Bob visits Lincoln Road guided by architectural historian Allan Shulman, who chronicles the Lincoln Road saga from its beginning with Carl Fisher, “Mr. Miami Beach,” to its period of revitalization under architect Morris Lapidus, to its current status as a popular shopping, dining, and people-watching strip.
Bob and Gilson Novaes discuss the construction of pocket doors, screens that will divide the bedroom from the outer living area. Bob takes note of the advantages prefab pocket doorframes provide, and sees the versatitlity of steel studs.
With much of the demolition having been completed, Bob walks through an open, loft-like space, which was dark and cramped feeling pre-demolition. Carlos Leuchtmann, the plumber, shows Bob the shower pan and the layout of the new bath fixtures.
