article_snippet: Thousands of tourists and residents basking in the hot sun filled streets of the art deco district of Miami Beach to celebrate the art deco district of Miami Beach on Thursday. '
article_snippet: Miami Beach High Rise Buildings are seen lining the Caribbean Waterfront as the section of the city celebrates turning 100 .
article_snippet: Miami Beach rose up 100 years ago as a group of investors bought up land and turned Miami Beach into a playground for the wealthy.
article_snippet: The fact that Miami Beach was turning 100 caused some European visitors to smile. '
article_snippet: Locals did not want miss out either on the celebrations honoring Locals city, which has gone from being a military training ground during World War II, a middle class resort from 1950 to 1970 and then a wealthy but violent spot where retirees lived alongside criminals in the 1980s, an era immortalized in the TV series Miami Vice.
highlights_snippet: Thousands of tourists  filled the streets of Miami Beach to celebrate the streets of Miami Beach 100th birthday on Thursday .
  
highlights_snippet: the streets of Miami Beach rose up 100 years ago as a group of investors bought up land and turned the streets of Miami Beach into a playground for the wealthy .
  