Sunny Isles Beach, United States

Thunderbird Motel

Sunny Isles Beach, United States

The Thunderbird Motel in Sunny Isles Beach, Florida, was a Miami Modern motel designed by architect Norman M. Giller and completed in 1955. The building exemplified the distinctive aesthetic of mid-century Miami hospitality architecture before its demolition in 2024.

Architect

Movement

Built

1955–2024

Type

motel, former hotel

Place

Sunny Isles Beach, United States

This building on

• WikidataThunderbird Motel↗

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Location

25.94678, -80.12040