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Check Out the Official Art Deco Gift Shop and Museum on Ocean Drive in Miami

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This week the Art Deco Museum and Welcome Center began carrying Nevada Bob's 50 Years with the Wrong Woman. The beachfront store and Welcome Center is located at 1001 Ocean Drive in Miami Beach. This is a shout out to Guest Experience Director of the Art Deco Gift Shop and Museum, Mark Gordon. (No relation to Nevada Bob Gordon.)   

When I caught up with Mark yesterday we talked about Art Deco and how he ended up in this public-facing role here. 

"It goes back to my college days," Mark said. "My mentor had a contract with the first four hotels that were changing from old people hotels to these wonderful hotels. I learned about the art deco buildings then. I've lived here most of my life and never lost my love for it," he said.


The Breakwater (All photos courtesy Gary Firstenberg)

Gordon so enjoyed the scenic  architecture that when he retired he started doing art deco walking tours. At first he did it as a volunteer, which he found meaningful and personally satisfying. This evolved to his becoming part of the Welcome Center and Museum. "I have to have purpose in my life," he said.

Though originally from Chicago, Gordon first began coming to Miami with his family on vacations while growing up. The area was not always this nice though. It had become pretty run down back in the day, but now it's been revitalized. 

Mark Gordon, Guest Experience Director.


"Our gift shop's really unique," he said. "We're not just another gift shop on the beach. We wanted it to be unique because we are the Preservation League."  The Miami Design Preservation League  serves as an advocacy organization that meets monthly to address historic preservation issues in Miami and the surrounding area.

The Museum helps visitors and locals to better understand the architectural heritage and community culture of Miami Beach. Both educational and informative, the museum was consciously designed to reflect the fun and glamour of Miami Beach.

Another feature of the retail shop's approach is its support for local artists.  "We try to carry as many local artists as possible," Gordon said. 

We're thrilled to have Nevada Bob's memoirs being shared in this context. 

You can learn more about the Official Art Deco Gift Shop here at  https://mdpl.org/shop/


If you can't make it to Miami, you can find Nevada Bob's book 
Here at Amazon.com

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