We took off for Miami via the Turnpike – unfortunately, not the prettiest drive…
A lot of people (including Vanilla Ice) recommended taking A1A, the old coastal route, for a portion of the journey to see both time worn and still popular beach towns. Unfortunately, I think we got on it a bit too close to Miami…
…as all we saw were a lot of unremarkable beachfront highrises.
We only had a day in Miami, and we decided to spend our time in South Beach, which so many of you had recommended. I basically knew nothing about it, and as we approached, I was getting a little leery. Sure, the palms were nice…
…but where was the good stuff?
Then we hit South Beach, the good stuff started, and I was in heaven.
Originally farmland, Miami Beach exploded as a beachfront community in the 1920s, with much of its art deco and art moderne architecture to follow in the 1930s and 40s (over 40 hotels were built between 1940-42 alone).
Today, South Beach claims to have the largest number of Streamline Moderne buildings in the world. We decided to just get lost and enjoy the view.
