Infamous Spite Wall to stay: Despite promises of its demise, the Fontainebleau's north tower will keep casting its shadow over the Eden Roc.

From: Miami Herald (Miami, Florida) | Date: March 16, 2006 | Copyright information

Byline: Douglas Hanks III

Mar. 16--After promising Miami Beach an "architectural liberation" by knocking down the Fontainebleau's infamous Spite Wall, the hotel's new owners have decided to keep the 17-story monument to revenge.

The surprise move means the hotel's north tower will continue to eclipse the pool deck of its neighbor, the Eden Roc. Then-owner Ben Novack reportedly commissioned the 1962 building as payback for the Eden Roc hiring his star architec...

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