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South Beach Building Details

Tropical design motifs include birds and sea creatures (real and mythological), Egyptian, Aztec and Moorish themes, executed in bas-relief. Wrap-around corners, eyebrows, and racing stripes from the Streamline period convey a feeling of movement.
 
Fanciful paint jobs, such as the one to the right, add more panache to the streetscape.

Painted Residence

Mermaid

Birds

Urn

House Number

Herons

Building in Motion

Medallion

Spandrel Panel

Flamingos

Corner

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