The feds left in 1972, and it was sold to private buyers who used it for condominiums – attracting the aforementioned influx of retirees.īut Miami hadn’t totally abandoned hope of attracting tourists. The newspaper left in 1957, and the building was used by the federal government to take in Cuban refugees – to provide medical treatment and process documentation. Freedom Tower also illustrates of the changing face of Miami – where retirees were being lured in at all costs.įreedom Tower was built in 1925 and housed the Miami News.
