Video: Wolfsonian-FIU, Building on a 25 Year Legacy

Read Time: < 1 minWatch the video from yesterday’s Zoom presentation! Editor’s Note: Miami Design Preservation League is pleased to support Miami Beach Referendum #5 for the Wolfsonian Arts District floor area density increase […]

La Flora Hotel 1238 Collins Avenue

Read Time: 2 minsLa Flora Hotel at 1238 Collins Avenue, when opened in 1924, was a Mediterranean Revival Hotel designed by architect George L. Pfeiffer. It was three stories high and had 45 rooms, each […]

Christo’s Pink Islands

Read Time: 2 minsOn June 1, 2020, artist Christo, known in South Florida for his public art project “Surrounded Islands”, passed away. Christo’s 30-month project to encircle eleven islands in Biscayne Bay with bright pink plastic […]

Art Deco Spires

Read Time: < 1 minHere at MDPL we love Art Deco buildings with decorative spires! Pictures from our 2001 archives of the Tudor, Kent and Tiffany Hotels were taken by Alex Rodriguez (the late […]

October Historic Preservation Board Preview

Read Time: < 1 minView the agenda and review the projects which will be heard at the October 13th Historic Preservation Board meeting of the City of Miami Beach, beginning at 9am. For the […]

Flamingo Plaza Hotel

Read Time: 3 minsFlamingo Plaza at 1051-1055 Meridian Avenue in the Flamingo Park area, was a classic Art Deco Hotel. Designed by L. Murray Dixon in 1937, this 38 room structure has a […]