October 7, 1984: The Charles Munroe Brown house collapses on the MacArthur Causeway (with Don Slesnick)


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In today's episode of This Day in Miami History, we look back at an unusual chapter in the history of historical preservation in Miami. Part of the Charles Munroe Brown House, in the middle of a move from Omni to Watson Island, collapsed on the MacArthur Causeway. We talk to Don Slesnick, who was then president of the Dade Heritage Trust, about the calamity.

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