Read Time: 2mins In 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 […]
Read Time: < 1min Dress up in your Art Deco best and join our speakeasy crew this evening via Zoom!Get in the Thanksgiving holiday spirit with MDPL through Zoom or Facebook Live! Join us […]
Read Time: 3mins Excerpt from 1940 Life Magazine article entitled “Miami & Miami Beach; Biggest U.S. Winter resort has biggest boom”….. “In 1912 Miami, Fla., was a sleepy town of 7,500 people and Miami […]
Read Time: < 1min Don’t miss Give Miami Day 2020! Help MDPL reach our $5,000 fundraising goal during this annual 24 hour fundraising event for local non-profits. Giving is open now through Thursday at 11:59pm.What […]
Read Time: 6mins by Barbara PickellAbout the Author: Barbara Pickell received her BA and MBA degrees from Binghamton University in New York State. She worked in healthcare management and sales for over 30 […]
Read Time: < 1min The many shades of 1430 Ocean Drive…MDPL 1940’s archival postcard of the Clyde Hotel designed by L. Murray Dixon in 1941. In the 1970’s the name changed to Delnick’s Hotel. […]
Read Time: < 1min From the Miami Beach Visual Memoirs Youtube Channel, this clip from 1989 was filmed by German Television for a documentary about Art Deco on Miami Beach. “Tony uses his signature […]
Read Time: 4mins Webinar link: https://miamibeachfl-gov.zoom.us/j/88038126471, or dial in via telephone 877 853 5257 (toll free), webinar ID: 880 3812 6471. Members of the public wishing to speak on an item during the […]
Read Time: 3mins Miami Beach sunbathers in the early 20th century would flock to Casinos, which actually were “bathing pavilions” that had nothing to do with gambling. The first bathing casino was built by […]
Read Time: 3mins “It used to be called Motel Row. And for good reason. Dozens of two-story motels lined Collins Avenue. Some had whimsical themes and architectural flourishes. Concrete camels, mermaids and pyramids…Families […]
Read Time: 2mins This past year MDPL member Nancy Usatschew generously donated her family’s vintage photographs and articles from the 1930’s- 1940’s. In the 1940’s, twenty-four year old Walter Bura was the world’s […]
Read Time: 3mins The Byron Carlyle Theater is a cultural and historical landmark in the North Beach area of Miami Beach. It was designed by famous MiMo architect A. Herbert Mathes, and residents […]
Read Time: 2 mins In 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 […] 
Read Time: < 1 min Dress up in your Art Deco best and join our speakeasy crew this evening via Zoom!Get in the Thanksgiving holiday spirit with MDPL through Zoom or Facebook Live! Join us […] 
Read Time: 3 mins Excerpt from 1940 Life Magazine article entitled “Miami & Miami Beach; Biggest U.S. Winter resort has biggest boom”….. “In 1912 Miami, Fla., was a sleepy town of 7,500 people and Miami […] 
Read Time: < 1 min Don’t miss Give Miami Day 2020! Help MDPL reach our $5,000 fundraising goal during this annual 24 hour fundraising event for local non-profits. Giving is open now through Thursday at 11:59pm.What […] 
Read Time: 6 mins by Barbara PickellAbout the Author: Barbara Pickell received her BA and MBA degrees from Binghamton University in New York State. She worked in healthcare management and sales for over 30 […] 
Read Time: < 1 min The many shades of 1430 Ocean Drive…MDPL 1940’s archival postcard of the Clyde Hotel designed by L. Murray Dixon in 1941. In the 1970’s the name changed to Delnick’s Hotel. […] 
Read Time: < 1 min From the Miami Beach Visual Memoirs Youtube Channel, this clip from 1989 was filmed by German Television for a documentary about Art Deco on Miami Beach. “Tony uses his signature […] 
Read Time: 4 mins Webinar link: https://miamibeachfl-gov.zoom.us/j/88038126471, or dial in via telephone 877 853 5257 (toll free), webinar ID: 880 3812 6471. Members of the public wishing to speak on an item during the […] 
Read Time: 3 mins Miami Beach sunbathers in the early 20th century would flock to Casinos, which actually were “bathing pavilions” that had nothing to do with gambling. The first bathing casino was built by […] 
Read Time: 3 mins “It used to be called Motel Row. And for good reason. Dozens of two-story motels lined Collins Avenue. Some had whimsical themes and architectural flourishes. Concrete camels, mermaids and pyramids…Families […] 
Read Time: 2 mins This past year MDPL member Nancy Usatschew generously donated her family’s vintage photographs and articles from the 1930’s- 1940’s. In the 1940’s, twenty-four year old Walter Bura was the world’s […] 
Read Time: 3 mins The Byron Carlyle Theater is a cultural and historical landmark in the North Beach area of Miami Beach. It was designed by famous MiMo architect A. Herbert Mathes, and residents […]