Coral Gables Historical Archive
The Guide
Thursday, October 13, 1960, page 2 (of 16)
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Cutler Ridge Shopping Center Joins Richards For Opening
With all the fanfare of a Hollywood premiere, a real-life extravaganza will unfold this morning (Thursday, Oct. 13) and continue through Saturday (Oct. 15) to celebrate the opening of the new Richards store in the Cutler Ridge Regional Shopping Center. At 10 a.m. today Paul S. Walker, president of Richards' and Charles Scholey, manager of the Richards Cutler Ridge Store, will cut the ribbon to give South Florida residents a look at the first department store between downtown Miami and Key West. Richards at Cutler Ridge has focused this area as the hub of all South Dade. Five years of planning by Joshua J. Segal and David Blumberg have gone into the dream which comes true today as thousands converge on the 100-acre shopping center on U.S. 1 at Caribbean Blvd., just south of Perrine. Three action-filled days promising excitement at every turn, every hour on the hour are in store for the shoppers as events take place from early morning to long past the 10 p.m. store closing time. Activity highlights include: Spectacular fireworks 1961 Automobile Show South Dade Beauty Contest Art Exhibition Square dancing under the stars Teen-age dancing in the Community Center Building Gifts and prizes every hour Trip to the Caribbean on the S.S. Bahama Star Weekends on Miami Beach Free use of Hertz-U-Drive-It cars Free refreshments, free entertainmnt Radio broadcasts from the Shopping Center Exciting, thrill - packed amusement park Mr. Moke in person Sales receipts contest, $3000 for churches and clubs Free tickets to the Monkey Jungle Ample free parking for thousands and thousands of shoppers Extending in the welcome mat to Richards and joining in the gala celebration of the new store's opening are the 33 oth-r stores in the Cutler Ridge Shop-
Grand Prize Offered At Opening
Grand prize in the three-day grand opening extravaganza of the new Richards Department Store in Cutler Ridge Regional Shopping Center will be an eight-day cruise for two to the Caribbean, aboard the S.S. Bahama Star, the largest cruise ship sailing from Miami. This luxury cruise ship offers superlative accommodations and a full program of shipboard entertainment, in delightful surroundings. A hand-picked crew of continental officers and seamen provide unsurpassed service. The lucky winners will have a fun-packed entertainment schedule arranged by the cruise director and staff, said Irving Wolf, president Cutler Ridge Merchants Association. The ship is entirely air conditioned. Travelers may enjoy a leisure hour on the sun deck or in the cocktail lounge, while away time in a well-equipped reading lounge, spend delightful evenings in the dance salon, and enjoy wonderful meals in the ship's spacious dining room. Winners of the cruise will leave Miami at 1 p.m., Monday, Nov. 21 and land at Port Antonio at 11 a.m. Wednesday. After a day of sightseeing, they'll leave at midnight for Montego Bay, where they will be able to stop and sightsee for 16 hours. Friday Kingston, Jamaica, Saturday, Port-Au-Prince, Haiti and Sunday Nassau, Bahamas. The ship docks in Miami at 9 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 29.
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New Richards Opens Today In Cutler Ridge
(Continued From Page One) ance departments; draperies; domestics; sewing machines; piece goods and toys. Nearly 20 percent of the 58,-000 square feet of selling space is devoted to furniture, bedding and carpeting. Upon entering the magnificent new building, customers will find all departments readily accessible. They will find, too, that 80 percent of the merchandise is available for easy customer selection and convenience. A steady flow of merchandise will stream into the Cutler Ridge store from Richards central warehouse where it will be transported by trailer truck three times daily.
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