Freedom Tower at Miami Dade College
Spanish Renaissance tower modeled on Seville's Giralda, once a refuge for thousands fleeing Cuba.
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This guide to the Freedom Tower at Miami Dade College follows the building from its 1925 opening as headquarters for the Miami News, modeled on Seville's Giralda bell tower, to 1962, when the federal government leased its empty floors and turned them into the Cuban Assistance Center for refugees fleeing Fidel Castro's Cuba. You'll hear what people found waiting inside, and the twice-weekly Freedom Flights that fed the line on Biscayne Boulevard. Look for the wrought-iron balconies above the lobby as you listen.
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