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My re-creation of Miami, with NEW city information and history of some of the cities, and some Demographics of some cities.

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nate1245

Hialeh

By nate1245,

Hialeh is a city in Miami Dade County, Florida, United States. The city's name is most commonly attributed to Muskogee origin, "Haiyakpo" (prairie) and "hili" (pretty) combining in "Hialeah" to mean "pretty prairie". Alternatively, the word is of Seminole origin meaning "Upland Prairie". The city is located upon a large prairie between Biscayne Bay and the Everglades. Hialeh plays a major role in the Miami area. It's offtown called the travel through city, as almost half the cars traveling from north to...
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Cooper City

By nate1245,

Cooper City is a city in Broward County, Florida, United States. The city is named for Morris Cooper, who founded the community in 1959. The US Census Bureau estimated the city's population at 30,032 on 1 July 2006. Cooper City is part of the South Florida metropolitan area. In 2006, with the annexation of the Waldrep Dairy Farm, Cooper City started construction on the first major new home construction project within the past few decades. It is expected the addition of the 530-acre (2.1 km2) property will...
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Everglades Park

By nate1245,

Just a small little update for now. Everglades Park is the smallest town in the Miami area. It is snuggled against Florida Rte. 530 on the furthest out skirts. next update should be a few more suburbs. Ive been super busy, and trying to create more suburbs.
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Palm Springs North

By nate1245,

Palm Springs North is a census-designated place (CDP) in Miami-Dade County, Florida, United States. The population was 5,460 at the 2000 census. the cities layout. My first real looking highway overpass. New pics of the city. (: The current city picture Palm Springs Estates (sorry for the stupid clouds) Park Hills Estates The first park built in the middle of the subdivision giving the subdivision its name. Palm Springs High School and Palm Springs Elementary School. Palm Springs H.S. has a 5 time...
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Hollywood

By nate1245,

Hollywood is a city in Broward County, Florida, United States. As of July 1, 2008, the population estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau is 141,740. Founded in 1925, the city grew rapidly in the 1950s and 1960s, and is now the twelfth largest city in Florida. Hollywood is a Principal City of the South Florida metropolitan area, which is home to 5,413,212 people. The USA Network television series Burn Notice is filmed in this city. Hollywood is the furthest suburb to the north. It serves as a retail city, and...
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Hialeah Gardens

By nate1245,

Hialeah Gardens is a city in Miami-Dade County, Florida, United States. The population was 19,297 at the 2000 census. As of 2005, the population recorded by the U.S. Census Bureau is 19,930, with a population density of 7987.6 per mi2, made up of mostly single story development. The empty area being planned for the new office park. The street layout. The first developed buildings The current Office Park. Some new restaurants are possibly gonna build near by. Sam's Club, the cities second largest retailer...
nate1245

Hallandale

By nate1245,

Hallandale is a city in Broward County, Florida, United States. The city is named after Luther Halland, a worker for Henry Flagler's Florida East Coast Railroad. As of 1 July 2006, the population estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau is 37,145. It is part of the South Florida metropolitan area, which is home to 5,463,857 people. The city is best known as the home of Mardi Gras Gaming greyhound racing track, which hosts the World Classic. It also has a sizable financial district, with offices for a number of...
nate1245

Miami Gardens

By nate1245,

Miami Gardens is a Miami suburban city located in Miami-Dade County, Florida. The city name comes from one of the major roadways through the area, Miami Gardens Drive. Since Key Biscayne was incorporated in 1991, there has been a movement in several unincorporated areas, also known as census-designated places (CDPs) throughout Miami-Dade County to incorporate as cities, often due to a perceived lack of attention or services from Miami-Dade County government. Residents in Miami-Dade county who lived on the...
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West Miami

By nate1245,

West Miami is Nestled between Tamiami Trail and Coral Way, and only three-quarters of a mile is the city of West Miami. In 1947 four businessmen decided to incorporate the city when Miami-Dade County wanted to reduce the cocktail hours and ban gambling rooms. The four businessmen, along with a group of residents, decided they didn't want to lose their extended cocktail hours and gambling rooms. They each invested approximately $400 then debated on a name for the city. Among the suggested names were West...
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Northwest Miami

By nate1245,

Update* Northwest Miami Started as a small sleepy town. When Miami began to grow and expand outward the city proposed a highway that would connect downtown miami to the northwest side. In 1950 the cities population had grown so much that city became elligable for a huge develop a mall. The Ventura Shopping mall was developed by James E. Schults. Located at 19501 BISCAYNE BLVD the Mall sits in a prime location for major delevopment. the mall first began with just over 450 sq. ft. and in 1985 had a major...
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Coral Gables

By nate1245,

Coral Gables (sometimes referred to as The Gables) is a city in Miami-Dade County, Florida, southwest of Downtown Miami, in the United States. The city is known as the home of the University of Miami. The population was 42,249 at the 2000 census. According to U.S Census estimates in 2005, the city had a population of 42,871. History Coral Gables was one of the first planned communities, and prefigured the development of the gated community and the homeowners association. It is notorious for its aesthetic...
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Little Havana

By nate1245,

Little Havana is a neighborhood and former census-designated place within the City of Miami, Florida, United States. It has many Cuban immigrant residents. Little Havana is named after Havana, the capital and largest city in Cuba. The rough boundaries are the Miami River (north), SW 11th Street (south), SW 22nd Avenue (west) and I-95 (east). Little Havana is noted as a center of social, cultural, and political activity in Miami. Its festivals, including Carnival Miami, Cultural Fridays, the Three Kings...
nate1245
This update will include: the university, hospital, and midtown. University of Southern Florida Miami Founded in 1801 in downtown Miami, The USFM was a small little university only offering a handful of majors. today it bosts as being a highly rated Univeristy in Florida and the southern United States. some of the biggest majors offered are: Architecture, Business Management, Communications, Pre Med, Pre Law, and Pre Denistry. Miami Dade County Medical Center The Hospital started in the heart of downtown...
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Miami (downtown)

By nate1245,

The Miami Skyline The Near Midtown District The Miami-Dade Convention Center Built after the Great Depression, the convention center sits on landfill put in place just for the center. It shows danger signs of flooding when big storms come through the miami area. Downtown Interchange I-95 and the Dolphin Tollway interchange just north of downtown Miami. The Historic Miami Neighborhood The Very first neighborhood built in the Miami-Dade County. It still has its original brick pave streets. City leaders are...
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Miami Maps

By nate1245,

(Satelite Picture) My current progress of Miami. Lots more to build and expand. (Transportation Map) The early stages of Miami. Newest Miami Satelitte Picture and transportation map. ** Updated Region Map!! Updated transportation map! Some Cloudy Weather Comes into the Miami area. New Update 1/18/10
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City History & facts

By nate1245,

City History The Miami area was first inhabited for more than one thousand years by the Tequestas, but was later claimed for Spain in 1566 by Pedro Menéndez de Avilés. A Spanish mission was constructed one year later in 1567. In 1836, Fort Dallas was built, and the Miami area subsequently became a site of fighting during the Second Seminole War. Miami holds the distinction of being the only major city in the United States founded by a woman, Julia Tuttle, who was a local citrus grower and a wealthy...
nate1245

City Facts

By nate1245,

City Facts Miami is a major coastal city in southeastern Florida, in the United States. Miami is the county seat of Miami-Dade County, the most populous county in Florida. The Miami Urbanized Area (as defined by the Census Bureau) was the fifth most populous urbanized area in the U.S. in the 2000 census with a population of 4,919,036. The United Nations estimated that in 2007, Miami had become the fourth largest urbanized area in the United States, behind New York City, Los Angeles, and Chicago. Miami is...
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