The Sherry Frontenac Oceanfront Hotel is defined by its twin nine-story towers, which rise along Collins Avenue with a design intended to evoke two graceful ocean liners drifting side by side at the edge of the Atlantic. Completed in…
Miami Beach Golden Age
This tour tracks the legendary stars, grand resort hotels, and historic venues that defined Miami’s star-studded playground during the 1950s and '60s.
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1. Sherry Frontenac Oceanfront Hotel
2. Eden Roc Miami Beach
The Eden Roc Miami Beach is defined by the sign emblazoned with its name atop the structure, a permanent fixture on the skyline. Completed in nineteen fifty-five, the hotel was designed by architect Morris Lapidus in the Miami Modern…
3. Fontainebleau Miami Beach
The Fontainebleau Miami Beach is instantly recognizable for the sweeping, white curves of its primary building, which stands as a signature example of Miami Modern architecture. Designed by Morris Lapidus and opened in nineteen fifty-four,…
4. The Fillmore Miami Beach
The Fillmore Miami Beach is defined by its Art Deco architecture and a grand entrance marked by a porte-cochere. Located on Washington Avenue within the Miami Beach Convention Center complex, the building opened in nineteen fifty as the…
5. Olympia Theater
The Olympia Theater is defined by its Mediterranean Revival facade along East Flagler Street and its rare atmospheric interior. When it opened on February eighteen, nineteen twenty-six, the theater stunned early Miamians with a design by…
6. Miami Marine Stadium
The Miami Marine Stadium is distinguished by a dramatic, three hundred twenty-six foot long cantilevered roof made of folded concrete plates that sweep out over the grandstand. Opened in nineteen sixty-three on Virginia Key, it was the…