#1674-11 Roy France clippings 1970s,~~~'c~
R~
Heath, for whom I had de- traini~
signed a hotel in Chicago." lot o
possib
As It happened, Whitman time
was planning to build a hotel
when France appeared on
the scene. And so France got
the job of designing it.
The Whitman Hotel, built
on the ocean between 33rd
and 34th streets, ushered in a
new trend in hotel design at
Miami Beach, when it opened
in 1935. It was the first ma-
jor hotel to be built in Dade
County during the economic
depression of the 1930s. (It
f
since has been torn, down.) ~:
"The Whitman proved to
be a pacesetter for the luxu-
ry hotels during the last half
of the 1930's and during the
two years of construction
prior to World War II," said
France, who still practices
architecture. "After the
Whitman went up, I found
myself busy for the next
seven years."
During that time France
designed the Edgewater
y
Beach, Patrician, Shoremede,
Ocean Grande, Sands, White
House, Cadillac, National ~ '
,
Sea Isle and Versailles. He
also designed several apart-
R
ment houses and private i
homes. .-
l~I~~l~n'e
stricted and everybody w.
involved in the war effort."
France went back to Woi
as soon as the war was ove
but this time designing hote
to be built at Bal Harbour -
the Kenilworth, completed
1946, and the Sea View, con
to completion in time foi
mi opening on Dec. 24 - witl
a the furnishings and landscap~
he ing finished within athree-
l,s week period."
The post-war hotels were
a more luxurious and larger
than the
r
ar
~i. p
e-war hotels.
Rooms were larger and there
,d was air conditioning, Costs
;e went up, too.
a
n "But, basically, hotels are
~e bankruptcy at a
when travel was re• Turn to Page 4C, Col. I
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similar in design," said
France: "The ractical prob-
lems of hotel rchitecture
were worked out to ago -
long before I became hotel
architect."
Hotel construction car
virtually to a standstill with
the building of the Fontain-
bleau, Eden Roc and the
Americana. France had noth-
ing to do with the design
these big hotels, but in 1
he did El Em ajado at S~
Domingo in 1958
Interc~r~nental at San Ji
~k°Iost of the construct
a iami Beach since ti
has been apartment housf
e said. "When we built
ilworth in 1946 it
the only high-rise in
Harb r. Now look at
ocean nt at Bal Harbo
Not a va t spat left, a
mostly apa ent houses:'
France's lates ork is t
North Hialeah Bapt
Church, 5800 Palm Av
Hialeah, dedicated in Augu
Born at Hawley,n
France went to Chicago as
young man and worked as
draughtsman in an arcl
tect's office while studyii
architecture.' lie passed tl
state board and a reciproc
agreement between Illino
and Florida made it possib
for him to obtain a license 1
practice architecture in Flo
ida without his having 1
take an examination„
Was Ushered In
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THE MII~M1 ~IEKAL'p xhur>t.~
Roy F. Franc
Designed the
~'~ . similar in design," said
~ " , France. "7 ha practical prab•'
' lcros of hotel architecture
-were worltcd out long ago -
<' " long bcfere I became a hotel
~';~;, arehltec~t,"
Hotel construction came
virtually to a atandstlll with
. the building of the Fontain•
bleau, Eden Rac and tho
Americana. France had noth•
~~ ~ ~ .. exact-Fare ToY1
~~' ~ To h~>•i I Thieves
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' ' An ~Kart•C;~~o pl;cn, dcsi;n-.d
'
"
~;
~ to curb rut~beries, will be
~r, "~' introduced un the Phlladel•
~~ ' phis Transpprtatian Co. sys•
tem.
"~ ~~~~
~` Vnder the plan passengers
~C ~ must have the exact fire, or
they will be given their ,
xa:: I
change !n the form a! a re-
,f •~ demption slip that can he '
x r , , exchanged at special centers
~
~ ~ The money the passenger
f
~
~ ;
uns to drivers or cashiers is
'
` dropped into a loclsod, bolt-
~ ed•dow~ cash box.
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r
!n; to do with tl:a desroit u!
these btg hotels, but in 1956
he did E! Embajado aC Sant0
Domingo and In 1958 the
IntcrcontincntaI at San Sean.
''Most a! the construction
at MJami Beach elnce~ there
has been apartment houses,"
he aald. "~Vhea we built the
Kenilworth in 1948 it was
the only high-rise la Bel
Harbour. 1Vow look at tho
ocean front at )sal Harbour.
Not a vacant spot left, and
mostly apartment hauscs."
France's latest work !g the
North Hialeah Baptist
~ ''r ;'t. 5"f?0 Palm Ave., l
Hi~lcah, dedicated In August. I
Born at Fawley, I~Ilnn.,
Franco went to Chicago as a'
'young naan and' worked as ~a
draughtsman in an archi•
feet's office while studying
arehltCCture. Hm passed the
state Board and a reciprocal
agreement between Illinois
and ]:lorlda made it .possible
for hitn° to obtain a license to
practice architecturo ir4 Flor•
ids without his having to
take ari oxami~atton.
Aeon .2~ia~nz .lea
~ ;,
lay D~iVID TED>rsCHit .: „ ~~ ~ ~a~;
Nenla Sf~H Wrltar ± ,~ {,.
Roy R France, an nrchitect ~'. ~~~ •'.,
,
who influenced the appear- a
~ `' ` `"~'
once o! Miami Beach's alts ,
~ ~ . `k " 1
~
lino with his designs o! the • ~~ ` ~
Saxony and Car
Kenilworth `<
t'
,
,
eablanca hotels, died Tues• ,,
~,
' °'~: '?"z
~
day at the Shalom Nursing "'~
" ~~'~
~
and Convalescent Canter. He ~ 7 tit '~ ' ~~''`
was 83. •
~ ~~ ~
'
Mr. France's }tst o! arch!- ~
, ,
, ~~
tectural works also includes
~
.
the Monte Carlo, Cadillac, r ~ ~~
# ~:
'
Versailles sad Sea View ho- ,
tols and a aumbor of apartr
lexes
t com Ray F. ~'rs~t
p
.
mea
Earn in Hawley, Minn..
... lmprirst o~
• Mr. Franco went to Chicago
as a young man and worked 1930x, but has sin
as a draftsman in an archi- `torn down.
feet's office while studying '~-,8etore World Wa
~arci~itecture. He passed the .ranee dcaigned the
'~
~
'
state board end a reciprocal fi Beach, Patricitsn
~
•
agreement between Illinois " ~%'lttede, Ocean Cxrand~
and Florida made it possible White House, Natlc
far him to obtain a licons~ to isles and Versaillc
He also Qovelopes
practice architecture in Flocl•..ti •
,
da without having to take ^' apartment houses
t
h
"
i
anothor eMttminatlon. , : ~ e
omes,
;vo
"Construction w
MR. F'RANCL OX"1'EN ram- standstill during W
iniscea of how he and his I1" Mr. Francs ;A
s wife , were attracted to ,"'The military took
! Miami. They took a train trtp hotels and used the
o! several weeps ,itt 1981 and Force training aeh~
stopped to play golf at Iacos saved a lot o! bat
Choy figured thoy would Ifke. from possible berth
Eventually their train roiled
' '' a ~ time when trove
"
; :,•
into Miami. ~
the i'irs~ things Y
LL :""Une ot ttrtcted.
HE W>r'N'1' 8AG7
~
did was #o pley.golt at the as soon as the war
M i a m ~% 8ittmore Cohntry prirl'tarl>,y deslgninp
i
t l
B
l 134
b
b
. Club," Mr, wrance said Ina u
a
a
e
l
,
_ 1868 interv._w. "I got sv sun- 3850. a cont3tructi
burned I had to spend a day was claimed when
in bad recovering. But we
liked the Miami area so much room Casablanca •
built in five moat
that we just couldn't think
in Chicago any
• about living •daHie desi s
~
sh
,
longor."
Returning to Chicago MlamlBeac
lt wa
"ut !n the air
'
That
s what peopl
wher0 ha was a hotel archi- Florida tor." he sal
test. Mr, France gathered his,
belongings and came to
Ivllaml >3each, where he set-
tledpermanently.
HE ESxARI,I5HED the
firm Roy France and Son atsd
his first ma,ior doaign was an
Indian Crook apartment
building. Soon after ho wan
commissioned to design ih4
Whitman Hotel.
Built on the ocean betwaan
33rd and 34th streets, the
Whitman ushered in a now
in 1969 was the Nor
ah 8aptiat Church, 5
Ave.
His aurvlvora i~
d a,u g h t e r •!n•Iaw
France, of South M
grandchildren, and
great•grandchildron.
Services wilt be l
Friday at the Mla~
Community Church.
Burial will be 1
lawn Park with the
H®tel desi ner
~ ,.
F~ ~ 1 7 '972
~. F. Franee dies ~_
Services will be held at before World War II~ inter-
Miami , -Beach .Comm 'rupted construction
r. ,..
~C-~hut~` tomorrow for .`
Franc whose designs.-are re-,::`; His , pos.~war .designs .,in-
ec ed in the skylines , of ~cluded the Monte Carlo, Ca-
Miami :Beach. and, Bal I-~ar- sablanca, Kenilworth, Sea-
hour. View and Cadillac.
Mr. France, 83, died yes- "Let in the air and sun,"
terday at a convalescent cen- A~f~,,;; F~a~ce t~ce said in ea-
ter. ~ `~~ ~ ~~pla~~ing his ;favorite motif.
One of the early architects ~ ;~T,~aL's :.what people come to.
to design oceanfront hotels, Flo~ida for."
Mr. France came here from His last major design was
Chicago in 1931 and estab- the North Hialeah Baptist
lshed the firm of ,Roy France Church. He retired in 1969
and Son. ~ .
Services will be at 1 p.m.
His first. hotel design wad .. afi`d~+burial will be in Wood-
. that of -the Whitman, . °the fan Park with the Lithgow-
first Depression ~-:era. , fiotel
x
Wikhelm .South Miami Chap- ~~
here, which., since has been el in charge. Survivors in-
torn down. c 1 u d e a daughter-in-law
Then he : designed. the ,
Wilma France . of South
Edgewater Beach, Patrician, Miami. Memorial contribu-
Shoremede, Ocean Grande,
S
d
- tions may be made to the
a.n
s;~
White House, Nation- .Miami Beach Community
-a1,-.Sea Isles and Versailles, Church.