In today’s episode of This Day in Miami History, we take a look back at the opening of Miami News Tower, which we now know as Freedom Tower. This iconic structure has a fascinating backstory, and we explore it with Dr. Paul S. George, resident historian at HistoryMiami.

About the Freedom Tower (moadmdc.org)

History of the Building (moadmdc.org)

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