Arva Moore Parks McCabe (born Arva Moore; January 19, 1939 – May 10, 2020) was a historian, author and preservationist in

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Career

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alumna (1960), she was inducted into the

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(1986) and was honored as Coral Gables' "Citizen of the Year". She worked to preserve

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and the Biltmore Hotel. She ran the Coral Gables Museum and served as president of

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, chaired Coral Gables' Historic Preservation Board, and the Florida Humanities Council. She produced films on Miami and

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(earning an

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from the Florida Academy of Television Arts and Sciences) and chaired the Florida Endowment for the Humanities in 1982-83.

Notable works

She authored and co-authored numerous books on the history of Coral Gables and

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that have helped shape the scholarly understanding of their respective backgrounds and evolution in the 21st century. Notably, she was also hired by high-profile Coral Gables developer

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as a historical consultant for his Old Spanish Village development project. Arva McCabe is credited with expanding and deepening Sanchez' interest and appreciation for George Merrick, which helped shape the project and resulted her the 2006 book ''George Merrick's Coral Gables: Where 'Castles in Spain' Are Made Real,'' published by Sanchez' Ponce Circle Developers firm. Other books she wrote include: *''Miami, The Magic City'' *''Miami - Now and Then'' *''Miami: The American Crossroad'' *''Images of America: Coconut Grove'' *''George Merrick, Son of the South Wind: Visionary Creator of Coral Gables'' *''Legendary Locals of Greater Miami'' *''The Forgotten Frontier: Florida Through the Lens of Ralph Middleton Munroe''

References

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