Photographer/Creator

Chet Smolski, Rhode Island College

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Date

3-1978

Description

Looking south, this aerial photograph show’s Miami Beach’s Oceanfront in the late 1970’s. Clearly visible is the string of hotels in the style now known as Miami Modernist Architecture (MiMo) along Collins Ave. In the late 2000’s preservationists began advocating for these structures to be saved, although modern building codes allow for much taller and profitable structures. The style originated in the post-war era when Miami Beach saw an influx of visitors with disposable income looking to visit a place that shared their optimistic view of the future.

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http://www.southbeach-usa.com/features/features1/mimo/mimo.htm

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miami_Modern_Architecture

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This object from the Chester E. Smolski photographic slides and publications, housed by the Rhode Island College Special Collections, and any of its digital surrogates are the intellectual property of Rhode Island College. This digital object is protected by copyright and/or related rights. The digital material presented here is licensed with a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License. This content can be used, shared, or adapted for educational and scholarly purposes. For permissions to use this item please contact digitalcommons@ric.edu. All uses must include appropriate attribution.

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Recommended Citation

Chester E. Smolski photographic slides and publications, MSS-0041, Special Collections, James P. Adams Library, Rhode Island College.

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Keywords

MiMo; Miami Modernist Architecture; Miami Beach, Florida; Collins Avenue; Oceanfront; Bal Harbor; harbor; waterfront; architecture; tourism; aerial;

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