The Last Resort: Jewish South Beach, 1977-1986

by Gary Monroe

Before the high rises, the nightlife, and the fashion scene, Miami's South Beach was a retirement haven for American Jews. In The Last Resort, photographer Gary Monroe presents a collection of images that preserve his observations of this vanished time.

After World War II, Jewish retirees from the Northeast--many of whom had come to America to escape Nazi Germany--found comfort, camaraderie, and culture in the sunny island city of...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0813066522
• ISBN13: 9780813066523
• Release Date: April 2020
• Publisher: University Press of Florida
• Length: 160 Pages
• Weight: 1.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 10.1" x 7.9"