Hello tab3-ga:
Thank you for your interesting question. I, too have a fascination and
appreciation for old buildings and their fate, all too often they
arerazed. Here is what I found out:
The Boulevard Christian Church:
It seems that there are retail shops now at Boulevard Christian
Church.
I found this information in the online archives of the Miami Herald
newspaper. I quote:
“There are retail shops now at 2501 Biscayne Blvd., where the
congregation of Boulevard Christian Church met for many years. But the
stout church structure with its Spanish lines could have been mistaken
for a school or office, and so it looks less incongruous in business
than other more traditional church buildings might have. The
congregation dissolved in 1976.”
Here is the link to the archives:
http://www.miami.com/mld/miami/archives/
Searching on the Internet for the White House Hotel didn’t reveal any
current information on the hotel, but provided some interesting
information on the history of the building.
I quote some information on the heritage of the White House Hotel:
"One of the city's train stations was located at the foot of Main
Street.’ The station was of stucco and a familiar sight to travelers,'
he wrote. 'The southbound trains would stop at the White House Hotel,
where passengers desiring dinner, lunch or breakfast, would get off to
eat; the train would pull down to the station, discharge its baggage,
mail and other passengers and back up to the hotel for the ones dining
there."
From:
http://gainesvillesun.com/ourjourney/00transportation.shtml
"William Reuben Thomas, ... was instrumental in securing the
University of Florida for Gainesville and had one of its first
buildings named after him. He purchased and then served as president
of the Dutton Bank, invested in Wilson's Department Store and then
opened the city's largest hotel, The White House Hotel, in 1907. He
frugally constructed it by connecting some nearby homes with an
abandoned woman's dormitory from the old East Florida Seminary and ran
it successfully for more than 50 years. "
from:
http://gainesvillesun.com/ourjourney/00commerce.shtml
I then called the Historical Association of Southern
Florida, who were very helpful. The informed me that unfortunately the
White House Hotel has been torn down, and is now a vacant lot.
Here is their contact information:
Historical Association of Southern Florida
101 West Flagler Street
Miami 33130
Telephone: +1 (305) 375 1492
Telefax: +1 (305) 372 6313
E-mail: hasf@ix.netcom.com
Homepage: http://www.historical-museum.org/
I hope you find this information helpful, please free to ask for a
clarification, should anything need further explanation.
Thanks,
Colin
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