In one of the most famous films of the 1980s, a ghostly voice instructs Kevin Costner to plow the struggling family cornfield to make way for a baseball diamond, urging, “If you build it, he will come.”
Using nearly the same words, developer Michael Simkins speaks of his vision for a massive LED billboard tower in one of Miami’s most blighted neighborhoods. He doesn’t expect the spirit of “Shoeless” Joe Jackson to materialize for a game of catch but said the plan for his Miami Innovation District around the 58-story illuminated spire will bring the likes of Google or Samsung to Miami.
