Mango's Tropical Cafe in Miami Beach Celebrates 30th Anniversary
Few recall that Mango’s owner David Wallack originally opened the Eastern Sun, a holistic, adult living facility and hospice, where the nightclub now stands. Wallack’s parents, Irving and Florence Wallack, owned the Park Sea and Surf Sea Hotels at 900 Ocean Dr. Born in 1948, he grew up folding towels for guests at the budget accommodations — a mix of road-trippers, Cuban families on summer break, and wintering snowbirds. But he had no intention of taking over the family business. After flunking out of the University of South Florida twice and then trying his hand at real estate, he wo...
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