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The Visionary Who Shaped Art Deco Miami

JL;DR SUMMARY Henry Hohauser, the pioneering architect who moved to Miami in 1933, catalyzed the transformation of Miami Beach into a hub of Art Deco architecture. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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Art DecoModernismGreat DepressionAmerican ArchitectureMiami BeachArchitectureSouth BeachHenry HohauserGrace HohauserOcean Drive

Places mentioned

New York, United States
"New York, with its dry, brutal cold, worsened her symptoms, and she needed someplace sunnier, fresher, and more hydrating."
Miami, Florida, United States
"She needed Miami."
Miami Beach, Florida, United States
"In retrospect, Graces affliction helped bring about the remarkable transformation of Miami Beach and the creation of the worlds greatest concentration of art deco architecture."
South Beach, Florida, United States
"the streets of South Beach were lined with Henry Hohausers buildings in the increasingly fashionable art deco style."

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