Editing Surfside, Florida (section)

==History==
Between 1923 and 1925, the Tatum Brothers subdivided the land on what is now Surfside.<ref name=75th>{{Cite news|url=https://www.townofsurfsidefl.gov/docs/default-source/default-document-library/about-surfside/75thanniversarysouvenirprogram.pdf |title=Town of Surfside 75th Anniversary |publisher=Surfside}}</ref>

Starting in 1924, Henri Levy developed Biscaya Island and a portion of land from 87th to 92nd Streets.<ref name=75th/>

In 1929–1930, [[Russell Pancoast]], built the Surf Club 90th Street and [[Collins Avenue]].<ref name=75th/>

In 1935, fearing annexation by the city of [[Miami Beach, Florida]], 35 members of the privately-owned club incorporated the Town of Surfside and financed the venture with a $28,500 loan.<ref name=75th/>

Spearman Lewis was the first mayor of Surfside.<ref name=75th/>

In 1956, Surfside purchased the Lehman Estate on the northeast corner of 93rd Street and Collins Avenue. It acquired additional land via [[eminent domain]] and then built a community center.<ref name=75th/>

In 1960, Hawthorne Park was dedicated.<ref name=75th/>

On March 1, 1973, Surfside signed a contract with [[Miami-Dade County]] to outsource fire/rescue services.<ref name=75th/>

In 1983, [[The Shul of Bal Harbour]] was established at 9540 Collins Avenue.<ref name=75th/>

===Condominium building collapse===
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On June 24, 2021, at 1:22 a.m. EDT, Champlain Towers South, a 12-story condominium building at 8777 Collins Avenue, partially collapsed, causing 98 deaths, in one of the deadliest structural failures in United States history.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2021/07/26/us/surfside-collapse-last-victim.html |title=Final Victim of Surfside Condo Collapse Is Identified |first1=Giulia |last1=Howard |first2=Patricia |last2=Mazzei |first3=Audra D. S. |last3=Burch |work=[[The New York Times]] |date=July 26, 2021 |url-access=limited}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.cnn.com/2021/07/15/us/miami-dade-building-collapse-thursday/index.html |title=The death toll in the Surfside condo collapse has risen to 97 |first1=Madeline |last1=Holcombe |first2=Amir |last2=Vera |work=[[CNN]] |date=July 15, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.miamiherald.com/news/local/community/miami-dade/miami-beach/article252594518.html |title=After demolition of Surfside condo, more victims are being found in original rubble |first1=Samantha J. |last1=Gross |first2=Joey |last2=Flechas |first3=Jay |last3=Weaver |work=[[Miami Herald]] |date=July 6, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Death toll hits 10 in Champlain condo collapse on fifth day of search for 151 missing |url=https://www.miamiherald.com/news/local/community/miami-dade/miami-beach/article252414358.html |last1=Brown |first1=Julie K. |last2=Neal |first2=David J. |last3=Rabin |first3=Charles |last4=Chang |first4=Daniel |work=[[Miami Herald]] |date=June 28, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/jun/27/miami-condo-collapse-surfside-champlain-towers-2018-report-dead-missing |title=Miami condo collapse: death toll rises to nine as crews search pile for survivors |first=Richard |last=Luscombe |work=[[The Guardian]] |date=June 27, 2021}}</ref> The building's 40-year recertification was in progress and the roof was being repaired. The cause of the collapse of the structure has not been established.