Hotel Breakwater, Hotel in Miami Beach, US
Hotel Breakwater is a hotel building in Miami Beach, US, set along Ocean Drive. Its three-story facade combines Art Deco and Streamline Moderne details, with smooth stucco walls, a flat roof, and a symmetrical front porch of terrazzo and fluted posts.
Built in 1939, the hotel was designed by architect Anton Skislewicz in a blend of Art Deco and Streamline Moderne styles. It later became part of the National Register of Historic Places as a contributing property.
The hotel's name appears in blue capital letters on the tall vertical fin above the roofline and again horizontally above the ground-floor awning. The word refers to the breakwater offshore, tying the building to the oceanfront setting. A blue wooden fence and green awnings line the ground level along Ocean Drive.
Walking around the block is easy because the sidewalk stays flat and the facade faces the street directly. Early morning or late evening gives a clearer view of the front details, when foot traffic is lighter.
The vertical fin above the roofline carries the word BREAKWATER in blue capital letters on both faces, and the same word runs horizontally in blue above the ground-floor awning. The name refers to a structure that shields a harbor from waves, fitting a building one block from the ocean.
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