Read Time: 2 mins On Sunday, January 14, 2024, Linda Stevenson & Alex Van Mecl presented their lecture “Resurfacing the Moorish Magic of Opa-locka” at the Wolfsonian-FIU Museum. The City of Opa-locka is Miami-Dade County’s eighth oldest
Read Time: 2 mins On Saturday, January 13, 2024, Victor Deupi presented his lecture “Postwar Architectural Photography in South Florida and the Paradox of Pleasure” at the Wolfsonian-FIU Museum. Postwar photographers such as Ezra Stoller in New York
Read Time: < 1 min On Saturday, January 13, 2024, Anna Andrzejewski presented her lecture “The Florida House, 1945-1965” at the Wolfsonian-FIU Museum. Often one story tall and built of concrete block—with a large screened-in porch, Florida room (more
Read Time: 2 mins On Sunday, January 14, 2024, Gary McKechnie presented his lecture “What in the World?! How Walt Created Disney World” at the Art Deco Museum. When Walt Disney realized cheap tourist
Read Time: 2 mins On Sunday, January 14th, 2024, Dominique M. Hawkins and Jennifer M. Wolfe presented their lecture “Flooding in Florida: The Bellwether of Climate Change” at the Art Deco Museum. Their informative
Read Time: 2 mins Miami Beach OnStage! is celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month! From salsa nights to captivating performances, the City of Miami Beach has a lineup of FREE events you won’t want to miss! Join OnStage! for music, art, and more throughout September and October.
Read Time: 2 mins A fan-created 40th Anniversary Reunion of the hit show Miami Vice will be taking place next week, from September 12th to the 15th.
Read Time: 2 mins In a triumph for historic preservation, Miami Beach’s oldest surviving man-made structure, the Collins Canal, has been approved for historic designation by the Mayor and Commission of the City of
Read Time: 2 mins Editors Note: The Barbara Baer Capitman archives “Historic Threads” project is partly sponsored by the Department of State, Division of Historical Resources, and the State of Florida. The year was 1986, marking
Read Time: 3 mins In the 1980s, Miami Beach faced a dilemma that would crucially impact its future: Would it turn into a city full of brand-new skyscraper condos, or would it be a revitalized city honoring its past with an eye toward its future? The following quotes are from a Miami Herald editorial written by Charles Whited on January 29, 1981, in which he argues that Art Deco could save the desolate island and move it toward a cultural revival.
Read Time: 3 mins The annual Back to the City conference was a significant gathering focused on urban preservation and revitalization efforts in historic American cities. The conference served as a platform for discussing the resurgence of residential and commercial interests in decaying inner cities, aiming to rejuvenate and preserve the architectural and cultural heritage of these urban areas.
Read Time: 2 mins At the time, preservationists fought to make this quaint neighborhood a historic district. Then referred to as the Bass District, the area is between Washington and Collins Avenue from 16th to 23rd Street. It features some of the best examples of Art Deco and Mediterranean architecture.
Jan 19-23 2023 at the Miami Beach Convention Center
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