Collins Waterfront Historic District Designation Report
.._ .. COLLINS WATERFRONT HISTORIC DISTRICT DESIGNATION REPORT Figure 1 A 1912 photograph of Miami Beach pioneer John S. Collins at the age of seventy-four. PREPARED BY CITY OF MIAMI BEACH PLANNING DEPARTMENT DESIGN, PRESERVATION & NEIGHBORHOOD PLANNING DIVISION AUGUST 10, 2000 Revised September 26, 2000 Revised November 8, 2000 Adopted January 31, 2001 {Ordinance No. 2001-3292) CITY OF MIAMI BEACH HISTORIC DISTRICT DESIGNATION REPORT COLLINS WATERFRONT HISTORIC DISTRICT Figure 2 unique meta !railing with a sailing motif:is located at .2315 Rinetree Drive by the. Collins Canal · Prepared By CITY OEMlAMFBEACH PLANNING nEPARTMENT DESIGN, PRESEH\/ATIQN ·& :NElGHBOHHOOD BLANI\HNG DIVISION :~:-,; >.· ....'::·. Ne.is.en 0. Kasdin, MCIYOf Simon Cruz, Vice Mayor Commissioners: Matti Herrera Bower David Dermer Luis R. Garcia, Jr. Nancy Liebman Jose Smith Jorge M. Gonzalez, City Manager Lawrence A. Levy, Former City Manager 2 CITY OF MIAMI BEACH HISTORIC PRESERVATION BOARD Herb Sosa, Chair Victor Diaz, Vice Chair Hope Fuller Raul Garcia Marilys Nepomechie William Taylor Jose Toledo CITY OF MIAMI BEACH PLANNING BOARD Melvyn Schlesser, Chair Roberto DaTorre, Vice Chair Carlos Capote Henry Kay Jean-Francais Lejeune Scott Needleman David Wallack Figure 3 A circa 1953 post card shows the hotels on Collins Avenue from the 24th Street Footbridge over Lake Pancoast. Special thanks to Larry Wiggins of Homestead, Florida, and Howard Gross of Miami Beach for their generosity in sharing their vintage Miami Beach postcard collections. 3 CITY OF MIAMI BEACH PLANNING DEPARTMENT Jorge G. Gomez, Director, Planning Department William H. Cary, Director, Design, Preservation & Neighborhood Planning Division Thomas R. Mooney, Design and Preservation Manager PRINCIPAL AUTHOR AND RESEARCHER Carolyn Klepser, Historical Research Consultant AUTHORS William H.
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