Saving South Beach
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Saving South Beach

  1. English
  2. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  3. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub
Available until 7 Jan |Learn more

Saving South Beach

About this book

In Saving South Beach, historic preservation clashes with development as each side vies for control of South Beach. A spectrum of characters are present, from Barbara Baer Capitman, the ailing middle-aged widow who became an evangelist for the Miami Beach Art Deco district, to Abe Resnick, the millionaire Holocaust survivor determined to stop her. From pioneers to volunteers, from Jewish retirees to Cuban exiles, from residents and business owners to developers and city leaders, each adds another piece to the puzzle, another view of the intense conflict that ensued.

Although a number of the area's iconic buildings were demolished, the Miami Design Preservation League succeeded in entering almost half of the neighborhood into the National Register of Historic Places, kicking off a revitalization effort that spread throughout South Beach.

Preservationist M. Barron Stofik lived in Miami during this turmoil-ridden period and, through hundreds of interviews and extensive investigation, weaves together dramatic themes of civic heroism, preservation, and cultural change in the passionate human story behind the pastel facades and neon lights.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover Page
  2. Title Page
  3. Copyright Page
  4. Dedication Page
  5. Contents
  6. Series Foreword
  7. Preface and Acknowledgments
  8. Chronology
  9. 1. The Shtetl
  10. 2. Eyebrows and Racing Stripes
  11. 3. Tchotchke Paradise
  12. 4. Do It Yourself
  13. 5. The Developer
  14. 6. Blinding Obsession
  15. 7. Pastel Revolution
  16. 8. Against Their Will
  17. 9. Deli Diplomacy
  18. 10. Save the Senator
  19. 11. The District Grows Up
  20. 12. The Final Knockout
  21. 13. Casa Casuarina
  22. 14. Art Deco Weekend
  23. 15. Epilogue
  24. Notes
  25. Bibliography
  26. Index