Lonely Planet Miami & the Keys Quotes

“One of life’s little ironies is this: deco was supposed to make its contemporary viewers contemplate tomorrow. Today it puts modern viewers in mind of yesterday.”
― Lonely Planet, Lonely Planet Miami & the Keys

“In art deco, we see the link between the lavish design aesthetic of the 19th century and the stripped-down efficiency of the 20th. Unlike a skyscraper, a deco hotel is modern yet accessible, even friendly, with its frescoed walls and shady window eyebrows.”
― Lonely Planet, Lonely Planet Miami & the Keys

“It was art deco that made these buildings unique and that caught the eye of Hollywood, which saw something romantically American in the optimism and innovation of a style that blends cubism, futurism, modernism and, most of all, a sense of movement.”
― Lonely Planet, Lonely Planet Miami & the Keys