MDPL Staff, Author at Miami Design Preservation League

North Beach Resort Historic District

September 9, 2020 No Comments

Read Time: < 1 min Browse the Historic Designation Report from 2003 below.

Summary: September 8th 2020 Historic Preservation Board

September 8, 2020 No Comments

Read Time: 4 mins The City of Miami Beach’s Historic Preservation Board met virtually today to review a lengthy agenda. Below are results of the items that were heard at the meeting, shaded in

Our Positions at the Sep 8 2020 Historic Preservation Board

September 7, 2020 No Comments

Read Time: 5 mins MEMORANDUM September 7th 2020 TO: Chair and Members, Historic Preservation Board FROM: Advocacy Committee, Miami Design Preservation League SUBJECT: Applications before the Board on September 8th 2020 MDPL’s Advocacy Committee

New Renderings of the Raleigh Master Plan Proposal

September 6, 2020 No Comments

Read Time: < 1 min Upcoming Hearing: September 8th 2020 9am, Historic Preservation Board (via Zoom). Hearing information and the full meeting agenda can be found at the following link: click here. The project is

Tatum Waterway: City’s Response to Aug 31st decision

September 5, 2020 No Comments

Read Time: < 1 min Please see below the Letter to Commission (LTC) submitted by the City of Miami Beach administration, regarding the Circuit Court’s August 31st 2020 opinion removing the Tatum Waterway’s historic designation.

YTech vs City of Miami Beach: Update on Tatum Waterway

September 3, 2020 No Comments

Read Time: 2 mins MDPL is saddened by a preliminary decision of the Eleventh Judicial Circuit Court to quash the ordinance that made the Tatum Waterway part of the locally-designated North Shore Historic District.

Mid Century Marvels

August 25, 2020 No Comments

Read Time: 2 mins Synopsis of the November 1996 Ocean Drive article by Tom Austin with photographs by Bill Wisser entitled, “Mid Century Marvels; A new tour and increasing appreciation are spurring interest in

Miami Beach Art Deco District Time Future

Our Drive, Ocean Drive 2020

August 21, 2020 No Comments

Read Time: < 1 min The City of Miami Beach, MDPL, and various stakeholders are undertaking a renewed effort to help re-elevate the Art Deco District with a focus on revitalization, arts, and culture –

1938 Easter Service on the beach in Lummus Park

July 13, 2020 No Comments

Read Time: 2 mins These 1938 vintage black and white photographs from our archives show an early morning Easter service on the beach in Lummus Park. They include a photograph showing the crowds attending

The Wofford and Traymore Hotels

June 30, 2020 No Comments

Read Time: 3 mins Mrs. Olive Wofford, a widow in the early 20th century, opened a guest house in Miami Beach at 23rd and Collins Avenue. After seeing how the market was so successful,

The Hampton Hotel

June 26, 2020 No Comments

Read Time: 3 mins The Hampton Hotel located at the corner of Lincoln Road and Michigan Avenue, was built in April 1926, and designed by Martin L. Hampton. He also designed the old Miami

The Nemo Hotel

June 22, 2020 No Comments

Read Time: 2 mins The Nemo Hotel at 100 Collins Ave was considered to be a Mediterranean Revival gem that was built in 1921 by New Yorkers Sam Magrid, and Joseph and Harry Goodkowsky.

Author: MDPL Staff

North Beach Resort Historic District

Summary: September 8th 2020 Historic Preservation Board

Our Positions at the Sep 8 2020 Historic Preservation Board

New Renderings of the Raleigh Master Plan Proposal

Tatum Waterway: City’s Response to Aug 31st decision

YTech vs City of Miami Beach: Update on Tatum Waterway

Mid Century Marvels

Our Drive, Ocean Drive 2020

1938 Easter Service on the beach in Lummus Park

The Wofford and Traymore Hotels

The Hampton Hotel

The Nemo Hotel

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