This is the City of Miami Lakes fairly new Town Hall. Now that election is nearing a forum for was…read moreheld for candidates seeking election or reelection. This is where council meetings are held and where you can go for permitting applications or other public concerns for the city. In front you will see a beautiful Veterans Memorial by Stephanie Jaffe Werner. In the lobby you will find a calendar posting with upcoming functions. This is walking distance to the shops on Main Street and many popular restaurants.

Alhambra Tower This…read moreis a very dramatic and regal looking building, and one that you surely notice. It is abflatiron shaped site in the heart of downtown Coral Gables, the Owner and City Board of Architects required a seamlessly integrated design that complimented Coral Gables' century old town. Class A+ highly usable floor plates for high-quality office space above ground-floor retail and dining services are integrated with an "architecturally screened" parking garage. The project was positioned to supply a market demand from growing multi-national financial institutions, international government services, and corporate users. Its design conveys a unique business experience to the affluent market clientele of Coral Gables, Miami, South America and Europe. The flatiron design of the building responds to the rich heritage of George Merrick's original 1925 Spanish Mediterranean style vision for the City of Coral Gables, Florida. The building composition and mass are organized in the classic tower idiom of "base, middle and top" with harmonic, syncopating rhythms of proportion, color, materials, and finishes.

Upper Buena Vista is an old neighborhood with a new bohemian vibe. Located south of Little Haiti…read moreand north of the Miami Design District, in the 1890's it was a small village, with the homesteads of cracker immigrants William Gleason and E.L. White from Georgia and North Carolina. Along with Lemon City and Little River, Upper Buena Vista is one of the oldest settlements in Miami. Many of the homes here date to Florida's land bloom years of the 1920's when the first subdivisions were built. Tampa developer and architect David P. Davis partnered with pineapple plantation owner Theodore V. Moore to develop two investment properties in Buena Vista. Davis designed both buildings but he only paid for one while Moore paid for the other. Designed in a masonry vernacular style, Davis' building became the Buena Vista Post Office with neoclassical design elements. Moore's building was built in an L shape around the post office. The south portion of the building was completed in 1922 and the north portion was completed in 1926. Moore gave up his pineapple plantation for commercial development. In the 1930s, he opened the T.V. Moore Furniture Store in his building and both the Buena Vista Post Office and Moore Furniture Building anchored the growing neighborhood. On August 4, 1924, the new town of Buena Vista was incorporated only to be annexed by the City of Miami the next year. At that time the post office ceased operation. The building as since served a variety of purposes through the years including a city hall, municipal courthouse, tire store, insurance office, restaurant, and clothing store. In 2017, the building sold for 8 million dollars. There is a sign on the building that lets you know that this summer it is going to be the luxury Swiss watch maker, Patek Philippe. The Moore building is now an event venue. There is a historic marker detailing the history of the buildings in front of the post office.

For all you people out there like me that crave some History - here is some, and right in the heart…read moreof the Modern Design District. In 2017 the old Historic Buena Vista Post Office building in Miami's Design District sold for $8.1M The historic Buena Vista Post Office building in Miami's Design District just sold for $8.125 million, marking a near-record price per square foot in the redeveloping neighbourhood. The 2,287-square foot building at 4000 Northeast Second Avenue, which was the former site of the Billionaire clothing store, sold for $3,553 per square foot to a New York-based investment group that represents foreign investors, Chariff Realty Group President Lyle Chariff told TRD. The buyers are part of the same group that purchased Power Studios in the Design District from Chariff and his partners in June 2015. Chariff and Steve Budin, CEO of Sportsinfo.com, were the sellers. Chariff said he had a 10 percent stake. They purchased the building for $479,000 in July 2003, meaning it sold for nearly 16 times its purchase price in just under 14 years. Built in 1921 by Buena Vista's original developer David P. Davis as a post office, the neoclassical building sits on a 3,375-square-foot lot.

The Colonnade building was designed by famed architect Phineas Paist who often worked with Coral…read moreGables developer and founder George Merrick and his uncle, Coral Gables artistic director Denman Fink. Phineas Paist was known to Merrick because of his work with the local estate of Vizcaya. The building was completed in November of 1926 at 169 Miracle Mile, the historic four blocks of retail and restaurants at the intersection of Ponce de Leon Boulevard. The building was designed to be George Merrick's sales center for Coral Gables and his land office was located here. It was centerpiece of the shopping area. Like the many buildings in Coral Gables it was designed in a Spanish Colonial and Baroque style. In the 1920's different businesses in the Colonnade included a bank, pilot training facility, movie studio, and parachute factory. One of the signature features of the building is the oval-shaped grand rotunda ballroom in the main foyer which is three stories tall. It contains the original Spanish fountain. Clouds and blue skies are painted on the ceiling. Today the Colonnade building is the Hotel Colonnade. The building has been restored and it is part of the Westin Colonnade Hotel and office complex. The original building has been added on with a newer addition designed by Spillis & Candela. You can see the hotel rooms behind the historic building. The two story entry hallway to the hotel is at the rear of the atrium. The complex includes an Italian restaurant, a panini lunch cafe, and an antique dealer on the street level.

The Colonnade Building, 133-169 Miracle Mile, Coral Gables. It was built in1926, Original…read moreArchitects: Phineas Paist, Walter De Garmo and Paul Chafin. It is located right in the centre of Miracle Mile. The downtown commercial district, including Miracle Mile, was designed by George Merrick, who could boast that every business in Coral Gables was less than a two-block walk. The Colonnade Building at 133-169 Miracle Mile was designed in 1926 by Phineas Paist in collaboration with Walter De Garmo and Paul Chalfin in a mixture of Spanish Colonial and Baroque. The main purpose, in Merrick's planning, was to house his growing sales operation. Since the 1920s, the Colonnade has had many tenants including the Colonnade Movie Studios and a World War II parachute factory. The architecture is beautiful and very noticeable as you walk past. No 169 houses the Bac bank.

The J.W. Warner House is a historic Greek Revival house that was added to the U.S. National…read moreregister of Historic Place in 1983. James Warner came to Miami in 1906 to work as an accountant for Henry Flagler's railroad. Having lived in Palm Beach James wife Susan noticed that there were no florists in Miami. Susan began to grow flowers and made arrangements for friends and family. She then decided to turn her hobby into a business which turned out to be quite profitable. The Miami Floral Company was founded in 1906 and it did so well that James left his at Miami Electric to work at the flower business. In addition to working at the family business James was also active in politics and civic organizations. As the family became wealthy James desired to have a house reminiscent of the Plantation style homes he grew up with in Georgia. He hired German architect George L. Pfeiffer to design the neoclassical home. Unlike the wood homes that were standard in Miami at the time the Warners decided to build their home with reinforced concrete to withstand hurricanes. The house was completed in 1912 and also unlike other homes at the time had both electricity and indoor plumbing. after James death atthe age of 54 in 1922 Susan and her children continued to run the floral building until her death at the age of 69 in 1942. Two of the children continued to run the company until 1972 when they finally shut it down after being in business for 66 years. George Warner the son of James and Susan passed away and left the house to his widow Autumn and her daughter. By that time the house had become run down and was too large for her to manage. Preservationists were able to buy the home from Autumn Warner and renovated it and leased it to commercial businesses. Today the home is used by the Miami Hispanic Ballet. They purchased the house in 2009 with a grant from the city of Miami. They received a second grant in 2012 to remodel it and it now includes a space to exhibit art and two dance studios. The house is instantly recognizable with it's six three story columns along the front. When the Warner's occupied the house it had 22 bedrooms and a view of the Miami River. Today culture and history mix in the home that once belonged to one of the founding pioneer families of Miami.

Being English I am a history buff, here in Miami. So I decided to check out this place on the…read moreHistorical list. This is what I found out about the place - although now it houses a Ballet studio and school. This impressive Neo-Classical building was designed for J.W. Warner, founder of South Florida's first floral company. The home's fine craftsmanship is especially evident in its massive columns, Palladian window and porte-cochère. Wide porches and verandas adapt the J.W. Warner House to the Florida climate with a graciousness that evokes the elegance of Florida's early years. This house was listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.

What criteria would you use to yelp a police department : response time, courtesy and technology?…read more In that case, Doral PD would get 5 stars. Admittedly, I'm not their biggest cheerleader since police departments sometime give the impression of conflicting with the 4th amendment but I'll leave politics out for another time. I was in an accident yesterday while in their jurisdiction and had to call 911. Even though it wasn't catastrophic and we let them know such, an unit arrived within 10 minutes of my call. The officer was courteous in taking the information and respectful to myself and the other party. I was also impressed with their high tech gear. He filled out the report on a laptop, meaning that if I need a copy of the report for my insurance I don't need to take time out to go to the station ; they can send it electronically.

extremely rude & unprofessional, they're so lazy they will literally tell you to do claims online…read morejust so they don't do paper work even though you're literally standing in front of them at the station, they think they're above everyone & WILL get loud with you. overly all i'm not sure what purpose this police department has if it won't help the citizens that quite literally pay them for their job. if you ever have a serious situation never go here cause they will leave you to die just cause they think it's "not important" if anything happens to my husband because they didn't take him serious i'm suing the hell out of everyone there, thanks for reading.

I originally started coming here for toddler story time. My son and I would meet with a couple of…read morefriends for some dancing, singing and book reading. They have a nice little corner to keep kids busy, not that my lil adventurous child stays there long but it still helps some. It's always clean and quiet (not too quiet when our children are there). We also enjoy playground behind the building. It even has a lil walkway around the park, perfect for a lil jog.

Brought the kiddos here to find some books and stretch their legs a bit (pro tip - there is a…read moreplayground behind the library). This is one of the closest branches and the building is relatively new. We also found the staff to be nice as well. One thing that was a bit of a letdown is that the library is pretty small and the kids section is tiny. There is a small play area with the books, but it is very bare bones. It is not very inviting, hey come and read some books and play with the kids, make an afternoon of it vibe.

Evangelist Street is a historic street in Coconut Grove that has been renamed Charles Avenue. It…read morewas built by Bahamian immigrates who moved to the area known today as West Grove in Coconut Grove. Most of the Bahamians that settled in Coconut Grove were from the island of Eleuthera in the Bahamas. Many were former slaves from West Indian Plantations. A mass immigration from the Bahamas to South Florida and the Keys took place in the late 1800's when agriculture became unsustainable due to rocky soil. Florida had a similar geography and climate so the people who immigrated knew how to farm the land. Later on in the 1920's many others were hired by George Merrick to build Coral Gables. Ebenezer Woodberry Franklin Stirrup, a prominent Bahamian had a home on Evangelist Street. He was born as an illegitimate child of his Bahamian servant mother and her wealthy white employer in Governors Harbor Island off Eleuthera in the Bahamas in 1873. Stirrup took the last name of his father. His mother passed away when he was only 9 leaving him in care of relatives. In 1888, at the age of 15, he emigrated to Key West where he lived with an uncle and learned woodworking and construction. He lived in Key West for 10 years during which time he returned to the Bahamas to marry his childhood sweetheart, Charlotte Jane Sawyer. The historic Coconut Grove Cemetery on Charles Street is named in her honor. Seeking better opportunities he moved to the settlement of Cutler where he worked on pineapple plantations and cleared land. Sometimes he was paid in land which he would use to help others later on. In 1899, at the age of 25, Stirrup moved his family to Coconut Grove, where he worked for James Deering. Stirrup had the means to begin purchasing lots of land from John Frow and after working all day he and his wife at night began to build houses at night on them. He believed homeowners were better citizens, so he built more than 100 houses in Coconut Grove, to allow newly-arrived Bahamians the opportunity to purchase their first home. Stirrup built his two-story Frame Vernacular house of Dade County Pine in 1897 on what is now called Charles Street. Once plentifully, Dade County Pine is now extinct. It was a highly sought after as a building material because it is impervious to termites. This is the second oldest home in Coconut Grove. The Barnacle is the oldest. The architectural style of this house is a front gable folk house. The house has two gabled wings that are perpendicular to one another, and that are of different heights. The house is covered in a wood clapboard siding. The house has some minor alterations from its original structure. When Ebenezer Woodberry Franklin Stirrup died in 1957 at the age of 84, he was one of the largest landholders in Coconut Grove. He left a legacy of having improved the housing conditions of the African-American community. After rotting for years the house has been beautifully restored for possible use as a bed and breakfast.

Another preserved piece of historical - situated next door (to my other reviews) - the Mariah Brown…read moreHouse and also the coloured Literacy association building... Here is some information for you to read.. E.W.F. Stirrup House The Ebenezer Woodberry Franklin Stirrup House is a superior example of wood frame vernacular architecture, and is constructed of Dade County pine. Stirrup migrated from Harbour Island, Bahamas in 1888 and apprenticed under his uncle, who was a carpenter. This provided him with the skills to construct his home, as well as the 100+ homes he would build to rent to other settlers. He would ultimately become a millionaire through his successful real estate and business ventures. Stirrup built this home with his wife, Charlotte Jane, at night after working a full day for their employers. Mr. Stirrup lived in the house until his death in 1957.