Don’t let the sun set on Art Deco district (1982)

Read Time: 2 minsEditors 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. Comissioners in 1982 were heavily criticized for passing a weak preservation ordinance. While the district’s
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How the Arts Helped Influence the Resurgence of Lincoln Road in the 1980s

Read Time: 5 minsMiami Beach’s Lincoln Road Mall is one of the most popular shopping destinations in the world – a pedestrian promenade dotted with historic buildings from the 1920s-1960s. It stretches for about a mile between Washington Avenue and Alton Road. The outdoor shopping mall is a top stop for fashion, shopping, dining, markets, art galleries, and people-watching.
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Kay Family and the Clevelander Hotel

The Kay Family and the Clevelander Hotel

Read Time: 4 minsAccording to a 1986 Miami Herald article, in the 1980s developer Gerry Sanchez purchased numerous hotels along Ocean Drive. Mr. Sanchez was superstitious – and since he was 45 years old, the price he’d sell a property for would have to include the numbers 4 and 5: “For everything I sell, I have to make 45 cents or $4.50 or $45 or $4,500 or $45,000 or $450,000. I’m superstitious because that’s my age.” $450,000 is the profit he made while selling the Clevelander to the Kay Family for $1.65 million, after owning the property for four months.
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The Museum Plays

The Museum Plays

Read Time: < 1 minMiami New Drama and The Rubell Museum have teamed up to create an exhibit that’s unlike anything we’ve ever seen before! Six playwrights were commissioned
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