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Kendall Drive
Kendall Drive, also known as Southwest 88th Street and historically North Kendall Drive, runs for in an east–west orientation across mid-southern Miami-Dade County, Florida. The majority of Kendall Drive, between State Road 997 at The Hammocks and US 1 (State Road 5) on the Kendall– Pinecrest border, is signed as the State Road 94 (SR 94). The road serves as a major arterial road through the suburbs of the southern Miami metropolitan area, connecting its predominantly residential neighborhoods to shopping districts and to three freeways, allowing commuter travel. Route description Kendall Drive (Southwest 88th Street locally) begins as a private road servicing a quarry just to the west of State Road 997, heading east. Upon reaching SR 997, the road gains the SR 94 designation and continues east through farmland as a four-laned divided road. From here, the road marks the northern boundary of The Hammocks as it first turns to the southeast and then immediately turns back ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Hammocks, FL
The Hammocks is an unincorporated census-designated place in Miami-Dade County, Florida, United States. The population was 51,003 at the 2010 census. Name origin The name of the CDP originates from a planned community called, "The Hammocks". The area of the planned community is smaller than the CDP, encompassing the area west of SW 137th Ave, south of SW 88th St, east of SW 177 Ave, and north of SW 120th St. Geography The Hammocks is located at (25.670601, -80.436006); or about 6 miles west of Kendall. According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of , of which, of it is land and of it (2.12%) is water. Government and infrastructure The Miami-Dade Police Department operates the Hammocks District Station in The Hammocks. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Homestead Extension Of Florida's Turnpike
The Homestead Extension of Florida's Turnpike (HEFT), designated as unsigned State Road 821 (SR 821), is the southern extension of Florida's Turnpike, a toll road in the U.S. state of Florida maintained by Florida's Turnpike Enterprise (FTE). Spanning approximately along a north–south axis, it supplements the mainline (designated as SR 91) to form the complete turnpike. The extension begins at its southern terminus at U.S. Route 1 (US 1) in Florida City, and transitions into the SR 91 mainline in Miramar at its northern end. Despite their designations as different state roads, the mainline and the extension are continuous in their exit numbering. It was opened in stages between 1973 and 1974, after the mainline of the Turnpike was completed, and is used by both commuters and travelers to the Florida Keys and Everglades National Park. Due to its alignment, it acts as a de facto outer beltway for Miami, with the Palmetto Expressway ( State Road 826) fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Florida State Road 959
State Road 959 (SR 959), known locally as West 57th Avenue and Red Road, is a north-south Florida state highway located in south Miami-Dade County west of Downtown Miami. It runs from U.S. 1 at the south end at the South Miami- Coral Gables border to Perimeter Road, just south of the runway of the Miami International Airport at its north end. Route description State Road 959 begins at the intersection with Red Road and US 1 (South Dixie Highway), with SR 959 heading north, going through the southwestern end of the University of Miami campus, and then through residential areas, as it acts as the dividing line between Coral Gables to its east and South Miami and patches of unincorporated Miami-Dade County to the west between US 1 and SR 976 (Bird Road). North of Bird Road, Red Road continues through the residential sections of Coral Gables, and enters the residential areas of West Miami, crossing US 41 (Tamiami Trail). SR 959 then enters Miami, intersecting SR 968 (Flagler Stre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Old Cutler Road
Old Cutler Road is an off-grid plan, main northeast–southwest road running south of Downtown Miami, downtown Miami in Miami-Dade County, Florida, Miami-Dade County, Florida, United States. Route description The northern terminus is Cocoplum Circle at the edge of the Coral Gables Waterway in the city of Coral Gables, Florida, Coral Gables. It connects at the circle with LeJeune Road, Sunset Drive, Ingraham Highway and Cocoplum Road. From this point south it goes through Coral Gables until it intersects with Red Road (Miami), Red Road (West 57th Avenue). It then shares its name with Red Road, going due south for a short distance dividing the city of Coral Gables to the east with the village of Pinecrest, Florida, Pinecrest to the west. It fully enters the village of Pinecrest upon crossing South 128th Street (Lugo Avenue). It continues southwest through Pinecrest until it curves due west and shares its name with South 136th Street dividing the village of Pinecrest to the north ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Coral Gables, Florida
Coral Gables, officially City of Coral Gables, is a city in Miami-Dade County, Florida. The city is located southwest of Downtown Miami. As of the 2020 U.S. census, it had a population of 49,248. Coral Gables is known globally as home to the University of Miami, one of the nation's top private research universities whose main campus spans in the city. With 16,479 faculty and staff as of 2021, the University of Miami is the largest employer in Coral Gables and second largest employer in all of Miami-Dade County. The city is a Mediterranean-themed planned community known for its historic and affluent character reinforced by its strict zoning, popular landmarks, and tourist sights. History Coral Gables was formally incorporated as a city on April 29, 1925. It was and remains a planned community based on the popular early twentieth century City Beautiful Movement and is known for its strict zoning regulations. The city was developed by George Merrick, a real estate deve ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Red Road (Miami)
Red Road, also known as West 57th Avenue, is a main north-south street running west of downtown Miami in Miami-Dade County, Florida and into Broward County. Red Road is signed as State Road 959 from U.S. 1 to the south end of the Miami International Airport, and State Road 823 from U.S. 27 to the Broward County line. Route description Southern section The southern terminus is at South 136th Street (Howard Drive) in Gables by the Sea, with the incorporated village of Pinecrest to the northwest corner and the city of Coral Gables to the east and south. Red Road goes north through a residential area until it dead ends at Campamento Avenue in Coral Gables. It resumes just south of Old Cutler Road at the Gulliver Academy campus' west end. Red Road and Old Cutler Road are cosigned as they head north for a short distance until Old Cutler Road veers east. Red Road continues north, skirting the east side of Pinecrest as West 57th Avenue, roughly dividing it from Coral Gables un ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gulliver Preparatory School
Gulliver Preparatory School or simply Gulliver Prep, is a private co-educational school. Its management offices are in Kendall, a census-designated place in Miami-Dade County, Florida. Its four campuses are across the county. Previously the administrative offices were in Coral Gables. History Gulliver Academy was founded in 1926. Gulliver Preparatory opened in 1975. The Miller Drive Campus opened in 1996.Gulliver Pinecrest Prep Campus " In 2021 Gulliver Preparatory broke ground on a new center for student life, which will be located at its Marian C. Krutulis PK-8 Campus. The center is the first major construction undertaken as part of the school's new master plan. It ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Metrorail (Miami)
Metrorail is the heavy rail rapid transit system of Miami and Miami-Dade County in the U.S. state of Florida. Metrorail is operated by Miami-Dade Transit (MDT), a departmental agency of Miami-Dade County. Opened in 1984, it is Florida's only rapid transit metro system, and is currently composed of two lines of 23 stations on of standard gauge track. Metrorail serves the urban core of Miami, connecting Miami International Airport, the Health District, Downtown Miami, and Brickell with the northern developed neighborhoods of Hialeah and Medley to the northwest, and to suburban The Roads, Coconut Grove, Coral Gables, and South Miami, ending at urban Dadeland in Kendall. Metrorail connects to the Metromover in Downtown, which provides metro service to the entirety of Downtown and Brickell. Additionally, it connects to South Florida's commuter rail system at Tri-Rail station, as well as Metrobus routes at all stations. In , the system had rides, and about per day in . In ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dadeland Mall
Dadeland Mall is a large enclosed shopping mall located in Kendall, Florida, in the Dadeland district. The mall, originally developed by the Joseph Meyerhoff Company of Baltimore, opened October 1, 1962 as a , open-air complex of 60 stores and services.New Kendall wing brings trendy twist to Dadeland Mall, Iva Paiva Cordle, July 14, 2013, http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/07/14/3497931/new-kendall-wing-brings-trendy.html Dadeland Mall is located between South Dixie Highway ( US-1) and the Palmetto Expressway (SR 826) at its southern terminus where it meets US-1. It is also served by the Dadeland North Metrorail station, which has a pedestrian walkway connecting to the mall. The Dadeland South station is located just south of the mall. The anchor stores are 2 Macy's stores, Saks Fifth Avenue, and JCPenney. History Originally an open-air center, the mall was anchored by Burdine's (spelled with an apostrophe at the time), and also boasted a Food Fair grocery, full-service Gra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Florida State Road 826
State Road 826 (SR 826) is a bypass route around the greater Miami area, traveling approximately in a northeasterly arc from U.S. Route 1 (US 1) in Pinecrest to its terminus at State Road A1A in Sunny Isles Beach. Between its southern terminus and the Golden Glades Interchange, State Road 826 is known as the Palmetto Expressway, a heavily traveled freeway with portions of the road carrying in excess of 250,000 vehicles a day. Unlike many of the other non-interstate freeways in Miami-Dade County, the Palmetto Expressway is untolled. East of the interchange, State Road 826 is a surface road connecting North Miami and North Miami Beach to Sunny Isles Beach over the Intracoastal Waterway. Route description Palmetto Expressway SR 826 is signed east-west north of Miami, west of Miami it is signed north-south. State Road 826 begins at an interchange with US 1 in Pinecrest, just south of the Dadeland Mall, and heads north as the Palmetto Expressway into Kendall. The first int ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Galloway Road
Galloway Road, also known as West 87th Avenue, is a north–south route through the western areas of suburban Miami-Dade County, Florida, from the Black Point area south of Cutler Bay almost to the Broward County line north of Miami Lakes. It exists in seven different unconnected segments that total in length, acting as connecting roads, neighborhood streets, and arterial routes. Approximately of Galloway Road, between Pinecrest and Doral, is designated as State Road 973. Route description Southern sections Galloway Road, or locally Southwest 87th Avenue (south of Flagler Street), begins at a dead-end across the Black Creek Canal from the Black Point Marina, next to Biscayne National Park, just over a mile south of the town of Cutler Bay in unincorporated Miami-Dade county. After following the canal northwest as a two-laned road for about half a mile, Southwest 87th Avenue turns north and takes on this alignment until the northern reaches of Kendall. As it continues nor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Baptist Hospital Of Miami
Baptist Hospital of Miami is a non-profit hospital located in Miami, Florida, United States, operated by Baptist Health South Florida. Founded in 1960, the 850-bed facility is now one of the largest hospitals in the Miami area. The corporate headquarters is located in Coral Gables, Florida, and has facilities throughout Dade County, into the Florida Keys, and in southern Broward County. Baptist Hospital is the largest faith-based non-profit organization hospital in the Miami area, handling a volume of over 100,000 patients a year. The hospital attracts international patients from the Caribbean, Central America Central America ( es, América Central or ) is a subregion of the Americas. Its boundaries are defined as bordering the United States to the north, Colombia to the south, the Caribbean Sea to the east, and the Pacific Ocean to the west. C ... and South America. Baptist Hospital is the eleventh hospital in the United States to receive the ”Magnet” of exc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
