{"id":30551,"date":"2022-01-10T17:53:55","date_gmt":"2022-01-10T22:53:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mdcthereporter.com\/staging\/8357\/?p=30551"},"modified":"2022-01-10T17:53:55","modified_gmt":"2022-01-10T22:53:55","slug":"governor-pledges-25-million-to-renovate-freedom-tower","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mdcthereporter.com\/staging\/8357\/governor-pledges-25-million-to-renovate-freedom-tower\/","title":{"rendered":"Governor Pledges $25 Million To Renovate Freedom Tower"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Freedom Tower, a National Historic Landmark, could be getting some much-needed renovations soon.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">On Nov. 15, Governor Ron DeSantis announced that he was pledging $25 million in his proposed state budget to address some critical renovations that the building needs. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Aging and weather conditions have eroded the building&#8217;s structure since it was erected almost 100 years ago. If the budget is passed by the Legislature by June 15, the processes will be sped up to be fully ready for the tower\u2019s centenary.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cThe Freedom Tower is one of the most iconic buildings in the city,\u201d said Natalia Crujeiras, the Executive Director at Miami Dade College\u2019s Office of Cultural Affairs whose department is housed in the tower. \u201cI\u2019m thrilled that this is happening. We love the building and want it to last for future generations.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Among the projects, the proposed funding would cover: the cost of structural repairs to the columns of the building, water intrusion in parts of the tower that have caused flooding in the basement and elevator upgrades.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For example, although the building is Americans with Disabilities Act compliant, it only provides one accessible entrance (through 6 St.) for people with disabilities but there are still other areas that only have stairwells.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cInclusion is a top priority for our project,\u201d Crujeiras said.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The tower was <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/moadmdc.org\/freedom-tower\/history-of-the-freedom-tower\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\">built in 1925<\/span><\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> by James Middleton Cox, a former Ohio congressman, governor and presidential candidate, to house his newly purchased newspaper, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Miami Daily News<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Metropolis<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (which then became <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Miami News<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">).<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Its details were designed to replicate a Spanish Cathedral and its 289-foot height made it the tallest building in the south at the time.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In 1962, the tower became a center for the federal Cuban Refugee Assistance Program, which was created to aid thousands of Cubans that fled the 1959 communist revolution.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It became known as El Refugio (The Refuge), a place where Cubans were able to receive financial aid, food and medical care. Others knew it as the \u201cEllis Island of the South,\u201d which symbolized the American ideals of liberty and democracy to the refugees.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Forty-six years later, it was designated as a United States National Historic Landmark.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cIt tells a story of Miami,\u201d said trustee Marcell Felipe during November\u2019s board of trustees meeting. \u201cIt\u2019s also a story in general of what immigrants can contribute to this country [and] a testament to what people can do in freedom.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The tower is currently home to the <\/span><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><a style=\"color: #3366ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/mdcthereporter.com\/staging\/8357\/moad-to-feature-three-one-person-exhibitions-in-november\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Museum of Art and Design<\/span><\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and exhibitions (currently closed due to construction), which include the Cuban Legacy Gallery, the Kislak Center and the Exile Experience. It also houses MDC\u2019s Cultural Affairs Department and the offices of the Miami Book Fair, the Miami Film Festival and Live Arts Miami.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cThe Freedom Tower is a jewel and means a lot to me because it\u2019s one of the greatest landmarks of Miami,\u201d said Paul George, an MDC professor emeritus who taught history for 26 years and currently serves as a Resident Historian at History Miami Museum.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Freedom Tower, a National Historic Landmark, could be getting some much-needed renovations soon. On Nov. 15, Governor Ron DeSantis announced that he was pledging $25 million in his proposed state budget to address some critical renovations that the building needs. 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