll be in peak hurricane season, so it's a good idea to be prepared, just in case. Back in August 1983 (and years before Hurricane Andrew), WTVJ's Ralph Renick reported on the advances in weather forecasting technology and on residents thinking they can ride out any storm.

08/14/2026

August is National Wellness Month, so we decided to feature this footage from October 1963 of exercising senior citizens from our WCKT collection (if these folks can exercise, you can too!). This footage, featuring a drill-sergeant type leading the calisthenics, was shot for a program called "Sands of Time," which we think was about the elderly population on Miami Beach. We don't have the full program, only a reel of unedited footage. Hopefully, you won't be saying "right, left, at ease" all day long today. 😁

08/12/2026

On this day in 1955, WTHS went on the air on channel 2, under a time-sharing arrangement between the Community Television Foundation of South Florida and the Dade County School Board to provide educational programming. To make a long story short, this arrangement would continue for several years until the Community Television Foundation began using call letters WPBT and Dade County Schools moved its programming to WSEC, eventually landing on channel 17 as WLRN-TV. In this WTVJ segment from February 1956, WTHS station founders Vernon Bronson and James I. Keller spoke about the benefits of getting new equipment at the station.

08/10/2026

It's back-to-school this week for Broward, Palm Beach, and Miami-Dade public schools! In 1962, summer vacation ended after Labor Day, as shown in this WTVJ newsfilm footage of Fort Lauderdale High School students beginning their fall term on Sept. 4.

08/07/2026

Kids will be going back to school soon (already!) and parents have likely been shopping for new clothes for their kiddos for the last couple of weeks. Need some inspiration for a retro outift? Check out this fashion report from 1987 from WSVN featuring host Peter Lundquist and Burdines' Cindy Prathers.

08/05/2026

Our newest episode of ROADSIDE FLORIDA focuses on the history of shopping in South Florida. Join historian Sylvia Gurinsky for this fun "shopping" trip to the past! Now streaming on MDC-TV's YouTube channel:

ake a nostalgic journey through the fascinating history of shopping...

08/03/2026

WPST-TV was the first Miami television station to occupy channel 10 on the dial. It went on the air on Aug. 2, 1957, and was a subsidiary of National Airlines. It's famous for being the first television station to have its broadcast license revoked by the FCC due to some ethics issues regarding the bidding process for the broadcast license. WPST went off the air on November 19, 1961, with WLBW (the predecessor to today's WPLG) taking over the channel 10 spot the next day. This WTVJ footage from July 1960 shows the exterior and interior of the WPST studios located on Biscayne Blvd. and NE 21 St.