{"id":1869,"date":"2026-01-08T16:38:54","date_gmt":"2026-01-08T21:38:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/moadmdcedu.wpenginepowered.com\/events\/opa-locka-architectural-walking-tour-with-alex-van-mecl\/"},"modified":"2026-01-26T13:29:20","modified_gmt":"2026-01-26T18:29:20","slug":"opa-locka-architectural-walking-tour-with-alex-van-mecl","status":"publish","type":"mec-events","link":"https:\/\/moad.mdc.edu\/es\/events\/opa-locka-architectural-walking-tour-with-alex-van-mecl\/","title":{"rendered":"Opa-Locka Architectural Walking Tour with Alex Van Mecl"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Formerly a sparsely settled area, Opa-Locka was born from the vision of Glenn Curtiss in 1926. Curtiss, together with the architect Bernhardt Miller, designed a <em>One Thousand and One Nights<\/em>-themed city, which now holds one of the largest collections of Moorish Revival architecture in the Western Hemisphere, with twenty buildings listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Local historian and historic preservationist Alex Van Mecl leads a walking tour of Opa-Locka, exploring the city&#8217;s unique architectural heritage and its fascinating history and culture.<\/p>\n<p>Alex Van Mecl is the founder of the Opa-locka Preservation Association and Senior Project Manager at Ten North Group. He lives in a historic home in Opa-locka.<\/p>\n<p>MOAD programs are made possible with the support of the Miami-Dade County Department of Cultural Affairs and the Cultural Affairs Council, the Miami-Dade County Mayor and Board of County Commissioners. They are sponsored in part by the State of Florida, Department of State, Division of Arts and Culture, the Florida Council on Arts and Culture, and the National Endowment for the Arts. The <em>Miami Herald<\/em> is a media sponsor of Kislak Center programming.<\/p>\n<p>This event is free and open to the public.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Formerly a sparsely settled area, Opa-Locka was born from the vision of Glenn Curtiss in 1926. 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