33154: The Story of Bal Harbour, Bay Harbor Islands, Indian Creek Village & Surfside (Vintage Images)

Part of the Miami-Dade miracle-settlements that sprang from mangrove marshes to exclusive havens in little more than a generation-Bal Harbour, Bay Harbor Islands, Indian Creek Village and Surfside sit just north of Miami Beach. Each community has an extraordinary history of dreamers, daredevils and entrepreneurs who transformed open fields and tangled undergrowth into four of the country's most desirable destinations.