Eastern Shores is a

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within the city of

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. It is located about north of

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, just south of the city of Aventura.

Geography

It is located on a

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located in the city of North Miami Beach. Eastern Shores is made up of 9 named streets: * NE 35th Ave (Eastern Shores Blvd) * NE 164th St, NE 165th Street * NE 166th Street * NE 167th Street * NE 168th Street * NE 169th Street * NE 170th Street * NE 171st Street. The avenues go from 29th Avenue to 40th Avenue. The neighborhood is made up of man-made canals, except the natural canal on the north side of NE 171st Street. Eastern Shores is bounded by Sunny Isles Blvd to the south, Maule Lake to the west, The Intracoastal Waterway to the east, and Dumfoundling Bay to the northeast.City of North Miami Beach
/ref> Eastern Shores is located next to

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. The right side of Eastern Shores (East Side) is full of condominiums and townhouses. Eastern Shores is a

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. This guardhouse and guard gates were created in 1997. Eastern Shores operates Eastern Shores Fire Rescue station that is located next to the guardhouse. Eastern Shores is located next to the Intracoastal Mall.

History

Eastern Shores was a

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wetland, until it was landfilled in the late 1950s.

Education

Eastern Shores is within the Miami-Dade County Public Schools system. Students attend Norman S. Edelcup/Sunny Isles Beach K-8 in

for elementary and K-8. Residents who want a standard comprehensive middle school instead of a K-8 enroll at a separate middle school,

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is the senior high school. Prior to its opening in 2009,

Dr. Michael M. Krop Senior High School Dr. Michael M. Krop Senior High School is a secondary school located at 1410 County Line Road in Ives Estates, an unincorporated area of north Miami-Dade County (Miami address), Florida, US. However, it serves the city of Aventura, northern fr ...

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. Retrieved on May 6, 2012.

References

{{coord, 25.934, -80.136, display=title Neighborhoods in North Miami Beach, Florida