Art Week Miami Beach Snapshots – part 1

Read Time: < 1 min The 2021 art fairs may be over, but the memories will endure. We’ve rounded up our favorite posts on Instagram showcasing some of the many highlights from the past week. […]

Moon Over Miami Ball

Read Time: 4 mins Every year from 1978 through the 1990’s, there was a black-tie bash in Miami Beach benefiting the Miami Design Preservation League, called the “Moon Over Miami Ball”. This very anticipated party would […]

Josephine Baker Performs at Copa City Club, Miami Beach

Copa City Plans, Giller & Giller ArchivesRead Time: 3 mins Norman Giller, the prolific MiMo architect and Norman Bel Geddes, the renowned industrial and theatrical set designer were commissioned by Murray Weinger to design the Copa City nightclub at 1301 […]

MDPL Sets Record for Give Miami Day 2021!

Thank you Give Miami Day 2021!Read Time: < 1 min Thanks to the support of our generous stakeholders, we have achieved a personal record for our Give Miami Day fundraising! This year, our supporters rose to the occasion in record […]

Support us on Give Miami Day!

Read Time: < 1 min What would Miami be without its Art Deco, Mediterranean, and MiMo buildings?Give Miami Day is happening now! Help us reach our $15,000 fundraising goal.

The Splendor of the Helen Mar

Read Time: 3 mins The Helen Mar Apartment Hotel at 2421 Lake Pancoast Drive was designed by Robert E. Collins in 1936 for the owner John Marsa. Helen, the locals say, was the name […]

Remembering the Campaign to “Save the Senator!”

Read Time: 3 mins Thirty-three years ago in October 1988, one of the foremost Art Deco hotels built in 1939 in the historic district, was sadly demolished. Designed by the prolific Art Deco architect, […]

Candidate Questionnaire: Group 3 Responses

Read Time: 7 mins The Miami Design Preservation League sent a questionnaire regarding preservation and development issues to all candidates for the Miami Beach November 2nd 2021 general election. We will be posting each […]