South Beach Miami Lifeguard Stands

Photo by carlos miller.

South beach miami lifeguard stands.

Sullivan takes us on a tour of miami beach lifeguard stands from south pointe park all the way up to 85th street and explains what he saw and why he loves these tiny miami buildings. Art deco at the beach. The miami beach police department has two officers working as deejays from a lifeguard stand on weekends during the busy spring break month of march. They have become a cherished symbol of miami and are part of the movement that came to represent the rebirth of the city.

The city of miami beach is auctioning two super bowl themed lifeguard stands from the sands of south beach. Much like the moai figures on easter island they are an expression for identity and culture on miami beach. After hurricane andrew destroyed the previous towers in 1992 a decision was made to elevate the classic style of tower into more of an icon for the city. Located within miami beach south beach stands on its own.

Let the miami sun glow. Starting at south pointe with a red and white striped lighthouse design miami beach s lifeguard towers stretch for miles. Photo will be shipped in a. 5th street glow miami beach south beach has many colorful and unique beach stands and just like ocean drive they are unique and colorful examples of art deco architecture.

By johnny diaz mar 07 2018 at 7 20 am. Miami beach s world famous lifeguard stands have appeared in countless books movies photos and when they were originally installed in the reconstruction after hurricane andrew in 1992 they instantly became landmarks of the revived south beach. The ocean rescue currently guards twenty five 25 locations. Dotting the miami shore and all along south beach in vivid contrast to the sparkling blue ocean stands an array of brightly colored lifeguard towers.

For its centennial miami beach refreshed its lifeguard stands and added some new designs to the mix. Take a picture of the beach and people will automatically know where you are. The stands have served. South beach has been called the american riviera and an art deco playground.

This one at 5th street is iconic because it has miami beach on it. It offers an eclectic mix of world class hotels and is a culinary hot spot for everything from fine dining to casual beachside cuisine. The two retired stands are newly repainted in kansas city chiefs and san francisco 49ers.