How the Arts Helped Influence the Resurgence of Lincoln Road in the 1980s
Read Time: 5 mins Miami 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.
Opa-locka MENA Fest Celebrates 97-Year History on April 13th
Read Time: 2 mins Experience Opa-locka’s vibrant fusion of cultures at the inaugural edition of MENA Fest, the first multicultural festival of its kind in the city’s 97-year history. On Saturday, April 13 from 12 […]
Video: Stuart Reed // Florida’s First Travelogue: A Spanish Shipwreck Survivor’s Memoir of Enslavement with the Calusa Tribe for 17 Years // Art Deco Weekend 2024
Read Time: 2 mins On Sunday, January 14, 2024, Stuart Reed presented his lecture “Florida’s First Travelogue: A Spanish Shipwreck Survivor’s Memoir of Enslavement with the Calusa Tribe for 17 Years” at the Art […]
Miami New Drama Presents: Dangerous Days, April 4-28 at the Colony Theatre
Read Time: 2 mins A World Premiere Play by Nicholas Griffin Directed By Jen Wineman April 4—28, 2024 Miami New Drama presents: Dangerous Days. An exciting play that reminisces on the infamous past of […]
The Kay Family and the Clevelander Hotel
Read Time: 4 mins According 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.
Agenda Preview: April 9, 2024 Historic Preservation Board
Read Time: 2 mins MDPL’s Advocacy Committee will review the following applications on the upcoming Historic Preservation Board agenda. Here is a sneak peek of the projects to be heard and links to learn […]
Video: Bob Kealing // The Beatles in 1964 Florida // Art Deco Weekend 2024
Read Time: < 1 min On Friday, January 12th, 2024, Bob Kealing presented his lecture “The Beatles in 1964 Florida” at the Art Deco Museum. Lecture Description This lively presentation examines the two weeks the Beatles spent in […]
Video: Haley Busch, 1,000 Friends of Florida // Saving Special Places and Building Better Communities: Smart Growth in Florida // Art Deco Weekend 2024
Read Time: 2 mins On Friday, January 12, 2024, Haley Busch of 1,000 Friends of Florida presented “Saving Special Places and Building Better Communities: Smart Growth in Florida” at the Art Deco Museum. Lecture […]
Video: Rick Gonzalez // Historic Preservation in Coastal Communities of Florida // Art Deco Weekend 2024
Read Time: 2 mins On Friday, January 12, 2024, architect Rick Gonzalez presented his lecture “Historic Preservation in Coastal Communities of Florida” at the Art Deco Museum. Lecture Description Historic places change over time. We can’t stop change, […]
Guest Post: Updates from the Historic Preservation Association of Coral Gables
Read Time: 5 mins This is a guest post by our partner organization, the Historic Preservation Association of Coral Gables Article by Karelia Carbonell At its recent Annual Meeting, the Historic Preservation Association of […]
Our Positions at the March 12th, 2024 Historic Preservation Board
Read Time: 3 mins MDPL’s Advocacy Committee has reviewed the following project on the upcoming Historic Preservation Board agenda and offers our positions below. Please note: the lack of a position on a project does […]
Agenda Preview: March 12th, 2024 Historic Preservation Board
Read Time: 2 mins MDPL’s Advocacy Committee will review the following applications on the upcoming Historic Preservation Board agenda. Here is a sneak peek of the projects to be heard and links to learn […]