Moderne architecture in the United States

29 April 2025 | Author/Destination: | Category: General, Architecture Reading Time:  4 minutes

Coca-Cola Building in Los Angeles, California © Library of Congress - Carol M. Highsmith

Coca-Cola Building in Los Angeles, California © Library of Congress – Carol M. Highsmith

Moderne architecture, also sometimes referred to as Style Moderne, Art Moderne, or simply Moderne, Jazz Age Moderne, jazz modern or Jazz Style, describes certain styles of architecture popular from 1925 through the 1940s. It is closely related to Art Deco.   read more…

Upper Eastside in Miami

17 September 2024 | Author/Destination: | Category: General, Architecture, Miami / South Florida Reading Time:  19 minutes

Bay Shore Historic District © Pietro/cc-by-sa-3.0

Bay Shore Historic District © Pietro/cc-by-sa-3.0

The Upper Eastside (alternatively called East Side and commonly referred to as Northeast Miami) is a neighborhood in Miami, Florida. It is north of Edgewater, east of Little Haiti, south of the village of Miami Shores, and sits on Biscayne Bay. In geographical order from south to north and east to west, it contains the subdivisions of Magnolia Park, Bay Point, Morningside, Bayside, Belle Meade, Shorecrest, and Palm Grove. The MiMo District along Biscayne Boulevard in the area is host to many art galleries, shops and restaurants.   read more…

Miami Modern architecture (MiMo)

14 December 2022 | Author/Destination: | Category: General, Architecture, Miami / South Florida Reading Time:  7 minutes

Bacardi Building in Edgewater © Averette/cc-by-3.0

Bacardi Building in Edgewater © Averette/cc-by-3.0

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. 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, through the Design District and into the Upper Eastside.   read more…

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