Read Time: 3minsThe 16th World Congress on Art Deco® is coming to Miami and Miami Beach in April, and we have options for locals who want to participate in the biennial festivities! If you cannot join us for the entire 14-day Congress, we are now offering Individual Tickets to our Main Congress programs in South Florida between […]
Read Time: 2minsThe Miami Design Preservation League recently received a remarkable collection as a generous donation that traces the MDPL’s history back to 1976, the year of our founding. The items document the early efforts to preserve the Art Deco Historic District and to create Art Deco Weekend (the 49th annual beloved event is around the corner from Jan. 9-11, 2026). […]
Read Time: 2minsThe Miami Design Preservation League (MDPL) is pleased to announce that Meg Lousteau has been selected as the organization’s new Executive Director, effective Nov. 17, 2025. Meg brings over two decades of leadership experience in historic preservation, community advocacy and public service to Miami Beach. In New Orleans she was Executive Director of the Vieux Carré Property Owners, Residents, & Associates, a […]
Read Time: 8minsMDPL’s Advocacy Committee has reviewed the following projects on the upcoming Historic Preservation Board agenda and offers our positions below. Have a comment about a project you would like to share with our committee? Contact us. Please note: the lack of a position on a project does not indicate support for or opposition to that project. To […]
Read Time: 5minsMDPL’s Advocacy Committee will review the following applications on the upcoming Historic Preservation Board agenda. Here is a sneak peek of the projects to be heard and links to learn more. Have a comment about a project you would like to share with our committee? Contact us. To review the Historic Preservation Board Agenda, including public participation […]
Read Time: 7minsMDPL’s Advocacy Committee has reviewed the following projects on the upcoming Historic Preservation Board agenda and offers our positions below. Have a comment about a project you would like to share with our committee? Contact us. Please note: the lack of a position on a project does not indicate support for or opposition to that project. To […]
Read Time: 5minsMDPL’s Advocacy Committee will review the following applications on the upcoming Historic Preservation Board agenda. Here is a sneak peek of the projects to be heard and links to learn more. Have a comment about a project you would like to share with our committee? Contact us. To review the Historic Preservation Board Agenda, including public participation […]
Read Time: 3minsEditors Note: The Barbara Baer Capitman archive’s “Historic Threads” project is sponsored in part by the Department of State, Division of Historical Resources and the State of Florida. Opa-locka is a city renowned for its extensive collection of Moorish revival architecture and Arab place names. Home to the largest known concentration of Moorish revival architecture in the […]
Read Time: 5minsEditors Note: The Barbara Baer Capitman archive’s “Historic Threads” project is sponsored in part by the Department of State, Division of Historical Resources and the State of Florida. In the 1970s, Leonard Horowitz left his design office in New York City for a vacation in Miami Beach. He became so enthralled by endless summers and ocean waves […]
Read Time: 2minsEditors Note: The Barbara Baer Capitman archives “Historic Threads” project is partly sponsored by the Department of State, Division of Historical Resources and the State of Florida. Founded in 1986 by Mitchell (Micky) Wolfson, Jr., the Wolfsonian Foundation supports the study of European and American cultural history from 1885 to 1945. The Wolfsonian Museum, located at 1001 […]
Read Time: 2minsEditors Note: The Barbara Baer Capitman archives “Historic Threads” project is partly sponsored by the Department of State, Division of Historical Resources and the State of Florida. On October 13, 1988, The Senator Hotel in Miami Beach was demolished. The Senator was one of the foremost Art Deco hotels built in 1939 in the historic district. Designed by the prolific Art […]
Read Time: 4minsEditors Note: The Barbara Baer Capitman archive’s “Historic Threads” project is partly sponsored by the Department of State, Division of Historical Resources and the State of Florida. We’re highlighting important documents that tell the story of Miami Beach, coinciding with National Historic Preservation Month sponsored by the National Trust for Historic Preservation. The Miami Beach Bandshell, previously known as […]
Read Time: 2minsEditors Note: The Barbara Baer Capitman archives “Historic Threads” project is partly sponsored by the Department of State, Division of Historical Resources and the State of Florida. Art Deco’s resurgence was a major influence on Miami Beach fashion in the 1980s. Small businesses flourished on Lincoln Road, and designers set up shop while captivated tourists, models, nightclubbers, […]
Read Time: 3 minsThe 16th World Congress on Art Deco® is coming to Miami and Miami Beach in April, and we have options for locals who want to participate in the biennial festivities! If you cannot join us for the entire 14-day Congress, we are now offering Individual Tickets to our Main Congress programs in South Florida between […] 
Read Time: 2 minsThe Miami Design Preservation League recently received a remarkable collection as a generous donation that traces the MDPL’s history back to 1976, the year of our founding. The items document the early efforts to preserve the Art Deco Historic District and to create Art Deco Weekend (the 49th annual beloved event is around the corner from Jan. 9-11, 2026). […] 
Read Time: 2 minsThe Miami Design Preservation League (MDPL) is pleased to announce that Meg Lousteau has been selected as the organization’s new Executive Director, effective Nov. 17, 2025. Meg brings over two decades of leadership experience in historic preservation, community advocacy and public service to Miami Beach. In New Orleans she was Executive Director of the Vieux Carré Property Owners, Residents, & Associates, a […] 
Read Time: 8 minsMDPL’s Advocacy Committee has reviewed the following projects on the upcoming Historic Preservation Board agenda and offers our positions below. Have a comment about a project you would like to share with our committee? Contact us. Please note: the lack of a position on a project does not indicate support for or opposition to that project. To […] 
Read Time: 5 minsMDPL’s Advocacy Committee will review the following applications on the upcoming Historic Preservation Board agenda. Here is a sneak peek of the projects to be heard and links to learn more. Have a comment about a project you would like to share with our committee? Contact us. To review the Historic Preservation Board Agenda, including public participation […] 
Read Time: 7 minsMDPL’s Advocacy Committee has reviewed the following projects on the upcoming Historic Preservation Board agenda and offers our positions below. Have a comment about a project you would like to share with our committee? Contact us. Please note: the lack of a position on a project does not indicate support for or opposition to that project. To […] 
Read Time: 3 minsEditors Note: The Barbara Baer Capitman archive’s “Historic Threads” project is sponsored in part by the Department of State, Division of Historical Resources and the State of Florida. Opa-locka is a city renowned for its extensive collection of Moorish revival architecture and Arab place names. Home to the largest known concentration of Moorish revival architecture in the […] 
Read Time: 5 minsEditors Note: The Barbara Baer Capitman archive’s “Historic Threads” project is sponsored in part by the Department of State, Division of Historical Resources and the State of Florida. In the 1970s, Leonard Horowitz left his design office in New York City for a vacation in Miami Beach. He became so enthralled by endless summers and ocean waves […] 
Read Time: 2 minsEditors Note: The Barbara Baer Capitman archives “Historic Threads” project is partly sponsored by the Department of State, Division of Historical Resources and the State of Florida. Founded in 1986 by Mitchell (Micky) Wolfson, Jr., the Wolfsonian Foundation supports the study of European and American cultural history from 1885 to 1945. The Wolfsonian Museum, located at 1001 […] 
Read Time: 2 minsEditors Note: The Barbara Baer Capitman archives “Historic Threads” project is partly sponsored by the Department of State, Division of Historical Resources and the State of Florida. On October 13, 1988, The Senator Hotel in Miami Beach was demolished. The Senator was one of the foremost Art Deco hotels built in 1939 in the historic district. Designed by the prolific Art […] 
Read Time: 4 minsEditors Note: The Barbara Baer Capitman archive’s “Historic Threads” project is partly sponsored by the Department of State, Division of Historical Resources and the State of Florida. We’re highlighting important documents that tell the story of Miami Beach, coinciding with National Historic Preservation Month sponsored by the National Trust for Historic Preservation. The Miami Beach Bandshell, previously known as […] 
Read Time: 2 minsEditors Note: The Barbara Baer Capitman archives “Historic Threads” project is partly sponsored by the Department of State, Division of Historical Resources and the State of Florida. Art Deco’s resurgence was a major influence on Miami Beach fashion in the 1980s. Small businesses flourished on Lincoln Road, and designers set up shop while captivated tourists, models, nightclubbers, […]