MDPL Staff, Author at Miami Design Preservation League

The Rebirth of the Cardozo Hotel

November 27, 2020 No Comments

Read Time: 6 mins In the seventies, the porch at the Cardozo Hotel at 1300 Ocean Drive had no more than a row of aluminum chairs, with equal numbers of senior citizens who lived in

Earl LaPan’s mural at the Victor Hotel

November 23, 2020 No Comments

Read Time: 2 mins In 1934, the young artist Earl LaPan, a Massachusettes native came to Miami Beach in search of work. Between 1934 and 1939, he painted murals and created sculptures for more

Join Us Tonight for the Deco Speakeasy!

November 20, 2020 No Comments

Read Time: < 1 min Dress up in your Art Deco best and join our speakeasy crew this evening via Zoom!Get in the Thanksgiving holiday spirit with MDPL through Zoom or Facebook Live! Join us

Excerpt from 1940 Life Magazine

November 19, 2020 No Comments

Read Time: 3 mins Excerpt from 1940 Life Magazine article entitled “Miami & Miami Beach; Biggest U.S. Winter resort has biggest boom”….. “In 1912 Miami, Fla., was a sleepy town of 7,500 people and Miami

Give Miami Day is Today!

November 19, 2020 No Comments

Read Time: < 1 min Don’t miss Give Miami Day 2020! Help MDPL reach our $5,000 fundraising goal during this annual 24 hour fundraising event for local non-profits. Giving is open now through Thursday at 11:59pm.What

Guest Post: How to Dress Art Deco

November 14, 2020 No Comments

Read Time: 6 mins by Barbara PickellAbout the Author: Barbara Pickell received her BA and MBA degrees from Binghamton University in New York State. She worked in healthcare management and sales for over 30

Many Shades of 1430 Ocean Dr.

November 13, 2020 No Comments

Read Time: < 1 min The many shades of 1430 Ocean Drive…MDPL 1940’s archival postcard of the Clyde Hotel designed by L. Murray Dixon in 1941. In the 1970’s the name changed to Delnick’s Hotel.

Tony Goldman in 1989 Articulates his Vision for Miami Beach

November 12, 2020 No Comments

Read Time: < 1 min From the Miami Beach Visual Memoirs Youtube Channel, this clip from 1989 was filmed by German Television for a documentary about Art Deco on Miami Beach. “Tony uses his signature

Our Positions at the Nov 10th 2020 Historic Preservation Board

November 9, 2020 No Comments

Read Time: 4 mins Webinar link: https://miamibeachfl-gov.zoom.us/j/88038126471, or dial in via telephone 877 853 5257 (toll free), webinar ID: 880 3812 6471. Members of the public wishing to speak on an item during the

Miami Beach Bathing “Casinos”

November 3, 2020 No Comments

Read Time: 3 mins Miami Beach sunbathers in the early 20th century would flock to Casinos, which actually were “bathing pavilions” that had nothing to do with gambling. The first bathing casino was built by

Sunny Isles Motel Row

October 30, 2020 No Comments

Read Time: 3 mins “It used to be called Motel Row. And for good reason. Dozens of two-story motels lined Collins Avenue. Some had whimsical themes and architectural flourishes. Concrete camels, mermaids and pyramids…Families

Catapult Diver at the MacFadden-Deauville Hotel

October 27, 2020 No Comments

Read Time: 2 mins This past year MDPL member Nancy Usatschew generously donated her family’s vintage photographs and articles from the 1930’s- 1940’s. In the 1940’s, twenty-four year old Walter Bura was the world’s

Author: MDPL Staff

The Rebirth of the Cardozo Hotel

Earl LaPan’s mural at the Victor Hotel

Join Us Tonight for the Deco Speakeasy!

Excerpt from 1940 Life Magazine

Give Miami Day is Today!

Guest Post: How to Dress Art Deco

Many Shades of 1430 Ocean Dr.

Tony Goldman in 1989 Articulates his Vision for Miami Beach

Our Positions at the Nov 10th 2020 Historic Preservation Board

Miami Beach Bathing “Casinos”

Sunny Isles Motel Row

Catapult Diver at the MacFadden-Deauville Hotel

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