Across the Florida Straits to Cuba—A Living History of the Buildings Left Behind

Cuba is a historical laboratory of buildings, streets, and artifacts that have been mostly untouched since 1960—allowing visitors to transport themselves into a time and space that has not evolved into modern times. In this historical presentation, architect Mario Cartaya retraces and recalls six decades of friendly and cooperative Cuban-American relations and history. Mario is the founder of the award-winning Fort Lauderdale firm Cartaya and Associates Architects as well as the author of Journey Back Into the Vault: In Search of My Faded Cuban Childhood Footprints. Book signing will follow the presentation, and copies of the book will be available for purchase.

Funding for this Florida Talks program was provided through a grant from Florida Humanities with funds from the National Endowment for the Humanities. Any views, findings, conclusions or recommendations expressed in this program do not necessarily represent those of Florida Humanities or the National Endowment for the Humanities.

Location: Auditorium, Mandel Public Library 3rd Floor