Editing Miami Modern architecture

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[[Image:Bacardi building Miami.jpg|250px|thumb|The [[Bacardi Building (Miami)|Bacardi Building]], built in 1963 in [[Edgewater (Miami)|Edgewater]],<ref>[http://www.city-data.com/neighborhood/Wynwood-Art-District-Miami-FL.html Wynwood Art District boundary map]</ref> is an example of MiMo architecture.]]

'''Miami Modernist architecture''', or '''MiMo''', is a regional style of architecture that developed in [[South Florida]] during the [[post-war]] period. The style was internationally recognized as a regionalist response to the [[International Style (architecture)|International Style]]. It can be seen in most of the larger [[Miami]] and [[Miami Beach]] resorts built after the [[Great Depression]]. Because MiMo styling was not just a response to international architectural movements but also to client demands, themes of glamour, fun, and material excess were added to otherwise stark, minimalist, and efficient styles of the era. The style can be most observed today in Middle and Upper Miami Beach along [[Collins Avenue]], as well as along the [[Biscayne Boulevard]] corridor starting from around [[Midtown Miami|Midtown]], through the [[Miami Design District|Design District]] and into the [[Upper Eastside, Miami, Florida|Upper Eastside]].

The term MiMo has only recently been associated with the style. Popularity of the term is credited to Miami Beach resident Randall C. Robinson and interior designer Teri D'Amico. Principal examples of MiMo include the [[Fontainebleau Hotel]], [[Eden Roc (hotel)|Eden Roc]], Seacoast Towers, [[Hotel Deauville (Miami)|Deauville]], and Di Lido hotels by famed architect [[Morris Lapidus]]; [[Norman M. Giller]]'s Carillon Hotel, which was voted Miami Beach's "Hotel of the Year" in 1959; and the original Diplomat Hotel in [[Hollywood, Florida]].

To some degree, Miami developed the style through the work of younger architects immediately after the war; they were more closely aligned with media promotions and [[sensationalism]] than older architects of the era. The region successfully transposed its extravagant resort styling <!--what does this mean? It attracted a national audience with its style, did not transpose it out of the area-->to a national audience easily captivated by the area’s relative exoticism.<ref>[http://whaiv.us/behind-south-floridas-mimo-design-scene "Behind South Florida's MiMo Design Scene," by William H. Arthur.] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210121194819/https://whaiv.us/behind-south-floridas-mimo-design-scene |date=2021-01-21 }} – Retrieved March 29, 2015</ref>

The area along Biscayne Boulevard is now the designated "MiMo Biscayne Boulevard Historic District" or more uniquely named "MiMo on BiBo", for "Miami Modern on Biscayne Boulevard". [[MiMo District|MiMo Historic District]] runs roughly from 50th Street to 77th Street along Biscayne Boulevard, although MiMo can be found in the Design District and [[Midtown Miami|Midtown]]. Many annual festivals are held to promote MiMo architecture, such as "Cinco de MiMo" a play on "Cinco de Mayo" in early May. The area is bounded by the [[Little River (Miami-Dade County, Florida)|Little River]] to the north, [[Bay Point Estates, Miami, Florida|Bay Point Estates]] to the south, the [[Florida East Coast Railway]] to the west, and [[Biscayne Bay]] to the east.<ref>[http://www.city-data.com/neighborhood/MiMo-Miami-FL.html District neighborhood, detailed profile]</ref>

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==Gallery==
<gallery mode="packed" heights="170">
Wiki-office.jpg|[[Kobi Karp]] offices along Miami's [[Biscayne Boulevard]]
Lincoln Road Mall-6.jpg|MiMo architectural [[folly|follies]] on [[Lincoln Road]]
MiMo restaurant 20110218.jpg|Restaurant in the MiMo District
</gallery>

==Partial list of MiMo buildings==
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[[Bay Harbor Islands, Florida]]
*Coral Sea Towers (Carlos B. Schoeppl, 1956) - 10300 W Bay Harbor Drive, Bay Harbor Islands

[[Doral, Florida|Doral]]
*Pepsi-Cola Bottling Pavilion (Daverman & Associates c: 1965) – 7777 NW 41st Street

[[Miami]]
*Biscayne Plaza Shopping Center (Robert Fitch Smith, 1953) – 7900 Biscayne Boulevard
*Dupont Plaza Center (Petersen & Shuflin, 1957) – 300 Biscayne Boulevard Way (demolished in 2004 to give way to the [[EPIC Miami Residences and Hotel]]).<ref> [http://www.ci.miami.fl.us/cms/mayor/1269.htm Mayor Manny Diaz & Commissioner Johnny Winton To Personally Complete The Demolition Of Dupont Plaza] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081204053453/http://www.ci.miami.fl.us/cms/mayor/1269.htm |date=2008-12-04 }} – Retrieved January 13, 2007</ref>
*Gold Dust, 7700 Biscayne Blvd
*Miami Herald (Naess & Murphy, 1960) – One Herald Plaza (Demolished Aug 2014 – Feb 2015)
*New Yorker Boutique Hotel (Norman Giller, 1953) – 6500 Biscayne Boulevard
*Shalimar Motel (Edwin Reeder, 1950) – 6200 Biscayne Boulevard
*Sinbad Motel (1953) – 6150 Biscayne Boulevard
*South Pacific Motel (1953) – 6300 Biscayne Boulevard
*Temple Menorah
*Thunderbird Motel (Norman Giller, 1955) – 18401 Collins Avenue
*Union Planters Bank (Francis Hoffman, 1958) – 1133 Normandy Drive
*[[Vagabond Motel]] ([[Robert Swartburg]], 1953) – 7301 Biscayne Boulevard<ref>''MiMo: Miami Modern Revealed'' by Eric P Nash & Randall Robinson Jr (2004)</ref><ref>[http://www.aiaflatop100.org/building.cfm?idsBuilding=65 Vagabond Motel at Florida Architecture: 100 Years, 100 Places]</ref> (Reopened as the Vagabond Hotel in 2013)<ref>[http://www.thevagabondhotel.com/ The Vagabond Hotel]</ref>

[[Miami Beach]]
*[[The Creek South Beach]] Motel (Originally Ankara Motel) (Reiff & Feldman, 1954) – 2360 Collins Avenue
*Crystal House ([[Morris Lapidus]], 1960) – 5055 Collins Avenue
*Deco Palm Apartments (Gilbert Fein, 1958) – 6930 Rue Versailles
*[[Hotel Deauville (Miami)|Deauville Beach Resort]], (demolished in 2022)
*Imperial House (Melvin Grossman, 1963) – 5255 Collins Avenue
*International Inn (Melvin Grossman, 1956) – 2301 Normandy Drive, Normandy Isle
*[[Jackie Gleason]] House ([[Lester Avery]], 1959) – 2232 Alton Road
*[[Lincoln Road]] Mall (Morris Lapidus, 1960)
*Miami Beach Bandshell (1961 by Norman Giller and Associates) 7275 Collins Ave - North Beach, Miami Beach
*King Cole Condominium (Melvin Grossman, 1961) – 900 Bay Dr.
*Royal York Hotel (1950), 5875 Collins Avenue (demolished prior to 2004)<ref>{{Cite web|last=Kleinberg|first=Howard|date=December 2005|title=Hotel Openings|url=http://docmgmt.miamibeachfl.gov/WebLink/DocView.aspx?dbid=0&id=59476&page=1&cr=1|website=Miami Beach City Clerk|page=8|access-date=March 1, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=Goodnough|first=Abby|date=May 16, 2004|title=Push to Make Old Buildings Cool Again in Miami Beach|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2004/05/16/us/push-to-make-old-buildings-cool-again-in-miami-beach.html|access-date=March 1, 2021|issn=0362-4331}}</ref>
==See also==
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*[[Miami Design District]]
*[[Googie architecture]]
*[[Midtown Miami]]
*[[Upper Eastside, Miami, Florida|Upper Eastside]]
*[[Wildwoods Shore Resort Historic District]]
*[[Normandy Isles Historic District]]
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==References==
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== External links ==
{{wikivoyage|Miami/MiMo Boulevard|MiMo Boulevard}}
* [http://miamimodern.net/2008/12/13/vagabond-motel-mimo-on-biscayne-boulevard/ Vagabond Motel (Robert Swartburg, 1953)]
* [http://www.mimoboulevard.org/ MiMo Historic District]
* [http://www.southbeach-usa.com/features/features1/mimo/mimo.htm Miami Beach USA] Article on MiMO Architecture with photos.
* [https://abcnews.go.com/Travel/wireStory?id=12500133 Wides-Munoz, Laura (AP), ''Offbeat Miami: the Miami Modern District or MiMo'', on ABC News Travel]
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