Collins Park

The Collins Park Neighborhood in Miami Beach sits on the north eastern point of the South Beach Historic District. It’s boundaries are 17th street to the south, 25th Street to the north, the Atlantic Ocean to the east and Washington Avenue, Dade County Boulevard and Pinetree Drive to the west^[1].

The neighborhood is widely recognized as the cultural epicenter of Miami Beach, hosting such institutions as The Bass Museum of Art, The Miami City Ballet , The SoBe Music Institute, The Holocaust Memorial, the Miami Design and Preservation League and most recently has seen the creation of the CANDO Art’s Co-op^[2][3]. Due to the neighborhoods parks and relative proximity to the Miami Beach Convention Center, Collins Park is also a natural flow over for Art Basel Miami events and satellite exhibitions such as Design Miami^[4][5].

Even though the neighborhood is located within the heart of the city, development of Collins Park has lagged behind the South Beach area just south. Private efforts in the late 1990's to redevelop the neighborhood met with resistance from the City of Miami Beach as expansions were planned for the Bass Museum and the ballet^[6]. In the early 2000’s another neighborhood revitalization effort was made by private developers – most notably Ken Fields (The Creek South Beach), Alessandro Ferretti (Articity) and The Gansevoort South – however, most of these projects stalled, or were completely stopped by the recession of 2008^[7].

See Also

• Bass Museum
• Miami City Ballet
• Miami Modern Architecture
• Miami Beach Architectural District

References

1. ^ "Collins Park Neighborhood Association Website". http://collinspark.us. 
2. ^ "Collins Park Neighborhood Association Website". http://collinspark.us. 
3. ^ "CANDO Art’s Co-Op". MiamiCommunity Newspapers. http://www.communitynewspapers.com/featured/cando-art%E2%80%99s-co-op/. 
4. ^ "Art Basel Preview: Temporary Collins Beach Structure Returns, Design Miami Relocates". http://www.bizbash.com/art_basel_preview_temporary_collins_beach_structure_returns_design_miami_relocates/miami/story/19595. 
5. ^ "Art Basel Miami Beach: Art Positions". ArtPulse Magazine. http://artpulsemagazine.com/art-basel-miami-beach-art-positions/. 
6. ^ "A War Of Addition". Miami New Times. http://www.miaminewtimes.com/1999-04-15/news/a-war-of-addition/. 
7. ^ "Fires Expose Struggles Of Budding Historic Arts Zone In South Beach". Miami Herald. http://www.miamiherald.com/2011/02/18/2074606/the-miami-beach-historic-district.html. 

External Links

• Collins Park Neighborhood Association
• City Of Miami Beach: Neighborhood Map