June 28th, 2013
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It’s up and open! “Opa-locka: Mirage City,” an exploration of one of South Florida’s most architecturally unusual places, opened on June 27. Learning From Miami was there – here’s what we saw.
“Opa-locka: Mirage City” is curated by Jose R. Vazquez, Associate Professor of Architecture at Miami Dade College, and presented in conjunction with the Lynn and Louis Wolfson II Florida Moving Image Archives at Miami Dade College and the University of Miami Libraries, Special Collections Read More...
Tags: arabian, Arabian Nights, architecture, building, Division of Historical Resources, fantasy, film archives, Florida, Florida Department of State, historic preservation, history, HistoryMiami, Jose R. Vazquez, Kevin Wynn, Learning From Miami, Lynn and Louis Wolfson II Florida Moving Image Archives at Miami Dade College, Miami, Miami Dade College, Miami-Dade County, moorish, Opa-locka, Opa-Locka: Mirage City, South Florida, Special Collections, Thief of Bagdad, University of Miami, University of Miami Libraries
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June 26th, 2013
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In the Miami Herald Christina Veiga reports that Miami Beach's Planning Board is OK with demolishing the historic Fillmore Miami Beach at Jackie Gleason Theater as part of the redevelopment of the city's 52-acre convention center district. Veiga's story also includes detailed accounts of the two development plans and the Planning Board's responses to them Read More...
Tags: 1950s, 1951, architecture, Bass Museum, building, Christina Veiga, convention center, Fillmore Miami Beach at Jackie Gleason Theater, film, film archives, historic, historic preservation, history, Jackie Gleason, Jackie Gleason Theater, Kevin Wynn, Learning From Miami, Library, Miami Beach Auditorium, Miami Beach Chamber of Commerce, Miami Beach City Commission, Miami Beach City Hall, Miami Beach Planning Board, Miami Dade College, Miami Herald, Miami-Dade County, Nautilus Hotel, promotional film, Saint Francis Hospital, short film, The Jackie Gleason Show, The Miami Beach Story, travelogue, video, Washington Avenue, Wolfson Archives
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June 25th, 2013
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The Wolfson Archives' movie tour of One Herald Plaza when it was new continues, getting into the nitty-gritty technical details of publishing a newspaper fifty years ago. The new clip in the Archives' playlist, "One Herald Plaza Memory Bank," takes viewers on a whirlwind trip through the lost world of metal type and engraved plates, beginning in the Herald's composing room and photo studio Read More...
Tags: 1960s, 1963, Biscayne Bay, Clichograph, composing room, demolition, engraved plates, engraving, film, film archives, Florida, Fred Frink, historic, history, Kevin Wynn, metal type, Miami, Miami Dade College, Miami filmmaker, Miami Herald, Miami Herald Building, Miami-Dade County, One Herald Plaza, photo studio, printing plates, stereotype, television news, TV news, video, Wolfson Archives
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June 20th, 2013
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June 20th, 2013
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June 20th, 2013
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Chinese Village is one of Coral Gables' thematic villages constructed in the mid 1920’s. The design of the dwellings references details and symbolism of Imperial architecture.
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June 20th, 2013
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June 20th, 2013
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June 20th, 2013
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June 20th, 2013
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