Coconut Grove, also known colloquially as The Grove, is the oldest continuously inhabited
neighborhood
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of
Miami
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in
Miami-Dade County
Miami-Dade County is a county located in the southeastern part of the U.S. state of Florida. The county had a population of 2,701,767 as of the 2020 census, making it the most populous county in Florida and the seventh-most populous county in ...
,
Florida
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. The neighborhood is roughly bound by North Prospect Drive to the south,
LeJeune Road
State Road 953 (SR 953), locally known as Le Jeune Road (pronounced "Luh-JOO-n"), is a long north–south street in Miami-Dade County, Florida running a few miles west of central Miami from U.S. Route 1 in Coral Gables to State Road 916 in ...
to the west,
South Dixie Highway
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(
US 1
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) and
Rickenbacker Causeway
The Rickenbacker Causeway is a causeway that connects Miami, Florida to the barrier islands of Virginia Key and Key Biscayne across Biscayne Bay.
Background
The Causeway is a toll road, owned and operated by Miami-Dade County. Automobiles tr ...
to the north, and
Biscayne Bay
Biscayne Bay () is a lagoon with characteristics of an estuary located on the Atlantic coast of South Florida. The northern end of the lagoon is surrounded by the densely developed heart of the Miami metropolitan area while the southern end is la ...
to the east. It is south of the neighborhoods of
Brickell
Brickell ( ) is a neighborhood in Miami, Florida located directly east of Interstate 95, south of the historic CBD, and north of Coconut Grove. Brickell is known as the financial district in Miami, as well as South Florida.
Brickell was founded ...
and
The Roads
The Roads is a neighborhood of Miami in Miami-Dade County, Florida. It is a triangular area located south of SW 11th Street, between SW 12th Avenue and SW 15th Road, just west of Brickell.
The Roads is known for its old homes, historic private ...
and east of
Coral Gables
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 U ...
. The neighborhood's name has been sometimes spelled "Cocoanut Grove" but the definitive spelling "Coconut Grove" was established when the city was incorporated in 1919.
What is today referred to as Coconut Grove was formed in 1925 when the city of Miami annexed two areas of about equal size, the city of Coconut Grove and most of the town of Silver Bluff. Coconut Grove approximately corresponds to the same area as the 33133
ZIP Code although the ZIP Code includes parts of
Coral Way
Coral Way is a neighborhood within Miami, Florida that is defined by Coral Way, a road established by Coral Gables founder George E. Merrick during the 1920s. It is located in Miami-Dade County, Florida.
The Coral Way neighborhood is served by ...
and Coral Gables and a small portion of ZIP Code 33129.
The area is often referred to as "The Grove" and many locals take pride that Coconut Grove is one of the greenest areas of Miami.
Coconut Grove is directly served by the
Miami Metrorail
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 ra ...
at
Coconut Grove
Coconut Grove, also known colloquially as The Grove, is the oldest continuously inhabited neighborhood of Miami in Miami-Dade County, Florida. The neighborhood is roughly bound by North Prospect Drive to the south, LeJeune Road to the west, S ...
and
Douglas Road
The Douglas Road, a.k.a. the Lillooet Trail, Harrison Trail or Lakes Route, was a goldrush-era transportation route from the British Columbia Coast to the Interior (NB another route known as the Lillooet Trail was the Lillooet Cattle Trail, which ...
stations.
History
![Coco Grove FL womens club01](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e8/Coco_Grove_FL_womens_club01.jpg)
Several waves of immigration established Coconut Grove, the first in 1825, when the
Cape Florida lighthouse
The Cape Florida Light is a lighthouse on Cape Florida at the south end of Key Biscayne in Miami-Dade County, Florida. Constructed in 1825, it guided mariners off the Florida Reef, which starts near Key Biscayne and extends southward a few miles ...
went into operation,
kept
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by John Dubose. Dr. Horace P. Porter is credited for coming up with the name when in 1873 he rented a home from Edmond D. Beasley's widow, who homesteaded 160 acres of bay front property. He lived there for only a year but during that time he established a post office which he named Coconut Grove. Around the same time the area saw an influx of Americans from the
Northeastern US
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, as well as British and
white Bahamian immigrants. The first hotel on the
South Florida
South Florida is the southernmost region of the U.S. state of Florida. It is one of Florida's three most commonly referred to directional regions; the other two are Central Florida and North Florida. South Florida is the southernmost part of th ...
mainland was located in Coconut Grove. Called the Bay View Inn (later known as the Peacock Inn), it was built in 1882, on the site of present-day
Peacock Park
Peacock Park is a public, urban park where Indian peacocks roam in the Coconut Grove neighborhood of Miami, Florida on the shore of Biscayne Bay.
History
Among the first permanent settlers in South Florida were grocers Charles and Isabella Peac ...
, by English immigrants Isabella and Charles Peacock, who had been the owner of a wholesale meat business in London. Coconut Grove's first
black
Black is a color which results from the absence or complete absorption of visible light. It is an achromatic color, without hue, like white and grey. It is often used symbolically or figuratively to represent darkness. Black and white have o ...
settlement, in the 1880s, was established by
Bahamian laborers who worked at the Peacock Inn.
The Barnacle Historic State Park
The Barnacle Historic State Park is a Florida State Parks, Florida State Park in the Coconut Grove neighborhood of Miami, Florida at 3485 Main Highway.
Built in 1891, it is the oldest house in its original location in Miami-Dade County. The Bar ...
is the oldest house in
Miami-Dade County
Miami-Dade County is a county located in the southeastern part of the U.S. state of Florida. The county had a population of 2,701,767 as of the 2020 census, making it the most populous county in Florida and the seventh-most populous county in ...
still standing in its original location. It was built in 1891 and was home to
Ralph Middleton Munroe, also known as "The Commodore" for being the first commodore and founder of the Biscayne Bay Yacht Club, an American yacht designer and early resident of Coconut Grove.
Formerly an independent city, Coconut Grove was annexed by the city of Miami in 1925. In the 1960s, bay-shore Coconut Grove served as the center of South Florida's
youth countercultural movement, notably hosting several
love-in
A love-in is a peaceful public gathering focused on meditation, love, music, sex and/or use of recreational drugs. The term was coined by Los Angeles radio comedian Peter Bergman, who also hosted the first such event on Easter, 26 March 1967 in ...
s and concerts (including a now-infamous
Doors
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concert at
Dinner Key Auditorium) during the latter part of the decade. The Bahamian community continued to grow in Coconut Grove through the 1970s.
A surge of commercial development in Coconut Grove was driven by the construction of three major residential complexes during the late 1970s and early 1980s: Yacht Harbour Condominiums in 1975;
Grove Isle
Grove Isle is a island lying off the north-east coast of Miami's Coconut Grove neighborhood. Three waterfront hi-rise residences have been built on the island which were master-planned to include a resort hotel, restaurants, marina, club ameniti ...
, a condominium, club and hotel complex, in 1979; and L'Hermitage in 1980. This was followed with the opening of 2575 S. Bayshore Drive in 1982 and the 1983 opening of Grove Towers. Further development was proposed for Grove Isle in 2013.
Economy
![Downtown Coconut Grove](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/0a/Downtown_Coconut_Grove.jpg)
Coconut Grove has a number of outdoor festivals and events, the most prominent of which is the annual Coconut Grove Arts Festival.
Others include the
King Mango Strut, which began as a parody of the
Orange Bowl
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Parade, and which continues each year on the last Sunday in December. The Great Taste of the Grove Food & Wine Festival takes place each April. Each June, the
Goombay Festival transforms Grand Avenue in Coconut Grove into a
Carnaval
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(
Caribbean Carnival
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The Caribbean's carnivals have several common themes, all originati ...
), celebrating
Bahamian culture Bahamian culture is a hybrid of African, European, and other cultures.
Bahamian culture is dancing
Music
Junkanoo is a large contributor to the music of The Bahamas. It is a type of street carnival which occurs on December 26 (Boxing Day) and ...
, with
Bahamian food and
Caribbean music
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(
Junkanoo
Junkanoo is a street parade with music, dance, and costumes with origin in many islands across the English speaking Caribbean every Boxing Day (26 December) and New Year's Day (1 January). These cultural parades are predominantly showcased in t ...
).
The Grove has numerous restaurants, open air and streetside cafes, and several waterfront restaurants and bars. By night, the Grove becomes a center of nightlife frequented by locals, young professionals, students from the nearby
University of Miami
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and
Florida International University
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, and tourists.
Shopping is abundant in the Grove, with two open-air malls,
CocoWalk
CocoWalk is an open-air shopping mall in the Coconut Grove neighborhood of Miami, Florida
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, the Streets of Mayfair, and many other street shops and boutiques.
The Village Center, the three blocks radiating from and focusing on the intersection of Main, McFarland, and Grand Avenues, home to the majority of the retail and restaurant business in the Grove, is also home to three gyms, a multiplex movie house in CocoWalk, several parking garages, a state historic site, an elementary school, a City of Miami fire station, several large condos and residential rental towers, the Coconut Grove Post Office, and two sizable parks. Development and redevelopment continue to redefine and transform the area.
Major corporations including
Arquitectonica
Arquitectonica is an international architecture, landscape architecture, interior design, and urban planning design firm headquartered in Miami, Florida’s Coconut Grove neighborhood. The firm also has offices in ten other cities throughout ...
,
Spanish Broadcasting System
Spanish Broadcasting System, Inc. (SBS) is one of the largest owners and operators of radio stations in the United States. SBS is also invested in television and internet properties, deriving the majority of its income from advertising through i ...
, and
Watsco
Watsco, Inc. is the largest distributor of air conditioning, heating and refrigeration equipment, and related parts and supplies (HVAC/R) in the United States. Watsco was founded more than 60 years ago as a manufacturer of parts, components, and ...
are located in the Grove.
The eastern border of Coconut Grove is
Biscayne Bay
Biscayne Bay () is a lagoon with characteristics of an estuary located on the Atlantic coast of South Florida. The northern end of the lagoon is surrounded by the densely developed heart of the Miami metropolitan area while the southern end is la ...
, which lends itself to the local boating and sailing communities. The area features the
Coconut Grove Sailing Club
Coconut Grove Sailing Club is a sailing club located in the Coconut Grove neighborhood of Miami, Florida (United States).
CGSC is one of the 5 members of the Biscayne Bay Yacht Racing Association, together with Biscayne Bay Yacht Club, Coral R ...
,
Biscayne Bay Yacht Club
The Biscayne Bay Yacht Club is a private yacht club located in Coconut Grove, Miami (United States). Founded in 1887 by Commodore Ralph Middleton Munroe, the Biscayne Bay Yacht Club is one of the oldest yacht clubs in Florida.
BBYC is one of the 5 ...
, a sizable municipal marina,
Dinner Key
Dinner Key is a marina complex in the Coconut Grove neighborhood of Miami, Florida, along the shore of Biscayne Bay on South Bayshore Drive. It was originally an island, but was connected to the mainland in 1914 by filling in the intervening space. ...
Marina, and others The US Sailing Center is on the Bay between Kennedy Park and the Coral Reef Yacht Club.
Pan Am
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's seaplane operations were based at Dinner Key, and the
Miami City Hall
Miami City Hall is the local government headquarters for the City of Miami, Florida. It has been located in the former Pan American Airlines Terminal Building on Dinner Key, which was designed by Delano & Aldrich and constructed in 1934 for the ...
is based in the old Pan Am
terminal
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building.
Demographics
Demographically, Coconut Grove is split up into "Northeast Coconut Grove" and "Southwest Coconut Grove", and as of 2000, the total population of both of the neighborhood's sections made up between 18,953
and 19,646 people.
The zip codes for all of Coconut Grove include 33129 and 33133. The area covers . As of 2000, there were 9,695 males and 9,951 females. The median age for males were 38.4 years old, while the median age for females were 40.3 years old. The average household size had 2.1 people, while the average family size had 2.8 members. The percentage of married-couple families (among all households) was 33.6%, while the percentage of married-couple families with children (among all households) was 11.1%, and the percentage of single-mother households (among all households) was 7.6%. The percentage of never-married males 15 years old and over was 18.3%, while the percentage of never-married females 15 years old and over was 14.3%.
The percentage of people that speak English not well or not at all made up 8.1% of the population. The percentage of residents born in Florida was 31.6%, the percentage of people born in another U.S. state was 34.7%, and the percentage of native residents but born outside the U.S. was 2.3%, while the percentage of foreign born residents was 31.4%.
As of 2000,
Northeast Grove had a population of 9,812 residents, with 5,113 households, and 2,221 families residing in the neighborhood. The median household income was $63,617.82. The racial makeup of the neighborhood was 35.24%
Hispanic
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or
Latino
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of any race, 2.25%
Black or African American, 60.96%
White (non-Hispanic), and 1.55%
other races (non-Hispanic).
As of 2000,
Southwest Grove had a population of 9,141 residents, with 3,477 households, and 2,082 families residing in the neighborhood. The median household income was $63,617.82. The racial makeup of the neighborhood was 14.80%
Hispanic
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The term commonly applies to countries with a cultural and historical link to Spain and to Vic ...
or
Latino
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* Latino (demonym), a term used in the United States for people with cultural ties to Latin America
* Hispanic and Latino Americans in the United States
* The people or cultures of Latin America;
** Latin A ...
of any race, 48.27%
Black or African American, 35.27%
White (non-Hispanic), and 1.66%
other races (non-Hispanic).
The "West" Grove is predominantly composed of people who are of
Afro-Bahamian
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descent. Bahamian sailors were one of the first groups of settlers in the area. The Goombay festival is a celebration of the rich history of this historically Bahamian neighborhood.
Transportation
Coconut Grove is served by
Metrobus throughout the area, and by the
Miami Metrorail
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at:
*
Vizcaya (SW 32nd Road and
U.S. 1
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)
*
Coconut Grove
Coconut Grove, also known colloquially as The Grove, is the oldest continuously inhabited neighborhood of Miami in Miami-Dade County, Florida. The neighborhood is roughly bound by North Prospect Drive to the south, LeJeune Road to the west, S ...
(SW 27th Avenue and U.S. 1)
*
Douglas Road
The Douglas Road, a.k.a. the Lillooet Trail, Harrison Trail or Lakes Route, was a goldrush-era transportation route from the British Columbia Coast to the Interior (NB another route known as the Lillooet Trail was the Lillooet Cattle Trail, which ...
(SW 37th Avenue and U.S. 1)
Metrobus' Coconut Grove Connection connects at Coconut Grove and Douglas Road stations, going to many popular areas within the Grove, including
CocoWalk
CocoWalk is an open-air shopping mall in the Coconut Grove neighborhood of Miami, Florida
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and Peacock Park.
Education and institutions
Cultural institutions
![Coco Grove FL MoSaSTP globe01](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/ed/Coco_Grove_FL_MoSaSTP_globe01.jpg)
*
Coconut Grove Playhouse
The Coconut Grove Playhouse was a theatre in the Coconut Grove neighborhood of Miami, Florida, United States. The building was originally constructed as a movie theater called the Player's State Theater. It opened on January 3, 1927, as a part of ...
*
Marjory Stoneman Douglas Home
*
Miami Science Museum
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, moved to downtown Miami
*
The Barnacle Historic State Park
The Barnacle Historic State Park is a Florida State Parks, Florida State Park in the Coconut Grove neighborhood of Miami, Florida at 3485 Main Highway.
Built in 1891, it is the oldest house in its original location in Miami-Dade County. The Bar ...
*
The Kampong
The Kampong is open by advance reservation to visitors Tuesday through Friday and is a 9-acre botanical garden in the Coconut Grove neighborhood of Miami, Florida, United States. It is one of the five gardens of the non-profit National Tropical Bo ...
*
Vizcaya Museum and Gardens
The Vizcaya Museum and Gardens, previously known as Villa Vizcaya, is the former villa and Estate (land), estate of businessperson, businessman James Deering, of the Deering McCormick-International Harvester fortune, on Biscayne Bay in the presen ...
Libraries
*
Miami-Dade Public Library
The Miami-Dade Public Library System (MDPLS) is a system of libraries in Miami-Dade County, Florida.
Governance
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operates area public libraries
Schools
Elementary schools
Miami-Dade County Public Schools
Miami-Dade County Public Schools (M-DCPS) is a public school district serving Miami-Dade County in the U.S. state of Florida. Founded in 1885, it is the largest school district in Florida and the Southeastern United States, and, , the fourth la ...
operates area public schools:
*Coconut Grove Elementary School
*Dade County Training School (1899–1937)
*Frances S. Tucker Elementary School
*George W. Carver Elementary School
Middle schools
*
George Washington Carver School, while actually in
Coral Gables
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 U ...
, serves Coconut Grove. As a magnet school, it does not admit most of its students based on geographical area, but minimum quotas apply regarding to serving Coconut Grove.
High schools
*
Bridgeprep Academy of Arts and Minds
Bridgeprep Academy of Arts and Minds Charter High School (BAAM) (formerly the Academy of Arts and Minds) was a performing and visual arts public secondary charter school in Coconut Grove, in Miami-Dade, Florida. The last known principal was Antoni ...
(2003-2018)
*
George Washington Carver School
Private schools
*
Ransom Everglades School
Ransom Everglades School is an independent, non-profit, co-educational, college-preparatory day school serving grades six to twelve in Coconut Grove in Miami, Florida. It formed with the merger in 1974 of the Everglades School for Girls and the ...
, founded in 1903
*St. Hugh Catholic School, 1956
*
Immaculata-Lasalle High School, 1958
*St. Stephen's Episcopal Day School, 1958
*
Carrollton School of the Sacred Heart
Carrollton School of the Sacred Heart is a Catholic college preparatory day school for girls, founded in 1961 in Coconut Grove, Miami, Florida.
Description
Carrollton School of the Sacred Heart was founded in 1961. Its oldest building, El Jardin ...
, 1961
*Coconut Grove Montessori School
*Vanguard School
Points of interest
![Mercy Hospital in Miami Florida](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f8/Mercy_Hospital_in_Miami_Florida.jpg)
*
Charles Avenue
*
CocoWalk
CocoWalk is an open-air shopping mall in the Coconut Grove neighborhood of Miami, Florida
Miami ( ), officially the City of Miami, known as "the 305", "The Magic City", and "Gateway to the Americas", is a coastal metropolis and the county ...
*
Dinner Key
Dinner Key is a marina complex in the Coconut Grove neighborhood of Miami, Florida, along the shore of Biscayne Bay on South Bayshore Drive. It was originally an island, but was connected to the mainland in 1914 by filling in the intervening space. ...
*
First Coconut Grove School
The First Coconut Grove Schoolhouse is a historic school located in Coconut Grove, Florida. The school originally resided at 2916 Grand Avenue in Miami. The structure was built in 1887 by Coconut Grove pioneer Charles Peacock. Peacock reportedly c ...
*
Mercy Hospital
*
Miami City Hall
Miami City Hall is the local government headquarters for the City of Miami, Florida. It has been located in the former Pan American Airlines Terminal Building on Dinner Key, which was designed by Delano & Aldrich and constructed in 1934 for the ...
*
Plymouth Congregational Church
*
Trapp Homestead
*
Woman's Club of Coconut Grove
The Woman's Club of Coconut Grove (originally known as the Housekeepers Club) is a historic woman's club in Miami, Florida.
History
The organization was founded in 1891 by Flora McFarlane. Charter members included women from the pioneering famili ...
*
Grove Isle
Grove Isle is a island lying off the north-east coast of Miami's Coconut Grove neighborhood. Three waterfront hi-rise residences have been built on the island which were master-planned to include a resort hotel, restaurants, marina, club ameniti ...
Parks
![The Kampong - 008](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/60/The_Kampong_-_008.jpg)
Source:
*
The Kampong
The Kampong is open by advance reservation to visitors Tuesday through Friday and is a 9-acre botanical garden in the Coconut Grove neighborhood of Miami, Florida, United States. It is one of the five gardens of the non-profit National Tropical Bo ...
: an 8-acre (32,000 m
2) tropical garden that forms part of the
National Tropical Botanical Garden
The National Tropical Botanical Garden (NTBG) is a Hawaii-based not-for-profit institution dedicated to tropical plant research, conservation, and education. It operates a network of botanical gardens and preserves in Hawaii and Florida.
History
I ...
*
The Barnacle Historic State Park
The Barnacle Historic State Park is a Florida State Parks, Florida State Park in the Coconut Grove neighborhood of Miami, Florida at 3485 Main Highway.
Built in 1891, it is the oldest house in its original location in Miami-Dade County. The Bar ...
: Built in the late 19th century, the former home of
Ralph Middleton Munroe is the oldest home in
Miami-Dade County
Miami-Dade County is a county located in the southeastern part of the U.S. state of Florida. The county had a population of 2,701,767 as of the 2020 census, making it the most populous county in Florida and the seventh-most populous county in ...
still standing in its original location and is situated on the shore of Biscayne Bay. The forest surrounding the home is
tropical hardwood hammock and is the last of its kind in the area. The unique architecture includes period furniture and wide porches that afford magnificent views.
*
Peacock Park
Peacock Park is a public, urban park where Indian peacocks roam in the Coconut Grove neighborhood of Miami, Florida on the shore of Biscayne Bay.
History
Among the first permanent settlers in South Florida were grocers Charles and Isabella Peac ...
/ Kenneth Myers Bayside Park
* David Kennedy Park
* Merrie Christmas Park
* Steele Park
* Blanche Park
* Elizabeth Virrick Park
*
Kirk Munroe
Kirk Munroe (September 15, 1850 – June 16, 1930) was an American writer and conservationist.
Biography
Born Charles Kirk Munroe in a log cab near Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin, Munroe was the son of Charles and Susan (Hall) Munroe. His youth ...
Park
* Coconut Grove Park
* Grand Avenue Park
* Ingraham Terrace Park
* Sunrise Park
*
Marjory Stoneman Douglas
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Mini Park
* Dinner Key Picnic Islands Park
*
Alice C. Wainwright Park
Alice Wainwright Park is a waterfront park and nature preserve located in northern Coconut Grove, Miami, Florida, U.S.A., on the southern border of Brickell. It is named for Alice C. Wainwright, who was the first woman elected to serve on the Ci ...
In popular culture
![CocoWalk Outdoor Mall](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/ab/CocoWalk_Outdoor_Mall.jpg)
The movie ''
All About The Benjamins
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'' was filmed in Coconut Grove (specifically, ShakeAleg water sports' parking lot & boatyard) in 2002, starring
Ice Cube
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and
Mike Epps
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.
*The movie ''
Where the Pavement Ends'' was filmed in Coconut Grove in 1923. It was directed by
Rex Ingram and starred
Ramón Novarro
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.
*Pioneer
folk rock
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musician
Fred Neil
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resided in, and wrote songs about Coconut Grove, notably on the song "
Bleecker & MacDougal".
*"Coconut Grove" is a song written by
John Sebastian
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in 1967. It later was covered by
David Lee Roth
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and
Paul Weller
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. Smiths guitarist
Johnny Marr
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has expressed a fondness for the song.
*In the film ''
Scarface'', Manny lives in an upscale home in the Grove.
*In the TV series ''
Dexter
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'', based on the book series by
Jeff Lindsay,
Dexter Morgan
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lives in Coconut Grove.
*In the video for the song "
Careless Whisper
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"
George Michael
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can be seen looking from a condominium balcony in Coconut Grove, FL
*In the 1978 song "
Voila, An American Dream" by
Rodney Crowell
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and the 1979 cover version by the (Nitty Gritty)
Dirt Band
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, Coconut Grove is mentioned prominently in the chorus as a vacation destination.
*In the movie ''
Bad Boys'',
Martin Lawrence
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and
Will Smith
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follow a suspect through Coconut Grove.
*In
Dave Barry
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's novel ''
Big Trouble'', the main setting is Coconut Grove.
*A set for the TV series ''
Burn Notice
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'' was in Coconut Grove, in what was once the
City of Miami's Convention Center.
["Burn Notice is up for sale!" http://coconutgrovegrapevine.blogspot.com/2013/08/burn-notice-is-up-for-sale.html]
*Coconut Grove is the setting for the movie ''
Meet The Fockers
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''.
*Coconut Grove has been a location on the show ''
The First 48
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''.
*Coconut Grove is a location in the 1985
Burt Reynolds
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film ''
Stick
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''.
*The 2008 film ''
Marley & Me
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'' with
Jennifer Aniston
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and
Owen Wilson
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, based on
John Grogan
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Early life
Grogan was born to a Catholi ...
's book, was filmed on location in Coconut Grove.
*''
CSI: Miami
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'' season 4 episode 10 ("Shattered") is set in Coconut Grove.
*In the first episode of ''
The Golden Girls
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'', "The Engagement", at the end of the episode, Rose asks Dorothy and Blanche if they would like to go to Coconut Grove for lunch, to celebrate their friendship.
*Coconut Grove is reference in "Tenement Song" by
Pixies
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off of their 2016 album, "
Head Carrier
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".
*In the 2010 song "Marathon" by Tennis, Coconut Grove is mentioned as being the song's narrators sail from Marathon, Florida to Coconut Grove.
Notable people
Former and current residents include:
Historic Coconut Grove
Established in 1825, Coconut Grove is one of Miami's oldest neighborhoods. As such, many of Miami's oldest buildings and homes are located in the Grove. Some of these include:
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Populated places on the Intracoastal Waterway in Florida
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Dexter
Dexter may refer to:
Arts and entertainment
* Dexter, the main character of the American animated series ''Dexter's Laboratory'' that aired from 1996 to 2003
* Dexter, a fictional character in the British Diary of a Bad Man#Main, web series ''Diar ...
1825 establishments in Florida Territory
Populated places established in 1825