ROYAL PALM HOTEL

Read Time: 3 minsIn honor of Black History Month….did you know The ROYAL PALM HOTEL at 1545 Collins Avenue in 2002 was the first full-service luxury hotel in America to be owned, developed […]

The Georgian Hotel

Read Time: 3 minsThe Georgian Hotel was located on 1621 Collins Avenue near Lincoln Road. It was designed by architect Joseph J. DeBrita and built in 1940 at a cost of $140,000. Constructed […]

Gatti Restaurant 1427 West Ave

Read Time: 2 minsFrom 1925 to 1992, Gatti Restaurant at 1427 West Avenue held its place as a shining star with Miami Beach eateries, serving up delicious Northern Italian homemade pasta and fresh […]

1988 Art Deco Festival

Read Time: < 1 minBeing that last weekend was our virtual Art Deco Weekend, we wanted to bring you a flashback to a year when the festival was also not able to be held […]

The Boulevard Hotel

Read Time: 2 minsThe Boulevard Hotel is lost but not forgotten….located on Dade Blvd. & Meridian Avenue, it was one of the last hotels developed by Carl Fisher. Designed by Englishman William F. […]

Centennial Anniversary of The Flamingo Hotel

Read Time: 3 minsThe Flamingo Hotel was built by pioneering Miami Beach developer Carl G. Fisher on 15th Street & Bay Road. It was designed by Rubush & Hunter and officially opened at […]

Curry’s Restaurant

Read Time: 2 minsCurry’s Restaurant located at 7433 Collins Avenue was a North Beach favorite among many locals far and wide. It was built in 1937 as an Epicure Restaurant (yes, the same […]

The Plymouth Hotel

Read Time: 2 minsThe Plymouth Hotel is located at 336 21st Street in the Collins Park neighborhood. It was designed by Anton Skislewicz in 1940, as a three story Art Deco Streamline Moderne […]

Espanola Way

Read Time: 3 minsEspanola Way Village, which is so popular with tourists and locals now, was the brainchild of developers William Whitman and N.B.T. Roney in the early 1920’s. Originally named The Spanish […]

The White House Hotel

Read Time: 4 minsThe White House Hotel at 15th Street and Ocean Drive was a three story, 178 room structure designed by Roy E. France in the Neocolonial or Georgian style. Meant to […]

The Rebirth of the Cardozo Hotel

Read Time: 6 minsIn the seventies, the porch at the Cardozo Hotel at 1300 Ocean Drive had no more than a row of aluminum chairs, with equal numbers of  senior citizens who lived in […]

Earl LaPan’s mural at the Victor Hotel

Read Time: 2 minsIn 1934, the young artist Earl LaPan, a Massachusettes native came to Miami Beach in search of work. Between 1934 and 1939, he painted murals and created sculptures for more […]