Airport dedicated near Miami Beach. 1960 – Population: 63,145. 1961 – The Julia Tuttle Causeway between Miami and Miami Beach opens. 1968 – August: 1968 Republican National Convention held in Miami Beach. 1971 – Annual South Florida Auto Show begins. 1972 – July: 1972 Democratic National Convention held in Miami Beach. 1972 – August: 1972 Republican National Convention held in Miami Beach. 1973 – February: A mentally ill man firebombs a crowded cafeteria on Collins Avenue, killing three people and injuring about 130. 1977 – September: 35th World Science Fiction Convention held in Miami Beach. 1979 – Much of Miami South Beach area becomes a historic preservation zone. 1984 – Popular NBC TV show Miami Vice filmed in many locations in Miami and Miami Beach for five seasons between 1984 and 1989. 1997 – July 15: Fashion designer Gianni Versace killed at Casa Casuarina. 2000 – Blue and Green Diamond hi-rises built. 2001 – Murano at Portofino hi-rise built. 2002 Annual international Art Basel Miami Beach (art fair) begins. Continuum hi-rise built 2004 – Setai Hotel and ICON hi-rise built. 2007 – Matti Herrera Bower becomes mayor. 2010 – Population: 87,779. 2011 – November 1: Miami Beach mayoral election, 2011 held; Bower stays in office. 2013 – Philip Levine becomes mayor. 2015 – November 3: Miami Beach mayoral election, 2015 held; Levine stays in office. 2021 – Miami becomes first city to buy Bitcoin. Culture South Beach (also known as SoBe, or simply the Beach), the area from Biscayne Street (also known as South Pointe Drive) one block south of 1st Street to about 23rd Street, is one of the more popular areas of Miami Beach. Although topless sunbathing by women has not been officially legalized, female toplessness is tolerated on South Beach and in a few hotel pools on Miami Beach. Before the TV show Miami Vice helped make the area popular, SoBe was under urban blight, with vacant buildings and a high crime rate. Today, it is considered one of the richest commercial areas on the beach, yet poverty and crime still remain in some places near the area. Miami Beach, particularly Ocean Drive of what is now the Art Deco District, was also featured prominently in the 1983 feature film Scarface and the 1996 comedy The Birdcage. Lincoln Road, running east–west parallel between 16th and 17th Streets, is a nationally known spot for outdoor dining and shopping