Compliments of Washington Storage Co., Map of the City of Miami Beach, Florida, 1927-30 — measures: 14 1/8" x 9"


Some info:

The Washington Storage company opened for business on December 9, 1927. This map was a complimentary hand-out to the public, with photographs and touts of their facility. The moving vans in the photo on the back cover were manufactured by International Harvester. The photo shows two different models of their D-Series delivery trucks, produced in the 1920s-1930s.

The Washington Storage Company was owned by Mitchell Wolfson Jr., who was a prominent businessman in Miami Beach. His family had deep roots in there, and his father, Mitchell Wolfson, Sr., served as its first mayor.