| The Fontainebleau Miami Contributor(s): Plotner (Author) |
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ISBN: 0764330160 ISBN-13: 9780764330162 Publisher: Schiffer Publishing OUR PRICE: $22.49 Product Type: Hardcover Published: October 2008 Annotation: On December 20, 1954, the Fontainebleau changed the face of Miami Beach, transforming it to a travel hot spot with the grandest modern hotel of all time. The design of the hotel was unlike any other structure in the world. The interior dcor was luxurious |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Travel | United States - South - South Atlantic (dc, De, Fl, Ga, Md, Nc, Sc, Va, Wv) - Architecture | Buildings - Residential - Travel | Food, Lodging & Transportation - Restaurants |
| Dewey: 728 |
| LCCN: 2008931679 |
| Physical Information: 0.7" H x 8.7" W x 11" (1.95 lbs) 112 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - South Atlantic |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: On December 20, 1954, the Fontainebleau changed the face of Miami Beach, transforming it to a travel hot spot with the grandest modern hotel of all time. The design of the hotel was unlike any other structure in the world. The interior d cor was luxurious, extravagant, and breathtaking to the point where some visitors referred to it as positively dizzying. Explore the Fontainebleau for yourself in 97 dazzling historic and contemporary photos and entertaining, informative text. Watch the hotel change and expand over the passing years. Read about the celebrities and high profile guests who frequented this lavish structure. Meet all the characters who brought this extravagant high-rise into existence among a sea of low-rise Art Deco competitors. See why the Fontainebleau is world-renowned for extravagance and good times. For everyone with a love of architecture or luxurious living, this book will be a thrill. |