Author: MDPL Staff

The Surf Club

June 18, 2021 No Comments
Read Time: 3 minsOriginally opened in 1930, The Surf Club located at 9011 Collins Avenue was designed by  pioneering Miami architect Russell Pancoast. It was the ultimate place to be seen. Located between Miami
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Interview with Woody Vondracek

June 15, 2021 No Comments
Read Time: 6 minsThroughout the 1980s and the early 90s, Woody Vondracek became one of South Florida’s foremost Art Deco graphic artists. We recently had the opportunity to interview Woody, who reminisced with
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Carl Fisher’s Clubhouse

June 11, 2021 No Comments
Read Time: 2 minsCarl Fisher’s Clubhouse built in 1916, just one year after the incorporation of the city of Miami Beach, was located at his executive golf course on Dade Blvd. and Washington
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National Register of Historic Places

May 21, 2021 No Comments
Read Time: 2 minsOn May 14th, 1979, the Miami Beach Art Deco District was listed on the National Register of Historic Places as the nation’s first urban 20th century Historic District. This year we
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“Definitely Deco”

May 14, 2021 No Comments
Read Time: 5 minsIn the early 80s in the Art Deco Historic District, in the lobby of the Washington Storage Company, 1003 Washington Avenue, you could find the eclectic antique and gift shop
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The New Yorker Hotel

April 30, 2021 No Comments
Read Time: 2 minsThe New Yorker Hotel once stood at 1611 Collins Avenue. It was the destruction of this iconic 1940 hotel in April 1981, considered by some the masterpiece of local architect
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