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1957 - the west side of Miami International with Dressel's Dairy in the background

Miami International Airport, Florida


Dressel's Dairy is one of my favorite memories from the 1960's. They had a very popular dairy bar serving milk shakes, ice cream, sundaes, etc. along with kiddie and pony rides for kids. They also delivered milk and dairy products to 10,000 customers in Dade County. The Dressel children attended schools in Miami Springs and Hialeah High School before Miami Springs High School opened.

The dairy was originally Milam Dairy for which NW 72nd Avenue is named Milam Dairy Road up to the Miami Canal that separates Medley from Hialeah (West 16th Avenue in Hialeah).

Mr. R. A. Milam sold his Milam Dairy to Richard and Jerry Dressel in 1941. The Dressels sold out to McArthur Dairy in April 1962 which kept all of the Dressel's employees on the payroll. The sale did not include Dressel's 2,000 Guernsey cows or the Dressel dairy at Avon Park. A copy of the Miami News article regarding the sale is located in my 1960's gallery in the 1962 time frame, specifically at http://www.pbase.com/image/142616086


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Don Boyd16-Jan-2012 07:58
Guest, you are correct. It should state "What later became MIA's infamous Northwest Corner." Thank you for the correction.

Don
Guest 16-Jan-2012 07:51
The tag MIA's Infamous Northwest Corner may be a bit premature for this photo. The complex of buildings in the lower right-center are that of Riddle Airlines; maintenance hanger (DC-4 in front), cargo terminal, and administration. I believe other ground ops/maintenance bldgs west of that belong to AAIXCO and Southern Air Transport. These three cargo carriers were cetificated by the C.A.B. and based at Miami. Riddle and AAIXCO had large fleets of C-46's which are definitely pictured as parked around terminals, hangers, or even grassy areas. Not to say there was not any Part 91 operators at this time, but their heyday came a few years later when larger transport aircraft were made available as freighters. To reflect this, practically all the area in the photo (NW Corner) was paved in for tarmac/ramps. Prior to the Airport expansion westward, I believe most cargo field operations for cargo only carriers were conducted from the old ATC ramp at 20th Street where the new passenger terminal was planned.
Martha 04-Jul-2008 02:08
The two buildings in the lower left side were maintenace shops. The long bldg was a Aerodex/Pan Am shop and the smaller bldg to the west was the Eastern Airlines
test cells. The Eastern Airline test cell bldg repaired and tested prop engines.