Amazing vintage photos in honor of Miami's 120th birthday

Miami turns 120 years old today, which is young by most city standards. We're practically the millenials of metropoles—the kids who party hard, thrive on technology and live life one hack at time. But Miami is still growing and as the city continues evolving, we’re also reminded of how far we’ve come. In honor of Miami’s big day—and #throwbackThursday!—we’ve dug up old photos of the city. While these incredible images only tell part of Miami’s history, do notice the cool octogenarians chilling on Ocean Drive where today you’ll find drag queens slaying. The people may change, but the magic of this Magic City always stays the same.

Downtown Miami, 1920s

 

A photo posted by Downtown Miami (DDA) (@downtownmia) on Oct 22, 2015 at 11:36am PDT

St. Patrick's Church, Miami Beach, 1920s

 

A photo posted by Sunshine State Of Mind (@305ssom) on Mar 17, 2016 at 5:20am PDT

Collins Avenue, 1950s

 

A photo posted by Sunshine State Of Mind (@305ssom) on Sep 17, 2015 at 5:25pm PDT

Sahara Hotel, Sunny Isles, 1950s

 

A photo posted by 3floridagirls (@3floridagirls) on Mar 2, 2016 at 4:43am PST

Raleigh Hotel, South Beach, 1950s

 

A photo posted by Josie Bruno (@josiebruno459) on Jun 17, 2016 at 10:46am PDT

Tropical Theater, West Miami, 1950s

 

A photo posted by Jenny Edmonson Barbanera (@jennybarbanera) on May 2, 2016 at 8:13pm PDT

Vagabond Motel, MiMo District, 1960s

 

A photo posted by The Vagabond Hotel Miami (@vagabondhotelmiami) on Jul 21, 2016 at 3:12am PDT

Española Way, South Beach, 1970s

 

A photo posted by Sunshine State Of Mind (@305ssom) on Jun 16, 2016 at 5:46am PDT

Ocean Drive, South Beach, 1970s

 

A photo posted by Sunshine State Of Mind (@305ssom) on Mar 3, 2016 at 10:23am PST

Lincoln Road, Miami Beach, 1970s

 

A photo posted by Sunshine State Of Mind (@305ssom) on Sep 17, 2015 at 5:31pm PDT

South Pointe, South Beach, 1977

 

A photo posted by Radio Bar South Beach (@radiosobe) on Jun 4, 2015 at 6:43am PDT

Downtown Miami, 1980s

 

A photo posted by 1980smiami (@1980sdecade) on Oct 5, 2015 at 2:35pm PDT

Little Havana, 1980s

 

A photo posted by 1980smiami (@1980sdecade) on Oct 21, 2015 at 11:04am PDT

Miami Arena, downtown Miami 1980s

 

A photo posted by 1980smiami (@1980sdecade) on Oct 18, 2015 at 10:20pm PDT

Versace Mansion, South Beach, 1980s

 

A photo posted by Sunshine State Of Mind (@305ssom) on May 12, 2016 at 2:19pm PDT

Orange Bowl, Little Havana, 1980s

 

A photo posted by 1980smiami (@1980sdecade) on Oct 5, 2015 at 2:42pm PDT