Art Deco and MiMo: The Sea Isle (Miami Beach Ocean Resort) and the San Souci hotels

Designed in 1940 by Roy France in the Art Deco style, the Sea Isle Hotel (also known as the Miami Beach Ocean Resort) boasts a remarkable decorative finial, or ornamental crown. To the left is a bit of the San Souci Hotel, designed by France and Morris Lapidus in 1949 in a newer Miami Modern (MiMo) style. Photographed in September 1996.

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Contained in galleries: Morris Lapidus, King of Miami Modern

Designed in 1940 by Roy France in the Art Deco style, the Sea Isle Hotel (also known as the Miami Beach Ocean Resort) boasts a remarkable decorative finial, or ornamental crown. To the left is a bit of the San Souci Hotel, designed by France and Morris Lapidus in 1949 in a newer Miami Modern (MiMo) style. Photographed in September 1996.