Miramar is the southern most city in Broward County. The city was founded by A.L. Mailman as a bedroom community for nearby Miami and Fort Lauderdale. Mailman built 56 inexpensive homes of concrete with flat roofs which sold quickly because of their low cost and which launched the city of Miramar. The city was incorporated on May 26, 1955, and was named for the Miramar area of Havana, Cuba where Mailman had a summer home. Miramar translates to look at the sea in Spanish.
Miramar has a number of well appointed parks both large and small. On the small side is 19th Street Park. This quarter acre community recreational resource is considered a tot lot or pocket park. Pocket parks are generally less than a half acre in size and can have different amenities for the public. This type of mini park arose from a desire in communities to have places for kids to play instead of another building or wasted vacant land. The creation of this park arose out of the need to provide recreational amenities to a east part of Miramar that had none for miles and kids were playing in the street. Three private residential lots across from St. Stephen Catholic School were purchased to develop into this park.
The fenced in 19th Street Park offers a pavilion with electricity that can be reserved, barbeques, picnic tables, a playground, swings, and very unusual for a pocket park, restrooms. There are a few parking spots in front of the park. The 19th Street Park has fulfilled the mission of providing a safe place for community kids to play and for people to gather for parties and events. read more