Miami Beach, which has the largest concentration of Art Deco architecture in the world, has spied yet another couple districts to crown with the designation by the National Register of Historic Places as “worth preserving.”
The city nominated North Shore Architectural District (bounded by 73 St to the south, 87th St to the north and the Atlantic Ocean to the East), and Normandy Isles Architectural District (bounded by Biscayne bay and 71 St to the south, Normandy Shores Golf Course to the north, Indian Creek Waterway to the east and Rue Notre Dame to the west) to bring recognition to the unique architectural aspects of both these areas. Characterized by MiMo, a unique and sultry style indigenous to North Miami Beach, it is now coming into its own.
MiMo features style curved surfaces, bright colors, and circular holes – a combination of styles, according to architects, that drew upon the glamour of Miami beach during the 50s and 60s. Example can be seen in the Fontainebleau Hotel, the Eden Roc Hotel and the Sheraton Bal Harbour all designed by the architect Morris Lapidus who some say was designing not just buildings but places to live out fantasies. His hotel lobbies were like Ziegfeld movie sets, with massive chandeliers and dramatic staircases.
As part of the National Register of Historic Places, this area's honors would allow the homeowners in communities in North Miami Beach in the proposed districts to take advantage of tax and other financial benefits .
Joyce Meyers, principal planner for the City of Miami Beach, said the city commission votes on whether to support the proposal on May 16 and in July, the state will review their recommendations and send it to the national level.
The areas also contain precious examples of mid-revival, classic revival, vernacular, and minimal traditional styles, said Meyers.
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