Roddy Burdine

He built Miami's first skyscraper and created the first parking garage connected to a retail business.

[3] He was the son of William Burdine, a Confederate veteran and merchant and Mary Freeman.

[4] At a young age, the Burdine family moved to Bartow, Florida where his father became a successful orange grower.

By 1924, Burdines had become the leading department store in Florida, with customers coming from across the state.

[7] In 1933, Roddy Burdine Municipal Stadium opened in what would, many decades later, become the "Little Havana" section of Miami.

He married Zada Dutton (March 3, 1896 – October 15, 1969),[8][9] of Statesboro, Georgia,[10][11] on September 15, 1915 at her parents home.