Miami Beach Lifeguard Stands

They quickly became iconic images that represented the emerging cultural and urban revitalization of south beach in the 1990 s.

Miami beach lifeguard stands. 20 years later we were requested by the city of miami beach to revisit our original designs and design 6 new prototypes to replace the 36 lifeguard towers that are located from the tip of miami beach at south point park to 86th street. The art deco hotels the world renown cuisine the vibrant nightlife of south beach nightclubs. 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. The city of miami beach listed six of its colorful and iconic lifeguard towers in an online auction last month.

Miami photographer sean r. The city of miami beach is auctioning off two super bowl inspired lifeguard towers featuring the colors of the nfl s kansas city chiefs and san francisco 49ers the two teams facing off in the big. Harsh sun hurricanes and passage of time have taken its toll on the wooden structures and there are some visible signs of wear and tear on many of them. 5 out of 5 stars 1 002 1 002 reviews 36 00 free shipping only 3 available and it s in 1 person s cart.

Everything in miami beach seems full of life. This is tower 113 which has a patriotic theme and one of the towers that was sold. Lifeguard tower on 17th street. For its centennial miami beach refreshed its lifeguard stands and added some new designs to the mix.

In 1995 our office designed 5 lifeguard towers to replace those towers that were lost in hurricane andrew. There are now 36 lifeguard towers just along the coastline of miami beach from the very tip at south pointe park up to 87th street. 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.