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Restored Vagabond Motel to have Art Basel debut

From left: Avra Jain and an archived photo of the Vagabond Motel
From left: Avra Jain and an archived photo of the Vagabond Motel

Developer Avra Jain’s restoration of the Vagabond Motel is underway six days a week as workers rush to complete the project in time for Art Basel.

The historic preservation-protected 1953 Miami Modern motel won’t open to guests until 2014 but will have rooms ready for exhibitions and parties for the much-lauded art show in December, Miami Urbanist reported.

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The swimming pool’s original mermaid and dolphin tile mosaics will be restored as will the kitschy neon sign and Little Mermaid-inspired statue of nudes on rocks surrounded by leaping dolphins. [Miami Urbanist] — Emily Schmall

 

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