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From the 1937 to the 1990s, the buildings that were once MMI acted as a
Methodist camp, and was affectionately known as "Camp Miami" by locals. Due to increasing maintenance costs, the former MMI Campus was sold in the 1990s and a new building was constructed nearby for Camp Miami, which continued to
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By 2015, the building was in an extreme state of disrepair. Most of the exterior windows had been broken by vandals and urban explorers trying to gain entry, and the roof was on the verge of collapsing due to lack of maintenance. Restoration was deemed impossible, so during the summer of 2015, the
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