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I vote for real folks who don't speak English, please. Learning Spanish as rapidly as I can.

It is a little out of control. A lot of rich foreign buyers have these units. They probably don't live there and I wouldn't expect the towers to feel all that neighborly. I will say that driving down the A1a and Collins Avenue from Lauderdale to Miami Beach is a feast of architectural eye candy. A lot of it is flashy but a few of the structures, both older and new, are nicely done. The Fontainebleau is one, for damn sure. (Think "Goldfinger.") A room at the Fontainebleau set me back $99 before taxes in '99. Is a pool/ocean view available? Ha. Not for that price. The room looked out onto Collins Avenue and toward the Intracoastal. No complaints. The problem with South Florida is also the sprawl, with so many 6-lane boulevards where people drive too fast and endless swaths of soulless office parks. Then there's San Francisco and its Millennium Tower with its issues. Miami was once "reasonably" priced. It has gotten much more expensive, especially in the last 5 to 10 years, yet also far more stressful to live in. Then, take your pick - plastic people or people who don't speak English ... not much else. Hey, doesn't that sound a lot like the L.A. of today?

For Drew, since I have posted for others.

I actually like this era of T bird.

I honestly do not know where to begin on the things wrong in that video, but I do agree with him that the best part was the engine to pull out and toss the rest away in the trash.

Not Just LA with problems...