Read Time: < 1 min This excerpt comes from a March 4th, 1940, archival Life magazine article entitled, “Miami & Miami Beach; Biggest U.S. winter resort has biggest boom” “All beaches are noteworthy for the
Read Time: 3 mins The landmark Colony Theatre at 1040 Lincoln Road in Miami Beach opened January 25, 1935, and was built for the Paramount chain. It was a superb example of the Art
Read Time: 5 mins Leonard (Leibesh) Bobick’s life story was the epitome of the American Dream. He was born in 1934 in Krakow, Poland, to a religious Jewish family that owned a kosher food
Read Time: 3 mins MDPL’s Advocacy Committee has reviewed the following applications and offers our below positions. Please note, the lack of a position on a project does not indicate support or opposition to
Read Time: 2 mins March 2021 marks the 41st anniversary of the world-famous artist Andy Warhol’s visit to the South Beach Art Deco District. As one of the pioneering Art Deco collectors, Andy Warhol
Read Time: 2 mins Help us produce our upcoming Morris Lapidus exhibition! Our fundraiser is now live. A Retrospective Look at the Architect who redefined the landscape of Miami Beach Goal Exhibition Dates: March
Read Time: 3 mins To honor the boys who served and were stationed in Miami Beach during WWII, we searched our archive collection for postcards from that era that were sent by the soldiers
Read Time: < 1 min Please join the Miami Beach Youth Commission today Thursday, February 25, at the livestream of the first segment of #MBHistory. The series highlights the role of Blacks, Hispanics, Jewish, and
Read Time: 3 mins Please find the letter below from MDPL Board Chair Jack Johnson transmitted to the NYC Landmarks Preservation Committee. Dear Chair Carroll, The Miami Design Preservation League (MDPL) is distressed by
Read Time: 3 mins In celebration of Black History Month….The downtown Burdines had a place of real significance when the nation entered the civil right’s era. Burdines was the flagship for Florida’s first family of
Read Time: < 1 min MDPL’s Visual Memoirs Project is featured in this local NBC6 news story about the legacy of segregation in South Florida. To read the full article and view the video, click
Read Time: 5 mins Please see below post from the Committee to Preserve the Byron Carlyle Theater. The Committee to Preserve Byron Carlyle Theater is a group of Miami Beach residents, neighborhood associations, civic
Jan 19-23 2023 at the Miami Beach Convention Center
Our Mailing Address is PO Box 190180, Miami Beach, FL, 33119