Lynch Jr., Stephen A.
Stephen A. Lynch Jr. (November 13, 1908 - September 24, 1974) was an American businessman. Born in Asheville, North Carolina, Lynch graduated from Marist College (a prep school), the University of North Carolina, and the Harvard Business School. In 1935, after graduating from Harvard, Lynch moved to Miami (where his family moved in 1914 while he was in school) to join his father's firm. He succeeded his father as president of the firm in 1953. Lynch spent most of his adult life in Miami, with the exception of the time spent working as an account executive for the American Broadcasting Company in New York City and the five years he spent in the U.S. Navy during World War II. Lynch's father founded the family business in 1920 and established its headquarters in Miami in 1935. The company owned 400 theaters from Key West to El Paso, Texas, and built the Sunset Isles, the Venetian Causeway, and the Columbus Hotel, along with numerous other hotels throughout the southeastern United States. Lynched was a member of the Orange Bowl Committee and even served as its president in 1959.
Promoting the Sunset Islands.
This is a 1938 Sunset Island Company and Stephen A. Lynch Jr. pictorial portfolio of the Sunset Islands, Miami Beach, Florida. The promotional volume was published in a limited edition for Sunset Islands property owners and prospective owners. The present example, signed by Lynch and Mobley, was presented to the business mogul and philanthropist Joseph John Fretwell (1850 - 1938). The 50-page spiral-bound volume features photographs of fabulous Sunset Islands estates. (more details)