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Fluent in English, Spanish, French, Portuguese, and Lebanese (Arabic)
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Coconut Grove
Coconut Grove is
the City of Miami's most affluent and upscale neighborhood. An
eclectic community with many homes from the Art Deco Era, with a lush tropical
canopy, winding streets with roaming peacocks, and parrots often
flying overhead. Because of its ideal bayside location, Coconut
Grove is also a renowned sailing community, with many world-class
regattas taking place during the season, starting with the
Columbus Day Regatta in October, the Orange Bowl
Regatta in December and continuing through May. The Grove
has a sailing club (Coconut Grove Sailing Club), two yacht clubs
(Coral Reef Yacht Club), and (Biscayne Yacht Club) and a marina
(Dinner Key)
The second largest tourist destination in South Florida (South Beach
being first), Coconut Grove is home of the world-renowned Coconut
Grove Arts Festival, the second largest street art
festival in the country, which traditionally takes place over
Presidents Day weekend. Coconut Grove is also know for the
irreverent
King Mango Strut, a parade held the last weekend of the year.
The Grove is known for its many restaurants with a variety of
cuisines, and particularly for its open air cafes. It is equally
favored for weekday breakfast meetings by area movers and shakers,
leisurely weekend brunch, and the evening and late night outdoor
lounge crowd.
Coconut Grove is also home to
The Kampong, an 8 acre (32,000 mē) tropical garden that forms
part of the
National Tropical Botanical Garden. It is also the location of
The Barnacle Historic State Park. Built in the late 1800s, the
former home of Ralph Middleton Munroe is one of the oldest homes in
Dade County and is situated on the shore of Biscayne Bay. The
forest surrounding the home is
hardwood
hammock and is the last of its kind in the area. The unique
architecture includes period furniture and wide porches that afford
magnificent
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Coconut Grove History
The earliest settlers of Coconut Grove were the Pent and Frow
families. In the 1830's both families were lighthouse keepers at
Cape Florida and homesteaders in what is now Coconut Grove.
Another settler of that era was Edmund D. Beasley who homesteaded
160 acres bay front property. In 1873, after Beasley's death, his
widow rented their home to Dr. Horace P. Porter. He lived there
for only a year but during that time established a post office
that he named "Cocoanut Grove." When Porter left the
area, the post office was closed, but years later it was reopened
using the same name.
Another pioneer was "Jolly Jack" Peacock, an Englishman who
settled in the south part of the Grove. He persuaded his brother
Charles, then owner of a wholesale meat business in London, to
join him. Charles Peacock, his wife Isabella and their three sons
eventually settled in Coconut Grove and in 1882 opened the Bay
View House, later called the Peacock Inn, the first hotel in the
area. Black workers came from the Bahamas to work at the Inn and
established the first Black community in Miami, along Charles
Avenue. The Peacock Inn attracted all kinds of visitors including
scientists, authors, and nobility, many of whom remained to make
Coconut Grove their permanent home. Among the settlers were yacht
designer and wrecker Ralph Munroe whose home, The Barnacle, is now
a state historic site; homesteader Flora McFarlane, Coconut
Grove's first schoolteacher and founder of the Housekeeper's Club
(now The Woman's Club of Coconut Grove); and author Kirk Munroe.
The fledgling community grew and prospered, and by the early years
of the 20th century, a school, library, Sunday school, chapel, and
yacht club were built. Attracted by the climate, wealthy
Northerners, such as James and William Deering and William
Jennings Bryan made Coconut Grove their winter home. In 1925, the
City of Miami annexed Coconut Grove, but it continued to retain
its own
identity. After World War II, as the population of South Florida
mushroomed, Coconut Grove continued to grow, and artists were an
important influence.
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Kamal Salim
Fortune International Realty
Senior International Advisor
2666 Brickell Avenue
Miami, Fl 33129
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Mobile 786-290 5445
Fax 305-704 3827 |
Office 305-856 2600
Ext 120
E-mail
kamal@kamalsalim.com |
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