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Three WTVJ-4 news stories from 1957 capture the consumer-centered 1950s.
1. A "Pioneer's Dinner" at Burdines on Flagler Street salutes Miami long-timers. This story gives us a good look at the store's restaurant, the Hibiscus Tea Room.
2. Shoopers at a Miami -area Sear's store are enthralled by a "Searsnik" balloon -- evidently inspired by Sputnik, the Soviet satellite launched that year.
3. The Florida Marine Aquarium Association's All-Marine aquarium show sparks interest with its exhibits, notably of "invisible fish."
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This clip is derived from news film in the WTVJ Collection. Accession numbers TVN0357-1330-11, TVN0357-1331-11 & TVN0359-1337-05; airdates September 16, 17, & 26, 1957.

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That is the old Burdines department store in Downtown Miami in 1957. The first clip shows the original Royal Palm restaurant where I worked in the mid 1990s until December of 2006.