Building Unabated

What bad economy? While the US is still reeling and moaning about the lethargic job market... and the ailing economy... and the wrangling of its leadership to get the nation into more debt...; the healthcare business is laughing all the way to the bank. Baptist health, the Goliath in Miami is getting bigger relentlessly. A new hospital just launched in West Kendall... and now this new expansion in South Miami hospital that was annexed into the Baptist health conglomerate not too long ago. I am always amazed at the speed and efficiency of the construction industry in the US. Compared with what it takes nature to grow a simple tree in years, decades, or even centuries... these concrete buildings are finished in no time at all. However, the consolation us mortal beings have is that from space, these man-made structures are invisible and insignificant when compared to nature's oceans, jungles, deserts and mighty rivers.

6625

There was a house in this lot that was demolished quite a few years ago. The lot stayed empty for a long time and finally, it was sold and a new house is going to rise out of thin air. Judging from the foundation that is being laid, this house is going to be quite big. It will bear the number 6625. In case you didn't know, Miami has a clever house numbering system. In the SW section of town, odd numbers are on the East side of the avenue that goes North-South; and on the North side of the street that goes East-West. I think that you may have no idea of what I am talking about... but if you knew the system, you can find an address faster by looking in the right direction.

Magic Wand

Here is another piece of land in South Miami poised to be metamorphosed into a new structure, most likely a new office building or condominium. It is always amazing to see small parcel of land like this one transformed into a huge building. The architects are truly magicians and they can work magic with these tiny lots of land. Bad economy or not, here they come: Abracadabra!