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and Post War Modern styles adapted to local conditions. His advice regarding design was, 'Let in the air and sun. That's what people come to Florida for.'" The Post War Modern style here came to be known as
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He was originally based in the Midwest, but relocated to Miami Beach after a 1931 trip to Florida with his wife. Several of his works are listed on the
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He designed numerous hotels in Miami Beach which were surviving in 2018, while several others had been demolished. Demolished ones included:
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Works by Roy France in the Miami Beach include (roughly from south to north):
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Santa Maria Apartments, 208-232 N. Oak Park Avenue and 719-729 Erie Street,
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Streamline (with 1956 addition designed by Melvin Grossman), NRHP-listed
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In Miami Beach, France "designed dozens of prominent hotels in
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Carolyn Klepser; William H. Cary; Shannon (McCartt) Anderton.
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Art Deco. (This is other, mirror side of 2450 Flamingo Pl.?)
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Alamo Hotel*, now "L Hotel" or "Alamo Hotel Apartments"
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Index

Roy France
Miami Beach, Florida
National Register of Historic Places
Lake Shore Apartments
Evanston, Illinois
Hillcrest Apartment
Evanston, Illinois
Oak Park Arms
Oak Park, Illinois
Hyde Park-Kenwood Historic District
Chicago, Illinois
Art Deco
Miami Modern architecture
OpenStreetMap
KML
GPX (all coordinates)
GPX (primary coordinates)
GPX (secondary coordinates)
Collins Waterfront Architectural District

25°47′20″N 80°07′46″W / 25.788871°N 80.129311°W / 25.788871; -80.129311 (St. Moritz Hotel (Loews Miami Beach))
Loews Miami Beach Hotel
National Hotel

25°47′31″N 80°07′46″W / 25.791850°N 80.129400°W / 25.791850; -80.129400 (National Hotel)
25°48′05″N 80°07′45″W / 25.801444°N 80.129119°W / 25.801444; -80.129119 (Jefferson Davis)
25°48′06″N 80°07′45″W / 25.801695°N 80.129172°W / 25.801695; -80.129172 (Palms Apartments)

25°47′08″N 80°07′48″W / 25.785522°N 80.129926°W / 25.785522; -80.129926 (Edgewater Beach)

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