Collection of development plans and government reports. The bulk relate South Beach and Miami Beach redevelopment in the 1970s and 1980s. Outlying dates run from 1966 to the early 1990s.
Container list:
Lincoln Road Preliminary Analysis. Prepared by: City of Miami Beach Department of Economic Development Planning Division. August 1979
Española Way: Renaissance of the Spanish Village. Prepared by The City of Miami Beach Department of Planning. No date listed.
Española Way Historic Preservation District Designation Report. Prepared by: City of Miami Beach Planning Department. March 1986.
A Development Plan for Miami Beach: Phase One, May 16,1966. Prepared for the Miami Beach Development Commission by Stutsman, Kennelly, Neidigh, and Associates
City Center Historic Convention Village Redevelopment and Revitalization Area Plan, February 1,1993. Prepared by: The City of Miami Beach Department of Development, Design, and Historic Preservation Services.
A Development Plan for Miami Beach: PhaseTwo, May 16,1966. Prepared for the Miami Beach Development Commission by Stutsman, Kennelly, Neidigh, and Associates
Old Miami Beach Historic District Planning Advisory Workshop August 17-18 Data Packet.
Financial Analysis and Development Strategy, South Beach Redevelopment Plan. Prepared for: The Miami Beach Redevelopment Agency by Hammer, Siler, and George Associates. January 1977
University of Miami Architecture: Contributions to a Preservation Movement. The Case Study of ‘Old Miami Beach’ Aristides J.Millas.
Action Plan for Washington Avenue, Miami Beach, Prepared by: Venturi and Rauch- Architects and Planners, David Jay Feinberg AIA- Associate Architect, and Richard Rose- Consulting Architect. November 16, 1978
The Miami Beach Statistical Abstract. Prepared by: City of Miami Beach Department of Economic and Community Development. April,1992
Feasibility Survey: South Shore Urban Area. Prepared for: Miami-Dade County Department of Housing and Urban Development an agency of the Dade County Commission and the City Council of Miami Beach with assistance from The Planning and Zoning Department of Miami Beach. January 1969.
Comprehensive Development Master Plan for Metropolitan Dade County Florida. Prepared by: Metropolitan Dade County Planning Department. March 1975.
Residential Rehabilitation Rent Comparables. Prepared by: The Miami Beach Development Corporation. January 1990.
Public Financing Incentives. Prepared by: The Miami Beach Development Corporation. January 1990.
South Shore Area Study and Comprehensive Development Plan. Prepared by: City of Miami Beach Planning and Zoning Department. February 1974.
Retail Activity South of Dade Boulevard. January 1984-January 1990. Prepared by The Miami Beach Development Corporation.
Real Estate Transactions. Art Deco District, South Pointe. Prepared by: The Miami Beach Development Corporation. January 1990.
South Miami Beach Redevelopment Thesis Project. By Luis E. Moran. Fall 1977
Miami Beach Redevelopment Agency Relocation Plan- no date or information on who it was prepared by.
Social Analysis for the South Beach Redevelopment Project. Prepared by: Suzanne Keller. November 1976.
Hydrodynamic Factors to be Considered in the Selection of Canal/Lagoon System at South Beach. Prepared by: John F. Michel, P.E.
Miami Beach Redevelopment Agency: Rules and Regulations Governing Relocation Payments.
Transportation of Traffic Analysis for the South Beach Redevelopment Plan of Miami Beach. Prepared by: Alan M. Voorhees and Associates. December 1976.
Final Report: “South Beach” Redevelopment: Environmental Assessment for Planning. Prepared by: Wurster, Bernardi, and Emmons, INC. No Date Listed.
The Museum District Plan Draft. Prepared by: Miami Beach Planning and Zoning Department. February,1989
Ocean Drive Planning and Urban Design Strategy. Prepared by: City of Miami Beach Department of Planning. October 1984.
Development of Regional Impact Assessment for South Shore Redevelopment Draft. Prepared by: South Florida Planning Council. July, 1978.
Building Performance: Hurricane Andrew in Florida, Observations Recommendations, and Technical Guidance. Federal Emergency Management Agency and Federal Insurance Administration. February 1993.
Abstract of Title: Lot 5 in Block 2 of Coral Gables Section "D", according to the Plat thereof recorded in Plat Book 8, at page 25 of the Public Records of Dade County, Florida. Examined: October 22, 1936.
File contains photographic prints taken by Monroe during the 1980s. Several were selected for a photo essay, "Life in South Beach", the focus of which was on the elderly residents of South Beach. Also in the file is a series of South Beach architecture and street scenes.
Images of South Beach structures in the process of demolition, 1 lobby interior of unidentified building (stamped on the back, "photo by Dick Kassan, staff photographer Miami Beach Tourist Development), and 1 photograph of Barbara Captiman. Other unprocessed Miami Beach and art deco related photos added.
This collection contains a selection of historic preservation reports prepared by Architect, Allan T. Shulman. The majority of the surveys are of Miami Beach architecture from the 20s, 30s, 40s, 50s and 60s and one report for Hialeah Park and its immediate environs. This collection holds the distinction of providing a documentation of recommendations for the preservation, restoration and conservation of the sub-tropical building environment with an emphasis on the architecture of the resort/hospitality industry in Miami Beach.
Materials in this series relates mostly to the nomination of the Miami Beach Art Deco district for the National Register of Historic Places. Bulk dates are the period of nomination around 1977-1978, with outlying dates as early as 1959 and as late as 1995. Documents include maps, periodical clippings, reports, property lists, building profiles, national historic register nomination documents, and Miami Design Preservation league ephemera such as stickers, fliers, and greeting cards.
The bulk of this collection consists of postcards of Miami Beach and Greater Miami-Dade county, with representation of other areas in Florida depicting architecture, landscape, and scenes of travel and leisure, such as the International Pan American Airport, Miami Florida, the Hialeah Race Course, The Naples Hotel, Naples-on-the-Gulf, Florida, the Casino at Las Olas Beach, Ft. Lauderdale, the Ringling Mansion in Sarasota, FL, and many more. Materials mostly consist of postcards, color illustrations, and souvenir picture books. This collection was indexed by the Architecture Research Center as a project to commemorate the contributions of Aristides J. Millas, a beloved professor of the University of Miami School of Architecture, and as a resource for students, faculty and external researchers seeking historic images of Florida.
Binder 1: Miami Beach, Florida Binder 2: Miami Dade County / City of Miami, Florida Binder 3: Miami Dade County (South) Binder 4: Miami Dade County (North) Binder 5: Florida general
Appendix to the City of Miami Beach, Washington Avenue Revitalization Plan, September 1979, with Background Information. Page marked and handwritten notations.
