Read Time: 2 mins Buttons that had a saying or a political statement were a very popular item to wear in the 1970’s – 1990’s. Courtesy of the Kinerk-Wilhelm Collection shown are photographs of
Read Time: 3 mins View the video below from our October 19th zoom forum! Special thanks to the panelists and to the Neighborhood Organization to Save North Beach Robert Geitner, Executive Director – Olympia
Read Time: 3 mins Barbara Baer Capitman was always an art and design lover. Perhaps she inherited this passion from her mother, Mrs. Myrtle Baer, who was an artist in her own right in the 1950’s.
Read Time: < 1 min Come back in time with us to Ocean Drive in 1989 and hear directly from MDPL co-founder Leonard Horowitz in this rare documentary that has just been digitized from our
Read Time: 3 mins Developer Carl G. Fisher (1874–1939)—was a self-made millionaire who transformed Miami Beach into a winter tourist destination at the beginning of the twentieth century. It was Fisher who built several of Miami
Read Time: 5 mins Webinar link: https://miamibeachfl-gov.zoom.us/j/89999066738, or dial in via telephone 888-475-4499 (toll free), webinar ID: 899 9906 6738. Members of the public wishing to speak on an item during the meeting, must
Read Time: < 1 min Watch the video from yesterday’s Zoom presentation! Editor’s Note: Miami Design Preservation League is pleased to support Miami Beach Referendum #5 for the Wolfsonian Arts District floor area density increase
Read Time: 4 mins Editor’s Note: Steven Avdakov is a registered architect in Florida and four other states, and he has over thirty years of professional architectural and historic preservation experience. In 1998, he
Read Time: 2 mins La Flora Hotel at 1238 Collins Avenue, when opened in 1924, was a Mediterranean Revival Hotel designed by architect George L. Pfeiffer. It was three stories high and had 45 rooms, each
Read Time: < 1 min The City of Miami Beach has published a survey as part of its efforts to develop a private property adaptation program. The objective is to reduce the risk of damage
Read Time: 2 mins MDPL’s Board of Directors has taken the following positions on upcoming ballot questions which relate to our mission. To read the full Voter Guide published by the City of Miami
Read Time: 2 mins On June 1, 2020, artist Christo, known in South Florida for his public art project “Surrounded Islands”, passed away. Christo’s 30-month project to encircle eleven islands in Biscayne Bay with bright pink plastic
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