HistoryOwned by Lou Walters, father of The View’s Barbara Walters, the Latin Quarter was a mid-century mecca for big-named entertainers who performed for winter crowds of tourists and celebrities arriving in Miami Beach each December. Entertainers like Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin & Jerry Lewis, Jack Benny and Tony Bennett all intermingled with waves of high-kicking chorus girls to perform three shows a night at the Latin Quarter.

Beginning with the financial crash in the early 1930’s, Palm Island became the winter home of such notables as Al Capone and celebrities, who took to Miami Beach’s incredible beauty. They built various incredible waterfront estates on Palm and Hibiscus island. Many of these estates were restored to their full glory (and more) during the real estate boom of the last decade.