Read Time: 2minsEditors 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. According to the United States Census Bureau, in 1970, over 60% of the local population in Miami Beach was over the age of 25. And in the 1980s, while Miami […]
Read Time: 4minsEditors 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. By the 1950s, Miami Beach had become a run-down and abandoned version of its former glamorous self. Several once prestigious hotels that catered to famous celebrities and wealthy elites– Such […]
Read Time: < 1minThe Miami Design Preservation League and the City of Miami Beach hosted a powerful celebration on Thursday, July 17, 2025, of the extraordinary Black artists and musicians who lived during the Art Deco era. We honored their legacy through presentations about them and a live performance by Maryel Epps — a vocal powerhouse who’s performed […]
Read Time: < 1minTerry Little, a senior lecturer in the department of archaeology and heritage studies at Ahmadu Bello University in Zaria, Nigeria, and a senior adviser to the Trust for African Rock Art (TARA) in Nairobi, Kenya, gave a fascinating presentation on Thursday, June 26, here at the Art Deco Welcome Center. Mr. Little brought deep insight […]
Read Time: 2minsEditors 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. Jo Thomas’s piece in the New York Times emphasizes the efforts of preservationists, such as the Miami Design Preservation League, to save the 800 buildings of the Art Deco District, which represents […]
Read Time: 2minsEditors 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. MDPL engaged with various public organizations dedicated to elderly and immigrant housing, including the HEV National Institute on Aging, HUD’s Office on Aging, the Conservation Foundation, and local academic institutions […]
Read Time: 2minsEditors 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 Miami Beach City Commission officially designated the Art Deco District, covering Ocean Drive, Collins Avenue, and Espanola Way, as a historic district with a 6-1 vote. The designation, which […]
Read Time: 2minsEditors 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. More than 60 people gathered at Ocean Park in Miami Beach to protest plans to build a 200-space parking lot on a green space along Ocean Drive at Third Street. […]
Read Time: 2minsEditors 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. Barbara Baer Capitman was nominated for a three-year term on the Board of Directors of Preservation Action, announced by Chairman Robert B. Vice. Preservation Action advocated for historic preservation and […]
Read Time: 2minsEditors 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. Though the dream was interrupted by World War II, Miami Beach was revived in the 1980s through the efforts of the Miami Design Preservation League, which succeeded in getting the […]
Read Time: 2minsEditors 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. Miami Beach’s City Commission approved a new historic designation by a unanimous vote, over objections and threats of a lawsuit from historic preservationists. The law gives property owners a six-month […]
Read Time: 2minsEditors 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. On June 26, 1979, Andrew W. Capitman, General Partner of the Cardozo Hotel Partners and son of Barbara Baer Capitman, announced that the historic Cardozo Hotel in Miami Beach would […]
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. According to the United States Census Bureau, in 1970, over 60% of the local population in Miami Beach was over the age of 25. And in the 1980s, while Miami […] 
Read Time: 4 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. By the 1950s, Miami Beach had become a run-down and abandoned version of its former glamorous self. Several once prestigious hotels that catered to famous celebrities and wealthy elites– Such […] 
Read Time: < 1 minThe Miami Design Preservation League and the City of Miami Beach hosted a powerful celebration on Thursday, July 17, 2025, of the extraordinary Black artists and musicians who lived during the Art Deco era. We honored their legacy through presentations about them and a live performance by Maryel Epps — a vocal powerhouse who’s performed […] 
Read Time: < 1 minTerry Little, a senior lecturer in the department of archaeology and heritage studies at Ahmadu Bello University in Zaria, Nigeria, and a senior adviser to the Trust for African Rock Art (TARA) in Nairobi, Kenya, gave a fascinating presentation on Thursday, June 26, here at the Art Deco Welcome Center. Mr. Little brought deep insight […] 
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. Jo Thomas’s piece in the New York Times emphasizes the efforts of preservationists, such as the Miami Design Preservation League, to save the 800 buildings of the Art Deco District, which represents […] 
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. MDPL engaged with various public organizations dedicated to elderly and immigrant housing, including the HEV National Institute on Aging, HUD’s Office on Aging, the Conservation Foundation, and local academic institutions […] 
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. The Miami Beach City Commission officially designated the Art Deco District, covering Ocean Drive, Collins Avenue, and Espanola Way, as a historic district with a 6-1 vote. The designation, which […] 
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. Barbara Baer Capitman was nominated for a three-year term on the Board of Directors of Preservation Action, announced by Chairman Robert B. Vice. Preservation Action advocated for historic preservation and […] 
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. Though the dream was interrupted by World War II, Miami Beach was revived in the 1980s through the efforts of the Miami Design Preservation League, which succeeded in getting the […] 
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. Miami Beach’s City Commission approved a new historic designation by a unanimous vote, over objections and threats of a lawsuit from historic preservationists. The law gives property owners a six-month […] 
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. On June 26, 1979, Andrew W. Capitman, General Partner of the Cardozo Hotel Partners and son of Barbara Baer Capitman, announced that the historic Cardozo Hotel in Miami Beach would […]