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In this Friday, Jan. 8, 2010 photo, neon lights of art deco ...

(AP) — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 14:56:20 GMT

(AP) - In this Friday, Jan. 8, 2010 photo, neon lights of art deco style hotels light up Ocean Drive in Miami Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)

In this Jan. 7, 2008 file photo, neon lights up the facade of ...

(AP) — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 21:39:11 GMT

(AP) - In this Jan. 7, 2008 file photo, neon lights up the facade of the Park Central Hotel and other deco-inspired designs along Ocean Drive in Miami Beach, Fla. Modern Day South Beach is still a vibrant monument to the art deco designs of the late 1920's and '30s. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky, File)

In this Jan. 7, 2008 file photo, art deco designed buildings ...

(AP) — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 21:39:06 GMT

(AP) - In this Jan. 7, 2008 file photo, art deco designed buildings line Collins Avenue in Miami Beach, Fla. Modern day South Beach is still a vibrant monument to the art deco designs of the late 1920's and 30's. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky, File)

A man is seen through a fence designed with a porthole window ...

(AP) — Thu, 24 Jan 2008 00:08:46 GMT

(AP) - A man is seen through a fence designed with a porthole window relaxing pool side at the Bel Aire hotel in Miami Beach, Fla. Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2008. Modern day South Beach is still a vibrant monument to the art deco designs of the late 1920's and 30's. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)

The original spire of the Tiffany Hotel, built in 1939, is an ...

(AP) — Thu, 24 Jan 2008 00:08:36 GMT

(AP) - The original spire of the Tiffany Hotel, built in 1939, is an example of how Hollywood inspired art deco architecture in Miami Beach, Fla. Monday, Jan. 7, 2008. Modern day South Beach is still a vibrant monument to the art deco designs of the late 1920's and 30's. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)

Rounded cantilevered sun shades known as 'eyebrows' wrap around ...

(AP) — Thu, 24 Jan 2008 00:08:24 GMT

(AP) - Rounded cantilevered sun shades known as 'eyebrows' wrap around windows of the Carlyle Hotel built in 1941 on Ocean Drive in Miami Beach, Fla. Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2008. Modern day South Beach is still a vibrant monument to the art deco designs of the late 1920's and 30's. The Carlyle was featured in the 1996 movie 'The Bird Cage'. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)

A tourist photographs an art deco style U.S. Post Office built ...

(AP) — Thu, 24 Jan 2008 00:08:02 GMT

(AP) - A tourist photographs an art deco style U.S. Post Office built in 1937 while on a tour of the art deco district in Miami Beach, Fla. Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2008. Modern day South Beach is still a vibrant monument to the art deco designs of the late 1920's and 30's. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)

Palm trees poke through holes on the rooftop of a modern building ...

(AP) — Thu, 24 Jan 2008 00:07:50 GMT

(AP) - Palm trees poke through holes on the rooftop of a modern building designed in art deco style in Miami Beach, Fla. Monday, Jan. 7, 2008. Modern day South Beach is still a vibrant monument to the art deco designs of the late 1920's and 30's. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)

Art deco designed buildings line Collins Avenue in Miami Beach, ...

(AP) — Thu, 24 Jan 2008 00:07:29 GMT

(AP) - Art deco designed buildings line Collins Avenue in Miami Beach, Fla. Monday, Jan. 7, 2008. Modern day South Beach is still a vibrant monument to the art deco designs of the late 1920's and 30's. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)

Tour guide Erika Brigham shows a book displaying art deco architecture ...

(AP) — Thu, 24 Jan 2008 00:07:26 GMT

(AP) - Tour guide Erika Brigham shows a book displaying art deco architecture while conducting a tour sponsored by the Miami Design Preservation League in Miami Beach, Fla. Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2008. Modern day South Beach is still a vibrant monument to the art deco designs of the late 1920's and 30's. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)

Neon lights up the facade of the Park Central Hotel and other ...

(AP) — Thu, 24 Jan 2008 00:07:08 GMT

(AP) - Neon lights up the facade of the Park Central Hotel and other deco-inspired designs along Ocean Drive in Miami Beach, Fla., Monday, Jan. 7, 2008. Modern Day South Beach is still a vibrant monument to the art deco designs of the late 1920's and '30s. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)

Miami Beach, Fla.'s South Beach once was a place where gun-toting ...

(AP) — Mon, 24 Jul 2006 15:17:25 GMT

(AP) - Miami Beach, Fla.'s South Beach once was a place where gun-toting criminals ruled, retirees lined porches and crumbling hotels stood mostly vacant, but now the old Art Deco hotels like the Clevelander, seen July 11, 2006, are hip, upscale and trendy. The revival of South Beach began with the prime time hit show, 'Miami Vice.' (AP Photo/J. Pat Carter)