Coconut Grove, also known colloquially as The Grove, is the oldest continuously inhabited neighborhood of

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. The neighborhood is roughly bound by North Prospect Drive to the south,

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to the west,

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(

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) and

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to the north, and

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to the east. It is south of the neighborhoods of

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and

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and east of Coral Gables. 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

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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 at

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and Douglas Road stations.

History

Several waves of immigration established Coconut Grove, the first in 1825, when the Cape Florida lighthouse went into operation,

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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

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, as well as British and white Bahamian immigrants. The first hotel on the South Florida 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

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, by English immigrants Isabella and Charles Peacock, who had been the owner of a wholesale meat business in London. Coconut Grove's first

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settlement, in the 1880s, was established by Bahamian laborers who worked at the Peacock Inn. The Barnacle Historic State Park is the oldest house in Miami-Dade County 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-ins and concerts (including a now-infamous

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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, 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

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

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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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), celebrating

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, with Bahamian food and

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(

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). 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

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and

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, and tourists. Shopping is abundant in the Grove, with two open-air malls,

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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

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, and Watsco are located in the Grove. The eastern border of Coconut Grove is

, which lends itself to the local boating and sailing communities. The area features the

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, Biscayne Bay Yacht Club, a sizable municipal marina,

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Marina, and others The US Sailing Center is on the Bay between Kennedy Park and the Coral Reef Yacht Club.

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's seaplane operations were based at Dinner Key, and the

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is based in the old Pan Am

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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%

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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%

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 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 at: * Vizcaya (SW 32nd Road and U.S. 1) *

(SW 27th Avenue and U.S. 1) * Douglas Road (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

and Peacock Park.

Education and institutions

Cultural institutions

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 *

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, moved to downtown Miami * The Barnacle Historic State Park * The Kampong *

Vizcaya Museum and Gardens The Vizcaya Museum and Gardens, previously known as Villa Vizcaya, is the former villa and estate of businessman James Deering, of the Deering McCormick-International Harvester fortune, on Biscayne Bay in the present-day Coconut Grove neighbo ...

Libraries

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operates area public libraries

Schools

Elementary schools

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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, 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

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(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

* Charles Avenue *

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* Mercy Hospital *

* Plymouth Congregational Church * Trapp Homestead * Woman's Club of Coconut Grove * Grove Isle

Parks

Source: * The Kampong: an 8-acre (32,000 m²) tropical garden that forms part of the

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* The Barnacle Historic State Park: Built in the late 19th century, the former home of Ralph Middleton Munroe is the oldest home in Miami-Dade County 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. *

/ Kenneth Myers Bayside Park * David Kennedy Park * Merrie Christmas Park * Steele Park * Blanche Park * Elizabeth Virrick Park * Kirk Munroe Park * Coconut Grove Park * Grand Avenue Park * Ingraham Terrace Park * Sunrise Park *

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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

The movie '' All About The Benjamins'' was filmed in Coconut Grove (specifically, ShakeAleg water sports' parking lot & boatyard) in 2002, starring Ice Cube and

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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

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. *Pioneer

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musician

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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

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in 1967. It later was covered by David Lee Roth and

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. Smiths guitarist Johnny Marr 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'', based on the book series by Jeff Lindsay, Dexter Morgan lives in Coconut Grove. *In the video for the song "

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" George Michael can be seen looking from a condominium balcony in Coconut Grove, FL *In the 1978 song " Voila, An American Dream" by

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and the 1979 cover version by the (Nitty Gritty) Dirt Band, Coconut Grove is mentioned prominently in the chorus as a vacation destination. *In the movie '' Bad Boys'',

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and

Will Smith Willard Carroll Smith II (born September 25, 1968), also known by his stage name The Fresh Prince, is an American actor and rapper. He began his acting career starring as a fictionalized version of himself on the NBC sitcom '' The Fresh ...

follow a suspect through Coconut Grove. *In Dave Barry's novel '' Big Trouble'', the main setting is Coconut Grove. *A set for the TV series '' Burn Notice'' 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''. *Coconut Grove has been a location on the show ''

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''. *Coconut Grove is a location in the 1985 Burt Reynolds film '' Stick''. *The 2008 film ''

Marley & Me ''Marley & Me: Life and Love with the World's Worst Dog'' is an autobiographical book by journalist John Grogan, published in 2005, about the 13 years he and his family spent with their yellow Labrador Retriever, Marley. The dog is poorly be ...

'' with

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and

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, based on

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's book, was filmed on location in Coconut Grove. *'' CSI: Miami'' season 4 episode 10 ("Shattered") is set in Coconut Grove. *In the first episode of '' The Golden Girls'', "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

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off of their 2016 album, " Head Carrier". *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:

References

External links

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