A
IS FOR ART DECO
Nothing says Miami like the curved corners
and nautical accents of its South Beach
buildings. The art deco Historic District
boasts more than 800 examples of these tropical-
style wonders – many of them candy-coloured –
within just one square mile.
“
Two of the finest art deco buildings in the Art
Deco District are the Park Central Hotel (640 Ocean
Drive) and the SLS Hotel (1701 Collins Avenue),”
says Jeff Donnelly, a public historian with the Miami
Design Preservation League, which operates the Art
Deco Welcome Center, located smack bang on the
beach at 1001 Ocean Drive.
“
The Park Central was designed by Henry
Hohauser, who is credited with bringing the modern
aesthetic to Miami Beach, and the Ritz Plaza was
designed by L Murray Dixon, who, next to Hohauser,
is the most prolific of the art deco architects.” For
your own self-guided tour, simply stroll your way
around Ocean Drive and Collins Avenue between 5th
and 18th Streets. Or drop by the Welcome Center for
one of its 90-minute walking tours, departing daily at
10.30
am (NOK 120).
theparkcentral.com slshotels.com/southbeach mdpl.org
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