July 8th, 2013
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Long-time Miamians will spot Fernando Peinado's Miami Herald article on Opa-locka's artistic aspirations as the latest in a long line of Herald stories in which an economically troubled community seeks economic salvation through art.
Years ago, when Herald scribes wrote about the exciting potential of a rundown oceanfront neighborhood called South Beach, they were, like the legendary prophet Cassandra, heard but not heeded Read More...
Tags: 1920s, Arabian Nights architecture, architecture, art, Bernhardt E. Muller, building, Fernando Peinado, film, film archives, Glenn Curtiss, historic, historic preservation, history, HistoryMiami, Kevin Wynn, land boom, Learning From Miami, Miami, Miami Dade College, Miami Herald, Miami-Dade County, Opa-locka, Opa-Locka: Mirage City, South Beach, video, Wolfson Archives, Wynwood
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July 5th, 2013
José Vazquez, curator of "Opa-locka: Mirage City," now on view at HistoryMiami, talks about the exhibition with Marva Hinton of WLRN Radio. His interview, which touches on the development of Opa-locka and Vazquez' almost accidental discovery of the city, also includes photos and additional details Read More...
Tags: 1920s, Arabian Nights, arch, architecture, Bernhardt E. Muller, building, dome, fantasy, film, film archives, Glenn Curtiss, historic, historic preservation, history, HistoryMiami, Kevin Wynn, land boom, Learning From Miami, Lynn and Louis Wolfson II Florida Moving Image Archives at Miami Dade College, Miami, Miami Dade College, Miami-Dade County, minaret, Moorish Revival, Opa-locka, Opa-Locka: Mirage City, Special Collections, Thief of Bagdad (film), University of Miami Libraries, video, Wolfson Archives
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April 26th, 2013
Learning From Miami's survey of Miami's architectural history reveals several architectural styles that may be familiar, such as Mediterranean Revival, Art Deco and MiMo, also known as Miami Modern -- our region's tropically-spiced variety of the International Style. Looking through the historical record, we sometimes come across peculiar stylistic juxtapositions, as one style overtakes another in popularity Read More...
Tags: 1920s, 1954, 1959, addition, advertisement, architecture, building, Channel 4, Columbus Hotel, film, film archives, glass-enclosed restaurant, historic, historic preservation, history, International Style, Kevin Wynn, Learning From Miami, Mediterranean Revival, Miami, Miami Dade College, Miami Modern, Miami News, Miami-Dade County, MiMo, restaurant, Top O' the Columbus, video, Wolfson Archives, WTVJ
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