Entertainment Districts - Shoreditch, South Beach, the O2, Near North Side, Chicago, Las Vegas Strip, Piccadilly Circus, West End Theatre (Paperback)

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 51. Chapters: Shoreditch, South Beach, The O2, Near North Side, Chicago, Las Vegas Strip, Piccadilly Circus, West End theatre, South Side Flats, North Loop, Minneapolis, St. Pauli, Omni, Toronto Entertainment District BIA, Quartier des Spectacles, Cultural District, Pittsburgh, Bahnhofsviertel, Strip District, Maple Leaf Square, Bricktown, Bourbon Street, Shaftesbury Avenue, Station Square, Crossroads, Kansas City, Granville Entertainment District, Xintiandi, Punto Obelisco, North Shore, Hongdae area, South Shore, Royal City Avenue. Excerpt: South Beach, also nicknamed SoBe, is a neighborhood in the city of Miami Beach, Florida, United States. It is the area south of Indian Creek and encompasses roughly the southernmost 23 blocks of the main barrier island that separates the Atlantic Ocean and Biscayne Bay. This area was the first section of Miami Beach to be developed, starting in the 1910s, thanks to the development efforts of Carl G. Fisher, the Lummus Brothers, and John S. Collins, the latter whose construction of the Collins Bridge provided the first vital land link between mainland Miami and the beaches. The area has gone through numerous artificial and natural changes over the years, including a booming regional economy, increased tourism, and the 1926 hurricane, which destroyed much of the area. As of 2010, about 33,834 residents live in South Beach. South Beach, view towards east from 15th Street near Washington Avenue with the Loews, St. Morritz and the Royal Palm Hotels in the background. Typical winter day on South Beach.South Beach started as farmland. In 1870, Henry and Charles Lum purchased 165 acres (67 ha) for coconut farming, and his daughter Taylor named it "South Beach." Charles Lum built the first house on the beach in 1886. In 1894, the Lum brothers left the island, leaving control of the plantation to John ...