Miami Vice

 Episode 38

Florence Italy

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The race continues in the S.E. Financial Center.

It jumps back up to the 13th floor,  I am not sure who is on the motorcycle but it is clearly nor Frank Tepper.

Then down to the 9th floor.

The race is still head to head as they pass the 7th, then 6th, then 5th floors.

Then back up to the 7th floor.

Again to the 5th floor.

Then thru the gates on the 4th floor.

And exiting down the entrance ramp.

They are seen exiting 200 South Biscayne Blvd. (above) but when they hit the street they have jumped up to Parking Lot #3, at 190 NE 3rd Street.  Miami-Dade Community College is seen in the background.

The fans go crazy (NE 3rd St.) and Danny learns he has a son.

Exit onto NE 3rd St.

Danny takes off to see his son.

For years, this was thought to be a reversed image. However thanks to Airtommy @ miamiviceonline.com, we now know that this scene was filmed where it makes perfect geographic sense in the scene. He is headed eastbound on NE 3rd St. away from the parking garage.

Notice the back of the signal lights. He is traveling the wrong way on a one way street. The McDonalds has moved since the filming of this episode, to the north end of the same block.

Then we go back to the O.C.B.. Of course filmed at Greenwich Studios.

Then we see an establishing shot of the exterior of Mount Sinai Medical Center. I first saw this location on film in the movie Tony Rome, with Frank Sinatra.

While Tony Rome actually filmed inside the hospital, Miami Vice did not. The interior shots were filmed on set at Greenwich Studios.

Then we return to the croissant shop on Flagler Street where Gina and Trudy question the owner.

Then we see Stan working outside Biscayne General Merchandise. This was located at 202 Biscayne Blvd. Unfortunately this building has since been torn down.

Then we see Trudy working the streets outside Klappers, 166 E Flagler Street.

Then we see Stan at an unknown store.

Then we see Trudy at the Ritz Hotel. 134 East Flagler Street, downtown Miami.

Then Stan and Trudy outside a theater. Location unknown.

Then we go inside the police department with Stan and Larry questioning Lewis. This was a set at Greenwich Studios.

Then we cut to the Miami Grand Prix area. We start just north of where the Miami Auditorium was located. This is now the north side of the parking garage for Bayside Marketplace. This is the area where Crockett crashed the van into a bulldozer in Cool Runnin’.

Then we go out on the course. We see a car running from turn 6 thru turn 7.  The Goodyear store and Gulf station on Biscayne Blvd. are visible in the background as the car enters turn 7. The American Airlines Arena now stands on this location.

Then we go to the rear pit area adjacent to NE 7th Street where Crockett and Tubbs put the pressure on Danny.

Then we go back out on the track to turn 9.  We can see Artie’s building from Heart Of Darkness in the distant background.

Then we see Crockett and Tubbs take Becky for a hotdog and pump her for information. This happens behind the bleachers between turns 7+8.

Then we see Father and Son having an involved conversation at the top of the bleachers between turns 7+8.

Then it cuts to the next day, to the pit area on Biscayne Blvd. Just south of NE 3rd Street. All the crews are preparing to race.

Then we go out onto the course again. We start at turn 2 and follow a car around the course to....

Turn 3.

Turn 4.

Turn 5

Thru to turn 6 where it cuts.

It cuts to the shop area adjacent to NE 7th Street.

Then it cuts to the Croissant shop where Crockett and Tubbs are doing some follow up work. Good thing they did, Trudy and Gina had failed big time. The store had surveillance cameras that caught the murderer picking up Florence.

Next we cut to the inside of the O.C.B. (Greenwich Studios) where Crockett, Tubbs, Castillo and Zito watch the tape and see that it was Danny’s father that picked up and killed Florence Italy.

They go after Frank. We start in the pit area along Biscayne Blvd. south of NE 3rd Street.

Then we go out on the course between turns 7+8.

Then we see the cars come out of turn 14 and head southbound on Biscayne Blvd. by NE 3rd Street in what would normally be the northbound lanes.

Then it cuts to Crockett and Tubbs speeding to the track. This was filmed northbound (away from the track) on Collins Ave in Miami Beach. They are driving away from 20th Street headed toward 21st Street.

They then pass 21st Street as the camera has turned to View north.

Then we see them speed down a street. The first cut was filmed on location on Biscayne Blvd. starting at NE 24th Street and driving south to NE 23rd St.

Then it cuts to the Grand Prix Track where we see the cars coming out of turn 14 and headed down Biscayne.

Then we see a shot of the crowd and then the cars going thru turn 6.

Then it cuts back to Crockett and Tubbs speeding along. They are now northbound on Biscayne Blvd., Passing NE 26th Terrace. 700 NE 26th Terrace is seen standing in the background  and still exist.

Then we return to the race along Biscayne, southbound down the long start/finish stretch.

Then we see cars racing from corner 3 up thru corner 4.

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Turn 7

Turn 6

Pit area

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Only the last building seen in this cut still exist.

In the next cut they are joined by motorcycle cops and continue southbound on Biscayne passing NE 23rd Street. Both structures seen in this cut no longer exist.

Yellow house

Business

2695 Biscayne Blvd. is the only structure on Biscayne Blvd. still remaining from the time of Vice filming this scene.