. Miami Florida Business directory In February 1942 the Gulf Sea Frontier was established to help guard the waters around Florida by June of that year more attacks forced military leaders in Washington D.C to increase the numbers of ships and men of the army group They also moved the headquarters from Key West to the DuPont building in Miami taking advantage of its location at the southeastern corner of the U.S..[citation needed] As the war against the U-boats grew stronger more military bases sprang up in the Miami area the U.S Navy took control of Miami's docks and established air stations at the Opa-locka Airport and in Dinner Key the Air Force also set up bases in the local airports in the Miami area. Downtown is directly served by the Miami Metrorail at: Government Center Station and by 13 Metromover stations on the Downtown Brickell and Omni Loops, Growth of urban areas Florida's Turnpike Extension Viertes Haus 1975 Hard Rock Stadium home of the Miami Dolphins of the NFL and plays host to the Miami Hurricanes.
By the early 1940s Miami was still recovering from the Great Depression when World War II started Though many of the cities in Florida were heavily affected by the war and went into financial ruin Miami remained relatively unaffected Early in the war German U-boats attacked several American ships including the Portero del Llano which was attacked and sunk within sight of Miami Beach in May 1942 to defend against the U-boats Miami was placed in two military districts the Eastern Defense Command and the Seventh Naval District. ! Historical Museum of Southern Florida The southern side of Miami includes the neighborhoods of Coral Way the Roads and Coconut Grove Coral Way is a historic residential neighborhood built in 1922 between Downtown and Coral Gables and is home to many old homes and tree-lined streets Coconut Grove established in 1825 is a historic neighborhood with narrow winding roads and a heavy tree canopy It is the location of Miami's City Hall at Dinner Key the former Coconut Grove Playhouse CocoWalk and the Coconut Grove Convention Center It is also home to many nightclubs bars restaurants and bohemian shops which makes it very popular with local college students Coconut Grove is known for its many parks and gardens such as Vizcaya Museum the Kampong the Barnacle Historic State Park and numerous other historic homes and estates.
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