Opa-Tisha-Wocka-Locka
By: Anne Daems, Kenneth Andrew Mrocek
Contributors: Mrocek, Kenneth Andrew, editor; Mroczek, Kenneth Andrew, author
Edition: First edition.
Publisher: MER. Paper Kunsthalle
Published: 2014
Place of publication: [Ghent]
Language: eng
Number of pages: 176
ISBN-13: 9789491775406
Subjects: History; Buildings, structures
Description: Opatishawockalocka: a Native American place name that was shortened in 1926 to become Opa-locka, Florida an incorporated city, classified as Moorish Revival. Drafted by architect Bernhardt E. Muller and city planner Clinton Mckenzie to the intiative of aviation pioneer Glenn Curtiss and cattle rancher James Bright. The themed city was constructed inbetween set prop and reality and created at the intersection of planes, trains, boats and the automobile. This fantasy-based garden city suburb of Miami drew its inspiration and promoted itself through themes made popular by the book 1001 Arabian Nights and the film The Thief of Bagdad (1924). Opa-locka's complex trajectory has led it to being frequently quoted, acting as an adjective in contemporary hip-hop music.
Notes: "Concept and editors Anne Daems and Kenneth Andrew Mrocek"--Colophon.