Lonny Bernath grew up in Miami Beach in Florida in the United States,
sometimes referred to as the American Riviera. Bernath and his family
relocated to Miami Beach when he was only 2, so the region is as his
birthplace. Biscayne Bay, which was dredged by Carl Fischer in 1915,
separates the Beach from Miami proper. Divided between South Beach and
North Beach, Miami Beach is a pre-eminent beach resort of the Americas,
with a historic Art Deco District, a thriving art community and a
tourist driven economy which is consistently strong. Quite an
accomplishment for land which went for 75 cents an acre to father and
son purchasers Henry and Charles Lum in 1870, and which was planted in
avocados in the 1880’s.
Developer Carl Fisher helped advertise Miami Beach as an excellent site for winter homes of the wealthy, and in the 1920’s grand hotels began to rise. Miami Beach was created from the landfill dredged from Biscayne Bay; Star, Palm and Hibiscus Islands, the Sunset Islands, Normandy Isle and the Venetian Islands all rose as man-made creations. The Miami Beach peninsula became an island with the connection of the ocean to the bay at the opening of Haulover Cut. The 1926 Miami hurricane derailed much of this burgeoning prosperity, but even in the 30’s Miami Beach continued to welcome tourists with small hotels and rooming houses. These eventually became the Art Deco historic district of today.
Lonny Bernath grew up in the tropical climate of Miami Beach, Florida in the United States, with hot humid summers and warm dry winters.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miami_Beach,_Florida
Developer Carl Fisher helped advertise Miami Beach as an excellent site for winter homes of the wealthy, and in the 1920’s grand hotels began to rise. Miami Beach was created from the landfill dredged from Biscayne Bay; Star, Palm and Hibiscus Islands, the Sunset Islands, Normandy Isle and the Venetian Islands all rose as man-made creations. The Miami Beach peninsula became an island with the connection of the ocean to the bay at the opening of Haulover Cut. The 1926 Miami hurricane derailed much of this burgeoning prosperity, but even in the 30’s Miami Beach continued to welcome tourists with small hotels and rooming houses. These eventually became the Art Deco historic district of today.
Lonny Bernath grew up in the tropical climate of Miami Beach, Florida in the United States, with hot humid summers and warm dry winters.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miami_Beach,_Florida
