pulsating dance clubs, that s all a marketing reinvention of a much older miami beach. no, we need to go back 50 year ors more when caddies with tail fins were pulling into the newest hotel on the east coast, the fountain blue. ben novak built it and they came. steven gains wrote about the era in his book fool s paradise. it became a destination for the rat pack, frank sinatra, the major stars were appearing. novak was the king and he needed a queen to provide over his palace. he found one in a former coca-cola model named bernice. she turned out to be the best hostess to greet the celebryes, gangsters and plain guests who made the mountain blue.
not the south beach of today with its hot bodies and pulsating dance clubs. that s all a marketing reinvention of a much-older miami beach. no, we need to go back 50 years or more when caddies with tail fins were pulling into the newest, glitziest hotel on the east coast. the fountain blue. miami should be a great city. a hotel wheeler dealer ben novak built it and they came. steven gaines wrote about it in his book fool s paradise . it became a destination for the major stars who were performing at the fountain blue and lots of movies were shot there as well. novak was the king. he found a queen in a former coca-cola model named bernice with her beauty and effortless charm, bernice turned out to be the perfect host es to greet the celebrities, gangsteres and just plain guests who made the fountain blue the scene of the