Fool’s Paradise: Players, Poseurs, and the Culture of Excess in South Beach by Steven Gaines
Fool’s Paradise: Players, Poseurs, and the Culture of Excess in South Beach by Steven Gaines
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In recent months, the sinking economy has, inevitably, altered that landscape. Many of the glittery hotels lining Ocean Drive are barely two-thirds full, and escalating rents and slowing sales have forced a number of boutiques and restaurants to move off the Lincoln Road Mall, the eight-block-long pedestrian street that is South Beach’s town center.
Clearly, the recession has cast a shadow here. But it is not a long enough shadow to have darkened the spirits of many heat-seeking visitors, who still descend on South Beach in search of escape. Lulled by the languid air and the pastel-tinted backdrop of Art Deco hotels, many are still intent on indulging a hedonistic streak.
This season, the usual streams of visitors from New York, Latin America and Europe have been joined by some deep-pocketed Russians, who tend to contribute unstintingly to the city’s economy.
Miami Beach has always been smart to target wealthy foreigners. The Russians are the only ones with any real dough to bake anymore.
And Miami Beach has been smart to serve up Sin. (And to entertain gambling).
And of course Models.
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18/02/2009 at 7:17 pm Permalink
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