Vagabond Motel

Vagabond Motel
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Vagabond Hotel after reopening in 2014
Location	7301 Biscayne Boulevard, Miami, Florida
Coordinates	25°50′34″N80°11′02″W / 25.84278°N 80.18389°W / 25.84278; -80.18389
Built	1953
Architect	Robert Swartburg
NRHP reference No.	14001086
Added to NRHP	December 29, 2014

The Vagabond Motel is a historic motel located at 7301 Biscayne Boulevard in Miami, Florida that exhibits Miami Modern architecture. The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in late 2014 after being nominated by the state. ^[1]

History

The building was constructed in 1953 and was designed by Robert Swartburg. After sitting vacant for years, the building was reopened in 2014 as a restaurant and hotel. ^[2]

Claims that the Vagabond Motel was once a hangout for Frank Sinatra and the Rat Pack are false. The Biscayne Times debunked those rumors in 2012. In the 1950s and 1960s, celebrities frequented the long-gone Vagabonds' Club in downtown Miami, not the middle-class family motel on the Upper East Side. ^[3]

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
2. Viglucci, Andres (February 9, 2015). "South Florida's Vagabond Motel, Mai-Kai Restaurant on National Register of Historic Places". Miami Herald . Retrieved December 27, 2015.
3. Terence Cantarella (August 1, 2012). "A Tale of Two Vagabonds" . Retrieved January 18, 2017.