Episode 328: Addison Mizner

Florida's solution to cleaning much of its stormwater - ditches, drains, and retention ponds - is not working and the state's Department of Environmental Protection isn't all that interested in improving it. Addison Mizner was an architect who came to great reknown in 1920s South Florida popularizing a style of building known as "Mediterranean Revival." Susan Gillis, author, historian, and longtime curator at the Boca Raton Historical Society joins us to discuss his continuing legacy.