ART DECO WEEKEND MIAMI BEACH
Prepare to be Seduced
Gorgeous art deco hotels include:
Indian Creek (a bit north of the fray on the Intracoastal Waterway at 2727 Indian Creek Drive, phone 305-531-2727, web: www.indiancreekhotel.com
Hotel Ocean (right on Ocean Drive) at 1230 Ocean Drive, phone 305 672-2579, www.hotelocean.com
The National (a splurge-worthy oceanfront property very close to the famed Lincoln Road pedestrian mall) at 1677 Collins Avenue, phone 305 532-2311. http://www.nationalhotel.com
Restaurants to check out on Miami Beach include:
The cafe at the Pelican Hotel (breakfast on the perfectly-located Ocean Drive terrace is skillfully prepared and amazingly generous and affordable) at 826 Ocean Drive, phone 305 673-3373.
Jerry’s Famous Deli (sadly, the delicatessen on every corner days of Old Miami Beach have gone the way of the $125-a-month efficiency apartment, but this well-located palace of pastrami still serves a mean --albeit pricey – corned beef alongside hundreds of other traditional and not so traditional menu items) at 1450 Collins Avenue, phone 305-532-8030.
Osteria del Teatro (the teatro part coming from the fact that this restaurant is located in the retail corner of the landmark art deco Cameo Theatre, this dinner only operation boasts a menu full of classic Italian dishes – but the locals know to keep the menu shut and choose from the long list of fresh creations listed on the blackboard) at 1443 Washington Avenue, phone 305 538-7850.
Wright first visited Art Deco Weekend as an Ohioan in the late 1990s and vowed to stay. Within three years, he was living in an historic Spanish Mission style home in Little Havana and making weekly sojourns across Biscayne Bay to photograph Miami Beach’s art deco.
TOMORROW: WE RETURN TO PICTURE 9 OF OUR PHOTO ESSAY CAPTURING 24 HOURS OF THE LONGEST DAY OF THE YEAR ON MIAMI BEACH
Art Deco Weekend will take place January 14-16 2011 in Miami Beach.
For details, visit the Miami Design Preservation League website at http://www.mdpl.org
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