A large, multi-story hotel with pink walls and white trim rises above street level, its facade crowded with windows. Palm trees frame the building in the foreground under a blue sky, and a white ground-floor section holds storefronts or entrances.
The McAllister is billed as "Miami's Biggest Hotel," with television and complete air conditioning in every room. Those conveniences were strong selling points for mid-century travelers to Miami, as tourism and business travel expanded in the postwar years.
Postcard Details
Message · English, in pen
your letter received long
[illegible] learn about Aunt mother
Tennis. hope they air
Note you all as having the
wrother. as ur air having
[illegible]. Its pretty hot here
today 85, have leaving
around much [illegible]
to mother + Tennis.
Best wishes R.O.
White border; vertical McALLISTER sign on building corner; some foxing/stains on border. Postmark: MIAMI, FLA. FEB 24 6 30 PM with slogan NEW HOPE FOR HEARTS / SUPPORT THE HEART FUND (year not legible; handwritten date 2-23-54 on back). Divided-back Lumitone photoprint, linen texture; 2c John Adams stamp.
Cite this card
The McAllister Hotel, Miami, Florida, 1954, postcard, c. 1954. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/the-mcallister-hotel-miami-florida-1954. Accessed November 2, 2026.
