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August 19, 2026

Miami to decide fate of storied stadium where speedboats raced and Jimmy Buffett played

  • A piece of Miami architectural history has sat largely abandoned and covered in graffiti for more than three decades.
    • By DAVID FISCHER
    Associated Press

    AP Photo/David Fischer [enlarge]
    A concrete roof cantilevers over the 6,500-seat Miami Marine Stadium on Aug. 11.

    MIAMI — The Miami Marine Stadium, considered a masterpiece of midcentury Brutalist architecture with its massive cantilevered roof and a stunning view of the city, opened in 1963 as the nation's only race venue for powerboats, a major symbol of South Florida.


     
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