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SAVING SOUTH BEACH |
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A Biography of a Neighborhood |
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by M. Barron Stofik |
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Only 30 years ago the southern end of Miami Beach was a dingy
warren of deteriorating hotels, retiree apartments, and high crime rates.
Saving South Beach
is the compelling story of the fight to preserve a decaying
neighborhood, only to see it transform into one of the world's most
glamorous hotspots.
In Saving South Beach, neighborhood preservation clashes with development as each side vies for control of South Beach. The story has an extraordinary cast of characters, from the ailing middle-aged widow who became an evangelist for the Art Deco district to the millionaire Holocaust survivor determined to defy her, each adding another piece to the puzzle. You'll be immersed in a neighborhood that is shaken and shaped by political corruption, hurricanes, ballet dancers, racketeering, a flood of Cuban refugees, fashion models, AIDS, arson, movie stars, drug dealers, boxing, murder and an entire symphony orchestra. |
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Miami Beach Community Church |
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Ocean Drive at night |
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WHAT PEOPLE ARE
SAYING... Stofik reports with wit and insight on the personalities that gave rise to the new South Beach . . ." -- Gary Monroe, author "intelligently written" - "serves as an excellent starting point to the history of South Beach's economic and cultural renewal" Chris Wilhelm, H-Florida "A chronicle thick with preservation, progress and pastel" -- Florida International Magazine "...exceptionally interesting.." - The Miami Herald |
"...implications
that go far beyond the boundaries of the square mile that is the
Miami Beach historic district" -- The Washington Post "An important--and highly readable--window into the historic preservation movement in Miami Beach. . . . " -- Gregory Bush, professor of history, University of Miami "A guide for city managers and administrators in search for a renaissance" -- Gerardo Sanchez "...a highly detailed look at how groups of people moved into and out of South Beach, leaving pieces of their culture behind." -- Cape Cod Times |
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Published by the University Press of Florida |
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