Miami's steamy hedonism, stay-forever
beaches and propensity for neon tack can blind the casual visitor to its more
subtle charms. If you dig a little, you'll turn up some truly impressive art,
and architecture aficionados and amateurs alike will be knocked out by some of
its streetscapes.
In 1979 Miami Beach's Art Deco Historic District was listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The Art Deco District is the largest collection of Art Deco architecture in the world and is comprised of hundreds of hotels, apartments and other structures erected between 1923 and 1943. Mediterranean, Streamline Modern and Art Deco are all represented in the District. The Historic District is bounded by the Atlantic Ocean on the East, Lenox Court on the West, 6th Street on the South and Dade Boulevard along the Collins Canal to the North. The movement to preserve the Art Deco District's architectural heritage was led by former interior designer Barbara Capitman, who now has a street in the District named in her honour.