Postcards from WWII

Read Time: 3 minsTo honor the boys who served and were stationed in Miami Beach during WWII, we searched our archive collection for postcards from that era that were sent by the soldiers […]

Advocacy Alert: Save the McGraw-Hill Lobby in NYC

McGraw Hill Lobby NYCRead Time: 3 minsPlease find the letter below from MDPL Board Chair Jack Johnson transmitted to the NYC Landmarks Preservation Committee. Dear Chair Carroll,   The Miami Design Preservation League (MDPL) is distressed by […]

Burdines home of ‘Sunshine Fashions’

Read Time: 3 minsIn celebration of Black History Month….The downtown Burdines had a place of real significance when the nation entered the civil right’s era. Burdines was the flagship for Florida’s first family of […]

Guest Post: Committee to Preserve Byron Carlyle Theater

Read Time: 5 minsPlease see below post from the Committee to Preserve the Byron Carlyle Theater. The Committee to Preserve Byron Carlyle Theater is a group of Miami Beach residents, neighborhood associations, civic […]

Beatles 57th Anniversary at the Deauville Hotel

Read Time: 3 minsThe Deauville Hotel, 6701 Collins Avenue in Miami Beach was designed by Melvin Grossman in 1957. This MIMO style hotel was named “Hotel of The Year” as it attracted many […]

Preservationists ask to expand historic district

Read Time: < 1 minFebruary 2021 is the 33rd anniversary of when preservationists campaigned to expand South Beach’s Historic District to include the triangle of 18 blocks east of Washington Ave. between 17th Street […]

International Inn Designated Historic MiMo Landmark

International InnRead Time: < 1 minThe Miami Beach Commission on Wednesday designated the International Inn as an individual historic site. This was the culmination of a multi-year effort between the City, MDPL, and the property […]

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 […]