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PHOTOS: Miami's historic Deauville Hotel was recently demolished. Here's a past look inside the luxurious hotel where Frank Sinatra, The Beatles and JFK visited.

Kenneth Niemeyer   

PHOTOS: Miami's historic Deauville Hotel was recently demolished. Here's a past look inside the luxurious hotel where Frank Sinatra, The Beatles and JFK visited.
The historic Deauville Hotel in Miami, Florida was demolished on Sunday.Getty Images
  • The historic Deauville Hotel in Miami was demolished on Sunday.
  • The hotel hosted a performance by The Beatles and a speech by President John F. Kennedy.

The historic Deauville Hotel in Miami Beach, Florida was demolished on November 13 after standing for 65 years.

The 17-story historic hotel, built in 1957, at 6701 Collins Avenue was demolished by the city — crumbling after a few explosions. The hotel had fallen into disrepair in recent years following an electrical fire that forced it to close its doors in 2017, The Associated Press reported.

In its heyday, the hotel hosted a speech by President John F. Kennedy and a performance by The Beatles, among other notable figures.

The hotel also hosted appearances from Judy Garland, George Gershwin, Frank Sinatra, Sammy Davis Jr., and Jerry Lewis, among others.

President John F. Kennedy spoke at the Deauville Hotel in 1961 at the Young Democrats Convention

President John F. Kennedy spoke at the Deauville Hotel in 1961 at the Young Democrats Convention
President John F. Kennedy spoke at the Deauville Hotel in 1961 at the Young Democrats Convention.      State Library and Archives of Florida

President John F. Kennedy spoke at the Young Democrats Convention in 1961 at the Deauville Hotel, according to the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library.

Kennedy quoted Artemus Ward and Woodrow Wilson in his speech to young members of his political party according to a transcription in the library.

Gershwin plays the piano

Gershwin plays the piano
George Gershwin is seen here at the piano at the Deauville pool where he is vacationing.      Getty Images

George Gershwin, the legendary music composer, called the Deauville home for vacations. He is seen here playing the piano in the hotel's pool area in Feburary 1930.

The Beatles rehearsed in the basement of the hotel before their performance

The Beatles rehearsed in the basement of the hotel before their performance
The Beatles rehearsing in the basement of the Deauville Hotel on February 15, 1964.      Getty Images

The Beatles rehearsed in the basement of the Deauville Hotel before their performance on February 15, 1964.

During the performance, the band played six songs, 'She Loves You,' 'This Boy,' 'All My Loving,' 'I Saw Her Standing There,' From Me To You,' and 'I Want To Hold Your Hand,' according to the preservation league.

The Beatles performed at the Deauville Hotel in 1964

The Beatles performed at the Deauville Hotel in 1964
The Beatles before their performance at the Deauville Hotel in 1964 for their second performance in the United States.      Getty Images

The Beatles performed in Deauville Hotel in 1964 for their second appearance in the United States after appearing on the Ed Sullivan Show previously in New York City. The show was recorded and broadcast again on the Ed Sullivan Show where it was watched by an estimated 70 million people, according to the Miami Design Preservation League.

Mitzi Gaynor performed on the same episode of The Ed Sullivan show with The Beatles at the hotel

Mitzi Gaynor performed on the same episode of The Ed Sullivan show with The Beatles at the hotel
Mitzi Gaynor performing on the Ed Sullivan Show at the Deauville Hotel in 1964.      Getty Images

Mitzi Gaynor also performed on The Ed Sullivan show at the Deauville Hotel with The Beatles. Gaynor sang "When the Saints Go Marching In and Joshua Fit the Battle of Jericho."

Gaynor later said that it was very hot in the hotel during the performance and that The Beatles asked to use her hair dryer after the show was over in an interview with the Archive of American Television.

"They came over to me and kissed me and asked me for my autograph," Gaynor said. "They Beatles came over and asked me for my autograph. Are you listening to me?"

Voters rejected a recent ballot question that would have a new luxury condo and hotel on the now-vacant Deauville lot

Voters rejected a recent ballot question that would have a new luxury condo and hotel on the now-vacant Deauville lot
The Deauville in January 2022.      Getty Images

The historic hotel became dilapidated after an electrical fire forced it to close its doors in 2017.

BG Group and Controlled Demolitions Inc. handled the building's November 2022 implosion, according to The Miami Herald. The same two companies also handled the implosion of the remaining section of the condo building that collapsed in Surfside, Florida in June 2021, killing 98 people.

According to the Herald, voters rejected a ballot question that would have allowed Stephen Ross, the billionaire owner of the Miami Dolphins, to build a new luxury condo and hotel on the now-vacant Deauville lot.

Officials fear it could now become a 'magnet for vagrancy'

Officials fear it could now become a
The Deauville in July 2020, three years after it was shut down.      Getty Images

Miami Beach Mayor Dan Gelber sent an email to residents following the implosion, which said the lot would "will only be a magnet for vagrancy and crime and will continue to arrest the economic growth of North Beach for decades" if it remains vacant.

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