December 19th, 2013
Flagler Street at night. Postmarked July 20,1956. Photo Courtesy: State Archives of Florida, Florida Memory
Famous for being the source for year-round “Sunshine Fashions,” Burdines department store was founded in 1896 in Bartow, Florida by William Burdine and partner Henry Payne Read More...
Tags: Art Deco, Biscayne Hotel, Burdine's, E.L. Robertson, J.R. Weber, Macy’s, neon Santa Claus, Seth H. Bramson, Streamline Moderne, W.M. Burdine & Son, William Burdine
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June 18th, 2013
[caption id="attachment_665" align="alignleft" width="300"] Ocean Drive's Art Deco hotels. Photo: Nanosmile[/caption]
Miami Beach architect and preservationist Les Beilinson died on Friday, June 14. He was sixty-six years old. His obituary in the Miami Herald tells the story of a Miami Beach native who played an important part in the revival of South Beach and the preservation and conservation of its architecture Read More...
Tags: architect, architecture, Armani Exchange, Art Deco, Beth Dunlop, blue marlins, Capt. Harry’s Fishing Supply, Elinor J. Brecher, historic preservation, Kevin Wynn, Les Beilinson, Miami Beach, Miami Herald, Miami-Dade County, News Cafe, obituaries, preservationist, South Beach
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April 30th, 2013
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It's a can't-miss Collins Park landmark: The striking geometry of the Plymouth Hotel marks the building, designed by Anton Skislewicz and completed in 1940, as an Art Deco classic. Other Skislewicz designs on South Beach include the distinctive Kenmore Hotel on Washington Avenue and the iconic Breakwater Hotel on Ocean Drive Read More...
Tags: 1940, 1977, Anton Skislewicz, architecture, Art Deco, Bass Museum, Breakwater Hotel, building, Collins Park, film, film archives, GIs, historic, historic preservation, history, Kenmore Hotel, Kevin Wynn, Learning From Miami, Miami Beach Regional Library, Miami City Ballet, Miami Dade College, New World Symphony, Ocean Drive, Plymouth Hotel, restoration, South Beach, video, W Hotel, Washington Avenue, Wolfson Archives, World War II
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