Maps, Directions, and Place Reviews
PHOTOS
Miamitom 16:43, 25 July 2007 (UTC) Is "Mark Averette" the only allowed photo contributor? Are others allowed to contribute, I thought wikipedia was an open encyclopedia, but every time I contribute a photo to the Miami or South Beach pages, he deletes my contribution. I am going to file a dispute with an admin if this behavior does not stop.
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Nightlife Section
right now, the article contains this text:
"According to magazines such as The New Times and Ocean Drive, South Beach has replaced Los Angeles and New York City as the United States' most popular nightlife spot."
So lets review that statement: based on two magazines which are both located in Miami and have provided no research or proof, South Beach is the most popular nightlife spot in the united states? Don't you think that the Miami New Times and Ocean Drive magazine have a vested interest in saying Miami is the most popular nightlife spot? Don't you think New York Magazine or Time Out New York have said similar things about New York City being the most popular nightlife spot? This quote fails the NPOV test, as well as failing to cite references, so I am going to remove the text.
Miami does have a big nightlife scene, but to say they are more popular than NY and LA? I need more proof than two obviously pro-Miami publications.
- The fashion shooting section is horribly written, and does not meet wiki standards. it claims many statististics, including "1500 models" living in the area, and claims South Beach to be the fashion photography capital of the USA. I think I'm just going to delete it if no one speaks up. Skiendog (talk) 20:53, 7 February 2010 (UTC)
- ya, im just going to delete it. here's a copy of it, if anyone wants to restore and add sources. Skiendog (talk) 20:54, 7 February 2010 (UTC)
- "South Beach is one of the world's foremost locations for fashion shoots, making the Miami area the model shoot capital of the United States. Approximately 1500 models live in the area, with many more arriving during the prime fashion shooting season, October to March. Ocean Drive is the most popular place for shoots, but back streets are often used as well."
Gay Mecca section
Jaranda yanked the 'Gay Mecca' section for lack of citation. That's fine and all but the rest of this article is also not cited. Like for example the entire "History" section, which is full of specific assertions. Should we yank the whole article because of that or just the part about gay people? It would be nice if somebody could find citations for some of the statements asserted in the paragraph that he removed because I thought it was a good paragraph. Mostly. A little NPOV but I think it can be fixed with citations and some editing. Doesn't seem to make sense or to be very NPOV to just throw away good copy that's mostly truthful and verifiable just because it's about gay people. (Sobesurfski 18:03, 22 June 2006 (UTC))
Alternative Names
I saw that it said "also known as SoBe" in parenthesis in the first paragraph. Being a Miami native my whole life, I've never heard anyone call South Beach "SoBe" so I removed that information.
I agree that SoBe is a realtor's invention, but I would never call a cab from Miami and, when asked, say that my destination is "the beach." They'd think I was crazy. There's no scarcity of beaches around Miami. Even if the dispatcher assumed I was referring to Miami Beach - not a given - she'd want more info. It's a long strip of land, after all. "The beach" is just as big an affectation as "SoBe." --Preceding unsigned comment added by 216.189.162.201 (talk) 05:57, 15 January 2009 (UTC)
Transportation from Miami
I just deleted the above named section from the article, as it was entirely travel guide directions, original research on bus routes and a vague unsourced report on future infrastructure plans: violations of Wikipedia is not a travel guide, no original research, Wikipedia is not a crystal ball and/or verifiability. -- Donald Albury 16:47, 29 December 2007 (UTC)
Demographics
I'm not entirely sure what the writer was trying to say with the sentence:
but whatever it was supposed to be, it isn't right. Perhaps they wanted:
66.165.176.60 (talk) 21:46, 4 November 2008 (UTC)
Agreed! That sentence is flat-out ridiculous. Every person in Miami Beach speaks Spanish as a first langugage? Here's one who doesn't. That statement is patent nonsense. I live in a 200+-unit condo on South Beach. All the doormen and staff speak English; every notice the condo sends out is in fluent English and they don't even offer Spanish translations. I'm deleting the sentence. I don't need feel the need to cite sources or do any further research. --Preceding unsigned comment added by 216.189.162.201 (talk) 05:49, 15 January 2009 (UTC)
Most Deco buildings in the world
I know that various sources (magazine articles, guide books) make this claim. But I have never seen it substantiated. I mean, I love the architecture of South Beach, but it is a small place. It doesn't seem likely that it has more deco buildings than, Los Angeles, Chicago or New York. I'm not even certain that it has the densest area of art deco buildings in the world. --Preceding unsigned comment added by 160.39.35.50 (talk) 20:47, 22 April 2010 (UTC)
South Beach in pop culture
Anybody want to create a Pop Culture section? There is obviously plenty of it!! Eric Statzer (talk) 21:28, 4 December 2010 (UTC)
deleted spam "SoBe 10" section
I've deleted the following, which is a made-up designation inserted for marketing purposes:
" Collins Avenue runs parallel to Ocean, one block west. It is also State Road A1A. The ten blocks along Collins Avenue, from 15th Street to 24th Street, also known as the SoBe 10 or Power Mile, are considered to be the epicenter of South Beach nightlife and entertainment<ref>http://www.globest.com/news/1900_1900/miami/309421-1.html</ref>. With 36 hotels comprising nearly 6,000 rooms, SoBe 10 is home to world renowned historic Art Deco hotels such as the Royal Palm, the Delano, and The Sagamore, as well as newer modern hotels including The Setai, W South beach and the Gansevoort Miami Beach. The SoBe 10 corridor is home to numerous fine dining establishments, Collins Park, and some of Miami's most popular nightclubs, such as Louis Lounge, Mynt, Wet Bar and The Florida Room."
see http://www.miamiherald.com/2011/05/17/2221342/does-a-stretch-of-south-beach.html --Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.108.242.37 (talk) 23:45, 17 May 2011 (UTC)
Government of South Beach?
I'm not sure why the infobox in this article has details about elected officials. Isn't "South Beach" just a neighborhood within the City of Miami Beach? South Beach hasn't even got a GNIS entry. How can it have elected officials? Thanks. Magnolia677 (talk) 00:28, 29 December 2013 (UTC)
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Infobox photo size
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