-Click image to enlarge- | South Campus Established, 1946
The South Campus, the former Richmond Naval Air Base at Coral Reef Drive SW 152nd Street & SW 127th Avenue, was opened in the Fall of 1946. For two years the South Campus provided housing, dining and recreational facilities and classrooms for about 1100 students, mainly freshmen. From 1948 to present it has been used as a research facility and storage area.
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-Click image to enlarge- | South Campus Grove
Young trees in South Campus grove in the pine woods. The University developed an agricultural research program in the late 1940s. Land in Homestead was leased to operate a 350-acre farm. Students took their basic courses at the Main Campus and their horticulture courses and food technology lab work at South Campus.
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-Click image to enlarge- | South Campus Medical Research, 1950s
The Medical Research Unit on the the South Campus used spider monkeys in malaria studies. Dr. Donald C. Butts, pictured to the right, was Associate Professor of the Tropical Disease Research Department.
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-Click image to enlarge- | South Campus Research Facility
The South Campus of the University was home to various research divisions. The Food Technology Laboratory performed research on vegetable and fruit growth, harvesting, packaging, storage and shipping. Dr. Butcher shows a student the habits of a plant pest in 1950.
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-Click image to enlarge- | South Campus Sound Research Department
The Sound Research Department housed on the South Campus worked with state of the art equipment. Here Steven M. Gray examines the multi-cut process equipment.
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-Click image to enlarge- | South Campus Students Relax
The University of Miami South Campus, located 12 miles south of the Main Campus at the former Richmond Naval Air Base, was used as a second campus from 1947 through 1948. It had classrooms, housing, eating and recreational facilities for about 1,000 students. Although the South Campus offered everything the students needed, they felt out of touch with the rest of the University. As Main Campus buildings were built, more and more classes were relocated there. Today the South Campus is used for library storage and research.
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