MDPL Staff, Author at Miami Design Preservation League

A Survivor’s Success Story in Miami Beach

March 8, 2021 No Comments

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

Our positions at the March 8th 2021 Miami Beach Historic Preservation Board

March 7, 2021 No Comments

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

Andy Warhol’s visit to Deco District

March 5, 2021 No Comments

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

Fundraiser: Morris Lapidus Exhibition

February 27, 2021 No Comments

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 BeachGoal Exhibition Dates: March 2021 launch,

Postcards from WWII

February 26, 2021 No Comments

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

Dive Into History with the Miami Beach Youth Commission

February 25, 2021 No Comments

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

Advocacy Alert: Save the McGraw-Hill Lobby in NYC

February 23, 2021 No Comments

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 the news

Burdines home of ‘Sunshine Fashions’

February 21, 2021 No Comments

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 retail

NBC6: Sundown Towns: a Look at South Florida’s Legacy of Segregation

February 19, 2021 No Comments

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

Guest Post: Committee to Preserve Byron Carlyle Theater

February 17, 2021 No Comments

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 leaders

Save 1753 North View Drive: Sunset Island Home of “Body by Fisher” Automobile Inventor

February 16, 2021 No Comments

Read Time: 9 mins Sign the Petition to Save 1753 North View Drive: Click HereAddress: 1753 North View DriveCurrent Owners: Sunset Island Land Trust, Alex Kleyner and Diana Ulis, purchased home in September 2020.

Beatles 57th Anniversary at the Deauville Hotel

February 15, 2021 No Comments

Read Time: 3 mins The Deauville Hotel, 6701 Collins Avenue in Miami Beach was designed by Melvin Grossman in 1957. This MIMO style hotel was named “Hotel of The Year” as it attracted many

Author: MDPL Staff

A Survivor’s Success Story in Miami Beach

Our positions at the March 8th 2021 Miami Beach Historic Preservation Board

Andy Warhol’s visit to Deco District

Fundraiser: Morris Lapidus Exhibition

Postcards from WWII

Dive Into History with the Miami Beach Youth Commission

Advocacy Alert: Save the McGraw-Hill Lobby in NYC

Burdines home of ‘Sunshine Fashions’

NBC6: Sundown Towns: a Look at South Florida’s Legacy of Segregation

Guest Post: Committee to Preserve Byron Carlyle Theater

Save 1753 North View Drive: Sunset Island Home of “Body by Fisher” Automobile Inventor

Beatles 57th Anniversary at the Deauville Hotel

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