Letters of Support
Why should Miami Marine Stadium be restored? There are many reasons! The Marine Stadium will be one of the truly great open air venues in the world, it will provide a “new” attraction for our tourist based economy, and it will provide our community with access to Miami’s best physical asset, the water.
Below are just some of the many letters of support we have received from national organizations and Miami’s civic leaders about the importance of the Marine Stadium.
Tourism Cares
Tourism Cares is the not-for-profit organization of the travel industry. In 2014, this organization did a major volunteer project at the Marine Stadium.
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Miami Rowing Club (MRC)
The Rowing Club is the “next door neighbor” to to the Marine Stadium. The organization strongly supports restoration of the Marine Stadium as the Stadium provides the community with access to the water.
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Brian Wishneff and Associates
The Miami Marine Stadium can receive $10 million through the sale of historic tax credits. This funding can help pay for restoration of the Stadium. Wishneff & Associates have done similar tax credit sales for Miami Springs (Curtis Mansion) and Miami Dade County (the Military Museum).
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National Trust for Historic Preservation
The Trust is the foremost historic preservation organization in the United States. It has long supported restoration of the Miami Marine Stadium. The Trust named the Stadium to its “11 Most Endangered Places” in 2009 and placed it on their “National Treasures” list in 2012.
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Spencer Crowley
Spencer is the Miami Dade County Representative to FIND, the Florida Inland Navigation District Commission. FIND is an independent taxing district that provides funding for improvements to government owned waterfront property. FIND has surpported restoration of the Miami Marine Staidum by providing funding to repair some of the Marine Stadium seaside pilings. FIND would like to support the project with additional funding.
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Rosa Lowinger
Rosa is Cuban born and President of RLA Associates, an internationally recogrnized art and architecture conservation firm. She has helped procure a grant for the Marine Stadium from the prestigious Getty Foundation. In this letter, Rosa speaks to how the Marine Stadium is a product of Cuba’s unique architectural heritage.
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Stuart Blumberg
Mr. Blumberg is a Founder of the Greater Miami Convention and Visitors Bureau and Founder and former Executive Director of the Greater Miami and the Beaches Hotel Association. He has had a major role in the development of Miami’s most important cultural institutions such as the Arsht Center
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James Quinlan
James is the Founder of the Rhythm Foundation and has produced hundreds of events and concerts in South Florida and New York. He is a very highly respected entertainment industry professional who knows the business. He believes that the Marine Stadium has enormous potential.
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The Villagers
Miami Dade County’s oldest historic preservation organization has supported restoration of the Miami Marine Stadium since 2009.
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Frank Sanchis
Mr. Sanchis has held Senior Management positions at the World Monuments Fund and National Trust for Historic Preservaton. He was formerly Executive Director of New York City’s Municipal Art Society. He has long been involved with efforts to restore the Marine Stadium and understands its international significance.
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World Monuments Fund (WMF)
WMF is a worldwide organization that seeks to protect significant architectural and cultural sites, such as the Angkor Archaeological Park in Cambodia and the Taj Mahal in Agra, India. They have been involved with the Marine Stadium since naming it to their Watch List in 2010.
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Nancy May
Nancy is a entertainment facilities management professional who was Assistant General Manager and Production Manager of Red Rocks Ampthiteater, considered the most successful mid-sized venue in the United States. She was also a consultant on the Marine Stadium feasibility study done for the City of Miami by AMS Planning and Research. In this letter, Nancy describes why she feels that the Marine Stadium has extraordinary potential.
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William Talbert
Bill is the former long-time CEO of the Greater Miami Convention and Visitors Bureau. He explains why the Miami Marine Stadium will provide a significant boost to Miami’s tourism based economy as it will provide a bold, “new” one of a kind attraction.
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Bruce Orosz
Bruce is CEO of ACT Productions and Former Chairman of the Board of the Greater Miami Convention and Visitors Bureau. He has produced events at the Marine Stadium and understands its potential.
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Docomomo
This international organization seeks to preserve mid-century architecture. The Miami Marine Stadium is a key priority for Docomomo. In 2024 Docomomo selected the Miami Marine Stadium as the building to be honored for its lapel pin (done every ten years) for members of the U.S. Board of Directors for its United States chapters.
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The Rhythm Foundation
This organization is a not for profit that operates the Miami Beach Bandshell, a historic open air venue that was built in 1962. The Bandshell provides an excellent “case study” for Marine Stadium success. The Miami Beach Bandshell was not successful whon operated by the City of Miami Beach. But under professional management by the Rhythm Foundaton, the Bandshell has thrived. The Rhythm Foundation has also demonstrated that a venue can be both financially successful-but community focused.
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Save Our Sisters (SOS)
SOS is Miami’s women’s breast cancer survival dragon boat team. They paddle in the Marine Stadium Basin and have strongly supported restoration of the Marine Stadium. The Marine Stadium can be used to host all kinds of community events, such as an international dragon boat competition.
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John Stuart, AIA
John is a Professor of Architecture at FIU. He notes that the Stadium is a highly significant civic building and that preserving it is a wonderful example of resilience and reuse.
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Tony Hernandez
Tony is President and CEO of the Latino Broadcasting Company and Vice Chair of the Amigos of the Cuban Heritage Collecton at the University of Miami. He points out the significance of the Marine Stadium to Miami’s Cuban community.
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