You can read more in my article "The Sets of Magic City " for Architectural Digest . For more on the

All the glitz and glamour of Miami Beach circa 1959 is captured in Magic City , the highly historic hotels of america stylized period drama and newest entry to the sixties themed genres. (Think Mad Men meets the Mob in Miami).
historic hotels of america Magic City is the tale of hotel owner Ike Evans (played by Jeffrey Dean Morgan who easily could be Javier Bardem's younger brother) who builds one of the largest historic hotels of america mid century modern structures in the city. The fictitious Miramar Playa is the place where one can rub shoulders with the likes of mafia kingpin Sam Giancana (or be rubbed out), JFK, the Rat Pack or a well-to-do family of four on vacation. Evans sells his soul to Ben "The Butcher" Diamond (Danny Huston) in order to keep the hotel afloat. Lots of plot twists, family dramas, sumptuous costumes, period soundtrack....and some of the best production historic hotels of america design I have seen on television.
Production designer and architect Carlos Barbosa and set decorator Scott Jacobsen literally channeled Miami Mid Century historic hotels of america Modern (known as MiMo) hotels of the period such as the Eden Roc, Deauville (where producer Mitch Glazer worked as a cabana boy) and the famed Fontainebleu. Heavily influenced by the late architect Morris Lapidus who transformed the shoreline of Miami with his work, the production team literally transformed a warehouse into a grand hotel in a mere five months.
You can read more in my article "The Sets of Magic City " for Architectural Digest . For more on the costumes, check out the LA Times piece on costume designer Carol Ramsey. Be sure and catch Magic City on Starz Channel on Friday nights at 9 pm central -- I caught the sneak premiere historic hotels of america last week and completely hooked. You will completely be taken back in time. Look out Mad Men.
A great look! They really did pick up on some of the nuances of Morris Lapidus, throwing in a touch of classicism here and there to give the verification of class . Reply Delete Cathy Whitlock April 7, 2012 at 1:49 PM
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