Resort and Hotel Property Photography
Brickell Key, Miami
Brickell Key, an island off downtown Miami at Eigth St, as seen at night. In 1896 , Henry Flagler dredged the Miami River and deposited the soil a few hundred feet offshore at the mouth of the river. In 1943, investor Edward N. Claughton acquired the island and additional bay bottom land and combined them into a 44 acre island site. In the late 1970's, Swire Properties acquired the land and put in place a master development to transform the land into an upscale island community at the mouth of the Miami River and in the heart of Miami's business district. today, over 2000 people live on Brickell key, which now also includes a five star, Mandarin Oriental hotel.
