Miami South Beach & Art Deco Buildings, Miami, Florida, USA

South Beach is known for its beaches and the glamorous scene around its happening nightspots and celebrity-chef eateries.  On Ocean Drive, known for its well-preserved art deco architecture, outdoor cafes offer a ringside view of the scene.

Miami South Beach: 1410 Ocean Dr, Miami Beach, Florida, USA

Miami beach is a long beach – South beach is the south side of Miami beach. The oceanfront is lined up with cafes, bars, and hotels. Near the ocean is a narrow, long green grass field where people can lie down and rest, and beyond the grass field is the beach.

On one side are the bars, and on the other is the grass field.

Turned around and looked back

To the beach

Spanning view of the beach

Walk to where people are

On one side

And the other side

Back to the oceanfront bars

These buildings are in Art Deco style.   What makes a building Art Deco?  According to one source, “Art Deco buildings have a sleek, linear appearance with stylized, often geometric ornamentation.”

Buildings on one or two inland streets away from the oceanfront.

Back to the oceanfront street where the bars are.

Walking away from the oceanfront toward where I parked