:: Pan American
Seaplane Base and Terminal Building
3500 Pan American Drive
Years Built: 1931-1938
Architects: Delano and Aldrich
Dates Designated: 1983, 1993
a. Known as the “Air Gateway Between the Americas,” the Pan
American Seaplane Base and Terminal Building at Dinner Key linked the
United States and Latin America. At the time of its construction in the
midst of the Great Depression, the Art Deco style building was the largest
and most modern marine air terminal in the world. The famous Pan Am “Clipper”
Flying Boats opened major trade and passenger routes, and made Miami a
center of international air transportation. The former terminal has served
as the Miami City Hall since 1954, and it was listed in the National
Register of Historic Places in 1975. The decorative ceiling of the
original lobby was recently restored.
b. Historic photograph Pan American Seaplane Base and Terminal Building,
circa 1940.
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