Lummus Park is a public,
urban park
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in
Miami Beach (
Miami-Dade
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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), on the
Atlantic Ocean
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.
Description
The park is on the eastern side of
Ocean Drive, from 5th to 15th Streets. When redesigned and improved in the mid-1980s, it became part of the project for the redevelopment of what is now the
Miami Beach Architectural District
The Miami Beach Architectural District (also known as Old Miami Beach Historic District and the more popular term Miami Art Deco District) is a U.S. historic district (designated as such on May 14, 1979) located in the South Beach neighborhood o ...
of
South Beach. Along Ocean Drive, the park shows grassy areas and palm trees, alongside volleyball courts and pull up bars. A wavy pedestrian walk, called the Promenade, separates the grass of the park and the beach up to 21st St, where it turns into boardwalk. The sidewalk is inspired by Brazilian landscape architect
Roberto Burle Marx
Roberto Burle Marx (August 4, 1909 – June 4, 1994) was a Brazilian landscape architect (as well as a painter, print maker, ecologist, naturalist, artist and musician) whose designs of parks and gardens made him world-famous. He is accredited ...
's oceanfront walk along
Copacabana Beach
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near
Rio de Janeiro
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.
The park is a great backdrop for photo shoots, which happen frequently, and it initially became the location for many scenes from the television series "
Miami Vice
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". The
Miami Beach park and the Deco streetscape along Ocean Drive continue to be featured in "Miami" location shots for television and movies, and can be seen in episodes of the
USA Network
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's ''
Burn Notice''.
Events
Lummus Park hosts the ''Nautica South Beach Triathlon'' every year, an event featuring a 1.5K ocean swim, a 40K bike course, and a 10K run course.
See also
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Lummus Park, Miami
References
Gallery
File:LummusParkMiamiBeach-Grass.JPG, Ocean Drive.
File:LummusParkMiamiBeach-Garden.JPG, Garden.
File:LummusParkMiamiBeach-People.JPG, People on the grass.
File:LummusParkMiamiBeach-Promenade.JPG, Promenade.
File:LummusParkMiamiBeach-Bars.JPG, Pull up bars.
File:LummusParkMiamiBeach-Volleyball.JPG, Volleyball courts.
File:LummusParkMiamiBeach-Seaside.JPG, Seaside.
File:LummusParkMiamiBeach-Shore.JPG, Seashore.
File:Hurricane Irma 2017 - Miami Beach - South Beach Damage 21.jpg, Damage done to dune vegetation by Hurricane Irma, September 11, 2017
File:Hurricane Irma 2017 - Miami Beach - South Beach Damage 11.jpg, Seagrape trees brought down by Irma in Lummus Park
External links
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Parks in Miami-Dade County, Florida