Curry’s Restaurant

Read Time: 2 minsCurry’s Restaurant located at 7433 Collins Avenue was a North Beach favorite among many locals far and wide. It was built in 1937 as an Epicure Restaurant (yes, the same […]

The Plymouth Hotel

Read Time: 2 minsThe Plymouth Hotel is located at 336 21st Street in the Collins Park neighborhood. It was designed by Anton Skislewicz in 1940, as a three story Art Deco Streamline Moderne […]

Espanola Way

Read Time: 3 minsEspanola Way Village, which is so popular with tourists and locals now, was the brainchild of developers William Whitman and N.B.T. Roney in the early 1920’s. Originally named The Spanish […]

The White House Hotel

Read Time: 4 minsThe White House Hotel at 15th Street and Ocean Drive was a three story, 178 room structure designed by Roy E. France in the Neocolonial or Georgian style. Meant to […]

The Rebirth of the Cardozo Hotel

Read Time: 6 minsIn the seventies, the porch at the Cardozo Hotel at 1300 Ocean Drive had no more than a row of aluminum chairs, with equal numbers of  senior citizens who lived in […]

Earl LaPan’s mural at the Victor Hotel

Read Time: 2 minsIn 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 […]

Join Us Tonight for the Deco Speakeasy!

Read Time: < 1 minDress 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 […]

Excerpt from 1940 Life Magazine

Read Time: 3 minsExcerpt 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 […]

Give Miami Day is Today!

Read Time: < 1 minDon’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. […]

Guest Post: How to Dress Art Deco

Read Time: 6 minsby Barbara Pickell About 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 […]