Description: P30800 SEASIDE TERRACE A BEACH APARTMENT HOUSE Surf, Sand and Sea at your doorstep, A RARE BIT OF PRIVACY. Enjoy a full suite of rooms with full hotel service -- instead of just one room. Away from commercialism but convenient to everything. 9241 Collins Avenue, South Beach, Miami Beach, Miami-Dade County, Florida 33154 Manufactured Plastichrome® COLOURPICTURE PUBLISHERS, INC., Boston, MA Postmarked MIAMI BEACH, FLA. JAN 14 1960 8:30 PM Canceled 1954 Violet 3c Statue of Liberty US Postage Stamp __________________________ EXCERPTS FROM Miami-Dade County Historic Preservation Board's Appeal of the Historic Preservation Board's Decision to Designate as Historic Seaside Terrace, 9241 Collins Avenue in the Town of Seaside - May 19 2015 https://www.miamidade.gov/govaction/legistarfiles/Matters/Y2015/150725.pdf Background and Historic Context Constructed in 1948, Seaside Terrace was designed by architect William Tschumy as part of a trio of small, near identical apartment buildings on the beachfront in Surfside. While the other two original buildings were later replaced with a large condominium tower, Seaside Terrace remains. Today, Seaside Terrace remains an excellent example of the architectural character of Surfside and maintains a high degree of historic integrity. Seaside Terrace is historic as it reflects the significant architectural transition in the mid-20th century from Streamline Moderne to Miami Modern (MiMo), two styles which together defined the historic character of Collins Avenue in Surfside. Further, it is representative of the pattern of development laid out for Surfside in the 1920s and contributes to an understanding of the architectural heritage of Surfside. History/Context: Seaside Terrace is historically significant for its association with the architectural history and its reflection of the pattern of development in the Town of Surfside as well as providing an important example of early MiMo architecture, as the style transitioned from Streamline Moderne. While the building was constructed in 1948, it represents the pattern of development that was planned for Surfside in the 1920s. Seaside Terrace fulfills Criteria Sec. 16A-10(1)(a), Associated with distinctive elements of the cultural, social, political, economic, scientific, religious, prehistoric, paleontological and architectural history that have contributed to the pattern of history in the community, Miami-Dade County, south Florida, the State or the nation. Architecture: Seaside Terrace embodies an architectural type that reflects the late 1940s transition from Streamline Moderne to MiMo. Together, these two architectural styles substantially contributed to the overall character of Surfside during its height of development in the mid-20th century. The architectural detailing contributes to the understanding of the architectural heritage of Surfside. Seaside Terrace fulfills Criteria Sec. 16A-10(1)(c), Embodies the distinctive characteristics of a type, period, style or method of construction or work of a master; or that possess high artistic value; or that represent a distinguishable entity whose components may lack individual distinction. PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION / SETTING Located at 9241 Collins Avenue in Surfside, Florida, Seaside Terrace is sited on the east side of Collins Avenue on the block between 92nd and 93rd Streets. Originally built as a motel-apartment, it currently serves as a condominium building with 14 units. It is a two-story building with a partial third story and is set back from Collins Avenue, with resident parking between the busy street and the building. To either side of Seaside Terrace are twelve-story condominium buildings, built in the late 1960s and early 1970s. Across the street stands a condominium formerly known as the Collins Apartments. The two-story building, constructed in 1945, is the oldest on the block. Directly south of the Collins Apartments, a new four-story Marriott Residence Inn is currently under construction. A few community facilities are also located close by, with the Surfside Community Center to the north and Surfside Town Hall to the west. Seaside Terrace is the second-oldest building on the block, constructed in 1948. Overall, a mix of architectural types is evident within the block. HISTORIC SIGNIFICANCE & CONTEXT Seaside Terrace is historically significant for its association with the architectural history and its reflection of the pattern of development in the Town of Surfside as well as providing a strong example of early mid-century Miami Modern (MiMo) architecture, as the popular architectural style in Miami transitioned from Streamline Moderne to MiMo. While the building was constructed in 1948, it represents the patter of development that had been planned for Surfside starting in the 1920s. From 1923-1925, the Tatum Brothers, noted real estate developers in Miami-Dade County, subdivided the land that would eventually become Surfside.' Beginning in 1919, the Tatum Brothers platted a series of subdivisions known as Altos Del Mar, with each subdivision consecutively numbered. Altos Del Mar No. 1 and Altos Del Mar No. 2 were platted in 1919, extending from present day 75 Street to 87 Terrace, stretching between the ocean and one block west of Collins Avenue. Altos Del Mar No. 3 was platted in 1923; it was positioned to adjoin No. 1, extending westward to Dickens Avenue, between 75 and 81 Streets. Altos Del Mar Nos. 4, 5, and 6 were platted from 1923 to 1925 in present-day Surfside, between 90 and 96 Streets, stretching from the Atlantic Ocean west to Indian Creek. 2 Seaside Terrace is located in Altos Del Mar No. 5. Even with the subdivision platted, the Town of Surfside was not yet incorporated and development would not begin in earnest until after World War II.3 In 1935, the City of Miami Beach pursued annexing the area that would later become Surfside. The existing residents resisted the annexation. On May 18, 1935, the Town of Surfside was officially incorporated with the signatures of 35 residents, all members of the recently completed Surf Club. These members personally financed the venture with a loan of $28,500. 5 At the time of incorporation, the Town of Surfside had 50 residents and relatively little development. Once incorporated, town residents selected Spearman Lewis as the first Mayor. Together Mayor Spearman and a newly formed Town Commission created a vision for Surfside as a vibrant beachside town that integrated resorts, residences, and businesses. Even though incorporation occurred in 1935, major development did not start for another 10 years. Prior to 1939, a total of 176 buildings were constructed in Surfside; 431 buildings were constructed in the 1940s; the 1950s saw the most construction with 934 buildings erected in Surfside. In the 1960s, development dropped to 195 buildings constructed; 536 in the 1970s; 330 in the 1980s, and 564 in the 1990s.® With the majority of development occurring in the 1940s and 1950s, Streamline Moderne and MiMo emerged as the defining architectural styles in Surfside. In 1948, Coral Gables architect, William Tschumy, was hired to design a grouping of three neighboring 14-unit buildings on the beachfront in Surfside. These buildings included Seaside Terrace at 9241 Collins Avenue, White Sands at 9233 Collins Avenue, and the Palmcrest at 9225 Collins Avenue. Seaside Terrace and White Sands were designed as mirror images of each other, with their side courtyards adjoining to provide a larger open space for the residents of both buildings. The Palmcrest, to the south, was designed with the same general layout of 14 units all opening on a side courtyard and a corridor directing views from Collins Avenue to the ocean beyond, though the façade detailing differed from the two northern buildings. As the town was laid out, it generally followed the subdivision planned by the Tatum Brothers in the 1920s, including the Surfside Business District, located on Harding Avenue from 94 to 96 Streets. The pattern of development that emerged as the town was laid out included high- and low-rise condominiums, apartments, and hotels east of Harding Avenue with a mix of single-family homes, duplexes, and several smaller apartment buildings west of Harding Avenue. 10 As development surged in the late 1940s and 1950s, small, two- and three-story motel apartment buildings were constructed on each side of Collins Avenue. This pattern is still evident today, though many of the original two- and three-story MiMo building on the east side of Collins Avenue have been replaced with twelve-story towers. ARCHITECTURAL SIGNIFICANCE Seaside Terrace is significant as an excellent example of early MiMo architecture. Further, it provides a strong example of the modest architecture that emerged as the dominant design style transitioned from Streamline Moderne to MiMo. While overall, Seaside Terrace is an early MiMo building, its simplified features and massing evoke the Streamline Moderne style. The asymmetrical façade minimally adorned with features that emphasize horizontal lines, including the rows of windows and continuous eyebrows, and the flat roof and parapet are all typical Streamline Moderne features. However, additional decoration that would usually adorn a Streamline Moderne building, like concrete block screen walls, porthole cutouts, and more stylized eyebrows, were not used here. A distinctive feature of MiMo architecture is that the physical building features were adapted to suit the local climate. As the MiMo architectural style reached its height in the mid- to late 1950s, it came to include define a new architectural vocabulary that not only spoke to the novelty and futurism embedded in modernist design, but that addressed functional concerns of living in the subtropical climate of Miami. Exterior decoration evoked a sense of the tropical environment, using abstract forms in shades of sea green, and featuring representations of sea life, like mermaids, dolphins, seahorses, and seashells. While Seaside Terrace does not integrate the novel and abstract forms that eventually came to define the MiMo, style, it does incorporate other, distinct MiMo elements. Seaside Terrace was designed with modest decoration that effectively breaks up the façade, but also responds to the tropical location. The wide bands of windows with continuous eyebrows, the concrete screen wall at the property edge, and relationship between the building and shaded courtyard are all elements designed in response to the climate, providing shade and breeze for residents. Seaside Terrace was constructed in 1948. In terms of evolution of architectural styles, Streamline Moderne is generally recognized as encompassing the years from 1930-1945. MiMo, as a clearly defined style, emerged in the 1950s. While Seaside Terrace is a modest building, it conveys the transition that occurred between the Streamline Moderne and MiMo styles. It is an excellent example of early MiMo architecture with streamlined features. Simplified detailing that responds to the beachfront location characterizes the asymmetrical façades. The original design and features of the building remain largely intact. The detailing on the façades is original, including the eyebrows, integrated planting boxes, bands of windows that wrap the corners, and the brick-faced, one-story office. The doors, with simplified geometric mouldings, are original to the building. While the windows are not the original metal awning windows, the original fenestration pattern remains evident, particularly as the dimensions of the original windows remain in place today. https://www.miamidade.gov/govaction/legistarfiles/Matters/Y2015/150725.pdf ____________________________ Collins Avenue, partly co-signed State Road A1A, is a major thoroughfare in South Florida, United States. The road runs parallel to the Atlantic Ocean in Miami Beach, Florida, one block west. It also runs through the cities of Surfside and Sunny Isles Beach to the north. Collins Avenue was named for John S. Collins, a developer who, in 1913, completed Miami’s first bridge, Collins Bridge, connecting Miami Beach to the mainland across Biscayne Bay. Background North of 41st Street this boulevard lies between the Atlantic Ocean and the Indian Creek, lined by palm trees, and famous hotels from the 1950s and 1960s such as the Eden Roc and the Morris Lapidus-designed Fontainebleau Hotel, built in the curvy, flamboyant Neo-baroque fashion that defined the 1950s "Miami Beach" resort hotel style.[ Significant events The annual Miami International Boat Show occurs on Collins Avenue. On February 2, 1973, a mentally ill man firebombed a cafeteria at 1921 Collins Avenue in Miami Beach, killing three people and injuring over 130. On June 24, 2021, an apartment building at 8777 Collins Avenue in Surfside partially collapsed, resulting in 98 fatalities. ____________________________ State Route A1A is heavily associated with Florida beach culture and is known for its lush tropical and subtropical scenery and ocean vistas. In many places, the highway runs directly along the waterfront of the Atlantic Ocean, but in other places, it runs one to five blocks inland from the beachfront. For most of its length, SR A1A runs along Florida's East Coast Barrier Islands, separated from the mainland of the state by the Intracoastal Waterway. Because of the proximity of the highway to the ocean and its susceptibility to storm surges, sections of SR A1A are often closed or damaged by hurricanes and tropical storms. SR A1A also has been a backbone of Florida's spring break serving as "the strip" in both Fort Lauderdale – a popular spring break destination during the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s – and Daytona Beach, which became a popular destination for college spring breaks during the 1970s. Today, SR A1A serves as more a main coastal highway that connects beach towns for more than 375 miles (600 km) along Florida's east coast. ____________________________
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Unit of Sale: Single Unit
Number of Items in Set: 1
Size: Standard (5.5 x 3.5 in)
Year Manufactured: 1960
Material: Cardboard, Paper
City: Miami Beach
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Brand/Publisher: Murphy Brothers Press, Inc.
Subject: 1960 Seaside Terrace Apartments, Collins Ave, Miami Beach FL VTG
Continent: North America
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Era: Photochrome (1939-Now)
Country: United States
Region: Florida
Theme: Advertising, Animals, Architect William Tschumy, Architecture, Beach, Beach Umbrellas, Cities & Towns, Collins Avenue, South Beach, Miami Beach, Miami-Dade County, FL, Constructed in 1948, Famous Places, Landscapes, May 18, 1935, the Town of Surfside was officially incorporated, Ocean Front, People, Roadside America, Seagull illustration, Seascape, Sunbathers, Swimmers, Tourism, Travel, Vintage Beach Apparel, Vintage Patio Decor, Vintage Patio Furniture, Waders
Features: Chrome, Divided Back, Stamp, Stamped
Time Period Manufactured: 1970-1979
Unit Quantity: 1
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
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