The Best Things to Do in the Design District
The Design District isn’t the only Miami neighborhood undergoing a renaissance, but its transformation might be the most jarring. Developed alongside the historic Buena Vista neighborhood in the 1920s, the Design District was named for the low-rise warehouses fabricating textiles, garments, and furniture pieces in the area. But as Miami’s garment industry began to wane, so did the Design District’s prominence. Falling into disrepair in the 1980s and ’90s, the neighborhood became known as a drug dungeon and an eyesore for property owners in the neighboring Buena Vista neighborhood.
