This year, the Biltmore Hotel Miami Coral Gables is celebrating a historic milestone: its 100th anniversary. It opened as city developer and part-owner George Merrick was still building Coral Gables.
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The developer of Coral Gables, George Merrick, had grand plans that included keeping an eye on competitors who were developing their own big projects nearby. Two days after the first flurry of advertisements announcing the Miami Shores development, Mr. Merrick announced his great hotel, holding a dinner for 200 dignitaries…
To mark Coral Gables’ 100th anniversary, Miami Today readers are invited on a journey through time – back to the early days of a city built on vision, elegance, and a strong sense of community. With rarely seen footage from the Lynn and Louis Wolfson II Florida Moving Image Archives…
Coral Gables is set to close its historic centennial year with a live musical event that will bring together history, and beauty at one of the city’s landmarks. On Dec. 7 starting at 6 p.m., the Miami Symphony Orchestra (MISO) will perform for the “Centennial Grand Finale Concert at the…