An arial view of the Biscayne Bay artificial islands during their construction in 1927. Islands shown are (L-R): Sunset Island (top left); Belle Isle, Rivo Alto, Di Lido, San Marino, San Marco (along the Venetian Causeway); Hibiscus Island, Palm Island and Star Island (from the County Causeway). Shown stretching across the bay are the Venetian Causeway (left) and the County Causeway (right).

Two levelers and a steam roller, during construction of the Venetian Causeway, photo dated 1925

The Venetian Islands are a chain of artificial islands in Biscayne Bay near Miami Beach, Florida. The islands are, from west to east: Biscayne Island, San Marco Island, San Marino Island, Di Lido Island, Rivo Alto Island, and Belle Isle. Flagler Monument Island remains an uninhabited picnic island, originally built in 1920 as a memorial to railroad pioneer Henry Flagler. an early aerial view of the Venetian Causeway and Venetian Islands across Biscayne Bay in Miami-Dade County, Florida. ... Before Mexico City, Tenochtitlan was an artificial island of 250,000 (Dr Atl) Dejima, not allowed direct contact with nearby island that has been formed by human, rather than natural means. ... Biscayne Bay separates Miami on the mainland from Miami Beach on the barrier islands of the Atlantic Ocean coast of Florida. ... Miami Beach is a city located in Miami-Dade County, Florida. ... The monument on Flagler Memorial Island. ... Henry Morrison Flagler (January 2, 1830 – May 20, 1913) was a United States tycoon, real estate promoter, railroad developer and Rockefeller partner. ...

Remnants of an incomplete artificial island also lie in Central Biscayne Bay between Di Lido Island and the Julia Tuttle Causeway. The island was to be called Isola di Lolando^[1]. The failed development marks the end of the Florida land boom of the 1920's. The Shoreland Company went bankrupt in 1927 due to objections to "further mutilation of the waterway", the 1926 Miami Hurricane, and the onset of the Depression^[2]. Interstate 195 is a 4. ... Lowest pressure ≤935 mbar (hPa) [1] Damages $100 million (1926 dollars); $2. ...

References

1. ^ Florida InsideOut Magazine, Competition No. 2
2. ^ Discussion of Biscayne Bay

See also

• Belle Isle - The first Venetian Island in Biscayne Bay.
• Biscayne Island - Original site of Viking Airport.
• Flagler Monument Island - Site of an obelisk monument to Henry M. Flagler
• Isola di Lolando - A failed Venetian Island construction project.

The monument on Flagler Memorial Island. ... Henry Morrison Flagler (January 2, 1830 – May 20, 1913) was a United States tycoon, real estate promoter, railroad developer and Rockefeller partner. ...

External links

• Venetian Islands Homeowners Association