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Burleigh Heads, or simply Burleigh to locals, sits like a cool comma between Surfers Paradise to the north and Coolangatta to the south. It’s a picturesque punctuation mark along the Gold Coast and most definitely somewhere to pause. The Burleigh foreshore is home to towering fragrant pine trees characteristic of the coast . Source: www.destinationgoldcoast.com/places-to-see/burleigh-heads

The Aboriginal Dreaming Story of Burleigh Head "Jellurgal (Burleigh Head) was once a flat and unbroken stretch of sand dunes. The Creation Spirit, Jabreen, transformed it into a rocky outcrop. One day his pathway led him to the ocean beach where he took a long swim to the horizon and back. Emerging from the water, Jabreen, a giant of enormous stature, rose up to his full height and raised his arms skywards. As he did, the level ground followed his hands upwards to the level of his fingertips, thus forming the headland of Jellurgal with the rocky fingers pointing seawards." Source: www.aussietowns.com.au/town/burleigh-heads-qld

Betty's Restaurant (and Lobo Lounge)
1440 Biscayne Boulevard, Miami, Florida
Established 1931 • Phone 9-9426

Here's a postcard from about the same time that also shows the interior.

by Boston Public Library   The Tichnor Brothers Collection (postcard) c.1940

A couple of newspaper ads for Betty's in the 1950's:
            Betty's Restaurant • Christmas Dinner Ad  •  1952


    Ad for Betty's Lobo Lounge • Miami Daily News • Feb. 4, 1957


The American Legion held their 42nd National Convention in Miami Beach in October, 1960. Their official program had reviews of suggested restaurants and had this to say about Betty's:

"Betty's Restaurant, 1440 Biscayne Boulevard, is
famed for her well planned, medium-priced meals
and the Lobo Lounge is quite the gay spot at
night."

Then & Now 70+ years later:
Google Street View (January, 2017)

Nice!

This is Marine Flying Field in Miami, Florida, used by the USMC in 1918.