General Tire Building, 5600 Biscayne Boulevard, Miami, Florida, USA / Built: 1954 / Architect: Robert Law Weed / Floors: 2 / Height: 22.73 ft / Architectural Style: Miami Modern (MiMo)
Motorists of the 1950's making the long drive down to Florida often needed to replace worn tires. In lieu of this, a unique building of the modern era called the General Tire Building was constrcutred at 5600 Biscayne Boulevard. The structure was designed by Architect Robert Law Weed of Weed Russell Johnson Associates and built in 1954, the two-story construction also served as a gas station for Standard Oil gas. The building's flat double-height concrete roof extends outwards to form a broad canopy which wraps around it, supported by slender steel columns. At its southern corner, the canopy is cradled by a geometric steel grid which originally towered above the roof, displaying the large General Tire sign. (The sign was since be removed and the grid has been partially cut down.) A glassed-in showroom with floor to ceiling windows occupies about half of the enclosed area, adding to the structure’s streamlined, modern look.
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mimoboulevard.org/general-tire-building-5600-biscayne-bou...
General Tire Building, 5600 Biscayne Boulevard, Miami, Florida, USA / Built: 1954 / Architect: Robert Law Weed / Floors: 2 / Height: 22.73 ft / Architectural Style: Miami Modern (MiMo)
Motorists of the 1950's making the long drive down to Florida often needed to replace worn tires. In lieu of this, a unique building of the modern era called the General Tire Building was constrcutred at 5600 Biscayne Boulevard. The structure was designed by Architect Robert Law Weed of Weed Russell Johnson Associates and built in 1954, the two-story construction also served as a gas station for Standard Oil gas. The building's flat double-height concrete roof extends outwards to form a broad canopy which wraps around it, supported by slender steel columns. At its southern corner, the canopy is cradled by a geometric steel grid which originally towered above the roof, displaying the large General Tire sign. (The sign was since be removed and the grid has been partially cut down.) A glassed-in showroom with floor to ceiling windows occupies about half of the enclosed area, adding to the structure’s streamlined, modern look.
Credit for the data above is given to the following websites:
www.emporis.com/buildings/1154333/5600-biscayne-boulevard...
mimoboulevard.org/general-tire-building-5600-biscayne-bou...