Miami Deco Tours

09/10/2026

How Miami Beach feels about GTA signage coming to town

09/08/2026

We MB residents need to mobilize against this evil before the ink dries and our lifestyle defining pedestrian-friendly streetscape is sold off to the highest bidder

Pure egalitarian harmony: • 60 workforce housing units tucked safely on the bottom floors facing traffic (because sharing an elevator might feel a little too awkward for the folks upstairs). • 90 sprawling luxury penthouses hovering in the clouds, averaging 2,000 square feet apiece. Which will s...

08/08/2026

https://youtu.be/_o5_xEQtxoM

Captain Loring recalls the haunting things he encountered at sea

05/26/2026

World's Running Out of Sand

South of Lake Okeechobee, massive sand mines carve into the Florida landscape to feed the state’s endless appetite for condo development and beach replenishment projects. The same sand spread across tourist beaches and luxury coastlines is often excavated from enormous inland pits near fragile eco...

05/21/2026

https://www.miamidecotours.com/post/rise-and-fall-of-miami-beach-s-playboy-plaza

The Castle Beach Club briefly entered its satin-rope era in the 1970 when it was rebranded as the “Pl***oy Plaza,” part of Hugh Hefner’s ambitious attempt to expand the Pl***oy empire into full-scale hospitality. Hefner even maintained a penthouse suite there during his short-lived adventure a...

04/01/2026

https://www.miamidecotours.com/post/art-deco-in-miami-beach-is-not-big-city-deco-and-it-never-wanted-to-be

Not all Art Deco buildings strictly adhere to the specific architectural uniformity. In Miami Beach, it's not big city Deco, not metro Deco, not Gatsby ballroom Deco.Victor Hotel (1937) on Ocean Drive drew its design inspiration from the 1936 Seeburg jukebox, which came first. Asymmetrical slab is r...

03/25/2026

https://www.change.org/p/protect-the-art-deco-historic-district-from-a-high-rise-tower-at-1501-collins-avenue/actions?source_location=combo_psf

03/06/2026

https://www.miamidecotours.com/post/why-miami-beach-has-the-highest-concentration-of-terrazzo-floors-in-the-wold

If you’re standing on a century-old terrazzo floor—it’s not just a surface but a testament to the artistry, craftsmanship, technological progress, and aesthetic values of its time. Every crack and detail whispers stories of daily life and the timeless human pursuit of beauty. Because Miami Bea...

02/26/2026

A vehicle abandoned on the beach. Another su***de attempt by Uber driver. Sinky sand saved his life, he couldn't finalize his abrupt end. This is not Uber Eats, it's Uber Seas...

02/15/2026

Fontainebleau Resort is next

Miami Just Became the World Capital of Fries at SeaMiami has seen it all: megayachts, floating casinos, celebrity-packed cruise liners, and ships so large they look like moving apartment buildings. But now, the Magic City is about to welcome something truly unhinged in the best possible way.The McDo...