description: This book serves to document the revitalization of Miami Beach's Art Deco architecture and one of the grand dames of Ocean Drive --the Edison Hotel. Standing majestically in the epi-center of the South Beach's historic district, the story of this hotel symbolizes the history of the Art Deco District. The book also describes the unique role the region played during WW2 when the hotels became barracks to over 500,000 Army Air Corps servicemen. The author likens the Edison to a phoenix that has risen again to bare itself in its most colorful plumage.
title: The Life And Times Of A Deco Dowager:  The Edison Hotel
titlecomplete: The Life And Times Of A Deco Dowager:  The Edison Hotel