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Map Brochure by Shank Design Bird Rd T HE • C IT Y • B EAUTIFUL S TREET I NDEX P OINTS OF I NTEREST A Brighton Pl . ..........E-9 Destacada Ave . .......B-14 J Mendavia Ave . ........B-6 Perugia Ave . ..........E-7 Santiago St . ..........D-2 Venera Ave . ..........B-9 * Locally designated historic sites 43 Rotunda at the Colonnade Hotel * ......E-3 150 Perrin Plaza .........................E-3 Aduana Ave . ..........C- 9 Brooker St . ...........E-6 Destacada Cir . ........B-14 Jefferson Dr . ..........E-7 Mendoza Ave . .........E-2 Phoenetia Ave . ........F-2 Santillane Ave . ........F-2 Venetia Ave . ..........B-2 ** Nationally & locally designated historic sites 150 Santa Maria Street Historic District .....C-6 141 Ruth Bryan Owen Waterway Park ......C-6 Agua Ave . ...........B-17 Deva St . .............B-17 Jefferson St . ...........E-7 Menendez Ave . ........E-7 Pine Dr . .............C-11 Santona St . ...........B-9 Venetia Terr . ..........C-2 *** Florida Historical Marker 135 Santiago Street Historic District *. ......D-2 85 Phillips Park . .......................F-2 MA P Aguero Ave . ..........D-8 C Dickinson Dr . .........C-8 Jeronimo Dr . .........D-6 Menores Ave . .........F-2 Pinero Ave . ...........C-2 Santurce Ave . ........D-10 Vera Ct . .............E-10 44 Venetian Pool ** ....................C-4 86 Pierce Park .........................E-6 GOVERNMENT & COMMUNIC ATIONS Aguila Ave . ...........C-2 Caballero Blvd . ........C-9 Dixie Hwy .S . .........B-9 Journey’s End Ln . .....C-1 2 Mentone St . ..........C-9 Pinta Ct . .............C-6 San Vicente St . ........D-9 Veragua Ave . ..........F-1 136 Women Take Action in Coral Gables *** 87 Pittman Park ........................E-3 Alava Ave . ...........D-6 Cadagua Ave . .........E-6 Dolias Ct . ...........E-10 Journey’s End Rd . .....C-12 Mercado Ave . .........B-6 Pisano Ave . ...........D-7 Saragossa Ave . .........B-4 Veronese St . ..........D-9 MUNICIPAL : (The Roxcy O’Neal Bolton Hous e). .....B-3 89 Ponce de Leon Park . .................E-2 of Albenga Ave . ..........B-8 Cadima Ave . ..........E-5 Dolphin Dr . .........A-18 Merrick St . ...........C-8 Pizarro St . ............D-2 Sardinia St . ...........D-8 Viera Ave . ............D-8 1 Coral Gables City Hall ** . .............E-4 90 Riviera Country Club (private) . ........C-6 HOSPI TALS Alberca St . ...........C-2 Cadiz Ave . ...........B-3 Domenico Ave . ........B-9 K Merrick Way . .........F-3 Placetas Ave . ..........C-9 Sarria Ave . ............B-6 Vilabella Ave . .........D-6 2 Coral Gables Police and Fire Station ....E-4 91 Riviera Park .........................B-9 3 Fire Station #2 . .....................D-7 45 Coral Gables Hospital . ...............E-4 144 Alex Rodriguez Park . ................C-8 C O RA L G ABLES Alcala Ave . ...........B-5 Calabria Ave . ..........F-2 Donatello St . .........D-7 Kerwood Ct . .........B-12 Messina Ave . ......C-2, D-2 Plasentia Ave . .........B-5 Sarto Ave . ............E-5 Virtudes St . ..........C-16 C G Alcantarra Ave . ........F-1 Calatrava Ave . ........D-11 Dorado Ave . ..........B-6 Kerwood Oaks Dr . .....B-12 Miami Homestead Ave . C-8 Pompano Dr . .........A-18 Savona Ave . ..........E-8 Viscaya Ave . ..........E-5 4 Doris & Phil Sanford Fire Station #3 ....B-15 46 Doctors’ Hospital ....................C-7 22 Rotary Centennial Park ...............E-1 Alcazar Ave . ..........D-3 Calatrava Ct . .........D-11 Douglas Rd . ...........E-4 Kerwood Terr . ........B-12 Michelangelo St . .......D-8 Ponce de Leon Blvd . C-8, E-2 School House Rd . .....C-12 Viscaya Ct . ........... E-5 41 City Hall Annex ** ...................E-3 47 Kindred Hospital 92 Salvadore Park Tennis Center COUNTY : South Florida Coral Gables . ...........C-2 and Playground . ....................C-4 Aledo Ave . ........D-5, E-5 Calbira Ave . ..........D-5 Durango St . ..........C-5 Milan Ave . ...........B-2 Portillo St . ...........D-9 Scodella Ave . ..........B-8 Vistalmar St . .........E-10 F LOR IDA L 5 Miami-Dade County District Court .....E-4 131 San Sebastian Park ...................E-4 Alegriano Ave . ........B-6 Caligula Ave . .........E-8 Miller Dr . ............B-7 Prado Blvd . ..........E-10 Sea Grape Cir . ........B-13 Vittorio Ave . ..........E-8 HOUSES OF WORSHIP 6 Coral Gables Public Library . ..........D-5 93 Loretta Sheehy Park . .................E-9 Alesio Ave . ...........E-5 Camarin St . ..........D-9 E Lago Dr E . ...........E-10 Miller Rd . ........B-7, D-7 Prospect Dr . ..........F-9 Segovia Cir . ..........D-3 Viznar Ave . ..........D-10 7 Metrorail Station (University) .........C-8 48 Cathedral of St. George ...............E-4 94 Sunrise Harbor Park ..................F-9 Alfonso Ave . ..........D-9 Camilo Ave . ..........D-5 East Edgewater Dr . .....F-9 Lago Dr W . ..........E-10 Mindello St . .........D-10 Prospect Dr. N . ........F-9 Segovia St . ...........D-5 he lush 8 Metrorail Station (Douglas Road) .......E-6 49 Central Christian Church 95 University Park .....................D-5 Algardi Ave . .......B-6, C-6 Campamento Ave . .....B-16 East Ponce de Leon Blvd . E-2 Laguna St . ............E-6 Minorca Ave . .........D-3 Prospect Dr. S . .........F-9 Sevilla Ave . ...........C-4 W STA TE : of Dade County .....................E-2 44 Venetian Pool ** .....................C-4 Algaringo Ave . ........C-5 Campana Ave . ........C-13 East Sunrise Ave . .......F-9 Lake Ln . ............C-12 Miracle Mile . ..........E-3 Puerta Ave . ..........D-10 Sidonia Ave . ..........F-2 Wallace St . ...........C-2 10 Driver’s License Station 50 Church of the Little Flower * ..........B-4 96 Lola B. Walker Pioneers’ Park ..........E-7 tropical beauty Algeria Ave . ...B-2, C-2, D-2 Campina Ct . ..........E-1 Edgewater Dr . .........E-9 Lakeside Dr . ..........B-14 Mira Flores Ave . .......E-10 Pullen Ave . ...........F-9 Siena Ave . ............B-7 Wm. E. Walsh Ave . .....C-8 4520 Ponce de Leon Boulevard . ........E-6 51 Coral Gables Baptist Church . .........D-8 97 William A. Cooper Park . ..............E-7 Alhambra Cir . .........B-7 Campo Sano Ave . ......C-7 El Rado St . ...........B-2 La Mancha Ave . .......C-2 Miranda St . ..........C-17 Sierra Cir . ...........C-14 Wm. H. Kerdyk Sr. Ave F-2, F-3 R FEDERAL : 24 Coral Gables Congregational Church ** . C-4 98 Nat Winokur Park ...................E-6 T Alhambra Cir .S . .......C-9 Campo Sano Ct . .......C-7 Erwin Rd . ...........D-10 La Rampa St . .........D-11 Mitchell Dr . .........A- 18 Sinsonte Ave . .........F-11 Washington Dr . .......E-7 of hibiscus, poinciana, banyan and 12 U.S. Post Office (two locations) .....E-4, F-4 52 Episcopal Church Center, 99 Young Park .........................C-3 Alhambra Ct . .........B-5 Candia Ave . .......D-5, E-5 Escobar Ave . ..........D-5 Las Brisas Ct . .........E-10 Monaco St . ..........E-10 Rada Ct . .............F-10 Sistina Ave . ...........D-7 Wood St . ............D-5 Uof M/Chapel of the Venerable Bede. ..C-8 HISTORIC SITES, FOUN TAINS, ENTRANCES SCHOOLS Alhambra Plaza . .......E-3 Cantoria Ave . .........B-6 Le Jeune Rd . ..........E-6 Monegro St . ..........E-5 Ramiro St . ...........B- 16 Snapper Creek Rd . .....B-1 4 53 First Church of Christ, Scientist, bougainvillaea frame stately Spanish Colonial architecture . .......... ........... F . .......... .......... ............. .......... Y Almansa St D-10 Caoba Ct E-11 Leonardo St C-9 Monfero St C-14 Red Rd B-15 Snapper Dr A-18 15 2 Alcazar Avenue Historic District . ..D- 3-E-3 of Coral Gables and Reading Room . ....E-4 100 George W. Carver School s* . ...........E-7 Almeria Ave . ..........C-4 Capilla Ct . ..........C-10 Fairchild Way . ........B-13 Lerida St . ............B-17 Monserrate St . ........D-6 Reinante Ave . ........D-12 Solano Prado . ........D- 12 Yumuri Ct . ...........B-9 15 3 Alhambra Circle Historic District ...B- 4-E-3 55 First United Methodist Church 101 Coral Gables Elementary School ** ......E-3 Alminar Ave . ..........E-6 Capilla St . ............C-9 Ferdinand St . .........B-3 Leucadendra Dr . ......E-11 Monterey St . ..........C-2 Ridge Rd . ...........D-10 Sopera Ave . ...........B-5 Yumuri St . ...........B-9 14 Alhambra Entrance * .................F-3 of Coral Gables .....................D-4 10 2 Coral Gables Senior High School .......E-6 on quiet streets that seem to come from another time. Altamira St . ......D- 9, D-10 Capri St . .............C-2 Flagler St. W. ..........D-1 Levante Ave . ......B- 9, C-8 Montgomery Dr . ......A-15 Ridgewood Rd . ........E-9 Sorolla Ave . ..........C-3 Z 15 Alhambra Plaza * ....................F-3 56 First United Methodist Church 103 Gulliver Academy ...................B-16 Altara Ave . .......D-6, E- 6 Carabela Ct . ..........E-10 Florida Ave . ...........F-6 Liguria Ave . ..........B-8 Montilla Ave . .........F-1 Riviera Ct . ............E-5 Stanford Dr . ..........C-8 16 Alhambra Water Tower * . ............C-3 of South Miami . ....................B-9 104 Merrick Educational Center . ..........F-3 In Coral Gables, the timeless grace and grandeur of 18th century Amalfi Ave . ...........E-7 Cardena St . .......D-4, D-5 Fluvia Ave . .......D-5, E-5 Lincoln Dr . ...........E-7 Monza Ave . ...........B-9 Riviera Dr . ...........D-9 Suarez St . ............D-7 Zambrana St . .........C-17 17 Balboa Plaza *. ......................D-4 58 Granada Presbyterian Church . ........C-5 105 Ponce de Leon Middle Schoo l* . .......C-8 Anastasia Ave . ........C-4 Carillo St . ............C-7 Fonseca Ave . ..........F-1 Lisbon St . ............B-2 Morningside Dr . .......E-9 Robbia Ave . ...........B-7 Sunrise
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