MDPL Staff, Author at Miami Design Preservation League

Our Positions at the Sep 8 2020 Historic Preservation Board

September 7, 2020 No Comments

Read Time: 5 minsMEMORANDUM 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 minUpcoming 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 minPlease 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 minsMDPL 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 minsSynopsis 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 minThe 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 minsThese 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 minsMrs. 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 minsThe 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 minsThe 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.

The Strand Restaurant

June 16, 2020 No Comments

Read Time: 3 minsThe Strand Restaurant located at 671 Washington Avenue, designed by Yosse Friedman, was the keystone in 1986 to revitalizing dark Washington Avenue years before Micky Wolfson bought the Washington Avenue Storage

The Neron Hotel

June 15, 2020 No Comments

Read Time: 2 minsThe Neron Hotel previously located at 1110 Drexel Avenue, was a fine example of the Art Deco/Streamline Moderne architecture built by architect Henry Hohauser in 1940. The building exhibited many

Author: MDPL Staff

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

The Strand Restaurant

The Neron Hotel

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