MDPL Staff, Author at Miami Design Preservation League

As America Loses Leading Architectural Historian, Coral Gables Faces Ongoing Threat

April 24, 2020 No Comments

Read Time: 5 minsA Tribute to Virginia McAlester by Brett Gillis, Vice President, Historic Preservation Association of Coral Gables Preservationists across the nation join the residents of Dallas, Texas in mourning the death of Virginia McAlester,

Original Andy Sweet photographs

April 21, 2020 No Comments

Read Time: 2 minsAndy Sweet was a gifted photographer who from 1977-1982, documented the residents of South Beach through his camera lens. In 1982 his life was tragically cut short when he was

Discriminatory Language of the 1940’s

April 21, 2020 No Comments

Read Time: < 1 minShown are two archival 1947 magazine ads for The Cromwell and The Pancoast Hotels. These ads referred to “Selected Clientele”and “Carefully Restricted Clientele”, and offering “Congenial Companionship”. These catchphrases all

1950s ad for The Essex House Hotel

April 20, 2020 No Comments

Read Time: 2 mins The Essex House Hotel at 1001 Collins Avenue, is considered one of Henry Hohauser’s best designs. Built in 1938, the hotel has the streamlined shape of a ship, with

Lincoln Center Hotel

April 20, 2020 No Comments

Read Time: < 1 min1940’s Postcard of the Lincoln Center Hotel at 630 Lincoln Road and the corner of Euclid Avenue. The Lincoln Center Hotel was designed in 1937 by famed architect Igor Polevitzky

Photographs of WWII military in Miami Beach

April 20, 2020 No Comments

Read Time: 2 minsBetween 1942 and 1945, Miami Beach played a significant role in WWII. Nearly half a million men, including matinee idol Clark Gable, were stationed there for training by the Army

Last Call to Save The Senator!

April 20, 2020 No Comments

Read Time: < 1 min1988 Flyer “LAST CALL TO SAVE THE SENATOR!” at Miami Beach City Hall on Convention Center Drive on June 1st. BE THERE TO WITNESS THE FINAL MEETING….Join us at our

Virtual Background Images – Miami Beach Edition!

April 18, 2020 No Comments

Read Time: 2 minsDress up your online virtual meetings with these virtual backgrounds featuring some of our favorite shots of Miami Beach! Do you use Zoom or other virtual meeting tools? Would you

Miami Beach Dog Track

April 16, 2020 No Comments

Read Time: 2 minsMDPL archival postcard of Miami Beach Dog Track circa 1930’s-1940’s. Located at the southern tip of South Beach on 1st and Ocean Drive, it brought an exciting cosmopolitan spark to Miami

Andy Sweet Archives

April 14, 2020 No Comments

Read Time: 2 minsIn January of 2020, MDPL contributed their digitized Andy Sweet archival files to the National Gallery of Arts, in conjunction with the Sweet’s family archives. Andy Sweet was a gifted

Wolfie’s and Rascal House

April 13, 2020 No Comments

Read Time: 2 minsWolfie Cohen’s Rascal House was the brainchild of Wilfred “Wolfie” Cohen, who started his foodie career as a busboy in the Catskills. In the late 1930’s, he moved to Miami

Posters from our Andy Sweet Collection

April 9, 2020 No Comments

Read Time: < 1 minAndy Sweet was a gifted photographer who documented the residents of South Beach with his associate Gary Monroe from 1977 – 1982. In 1982, Andy Sweet’s life was tragically cut

Author: MDPL Staff

As America Loses Leading Architectural Historian, Coral Gables Faces Ongoing Threat

Original Andy Sweet photographs

Discriminatory Language of the 1940’s

1950s ad for The Essex House Hotel

Lincoln Center Hotel

Photographs of WWII military in Miami Beach

Last Call to Save The Senator!

Virtual Background Images – Miami Beach Edition!

Miami Beach Dog Track

Andy Sweet Archives

Wolfie’s and Rascal House

Posters from our Andy Sweet Collection

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