. 2000 U.S Census Other companies with offices in an unincorporated area not in any CDP:, The bay is divided from the Atlantic Ocean by the many barrier isles along the coast one of which is where well-known Miami Beach is located home to South Beach and the Art Deco district the Florida Keys which are also barrier islands are only accessible through Miami-Dade County but which are otherwise part of neighboring Monroe County Miami is seventy miles from West Palm Beach and thirty miles from Fort Lauderdale. Schall Circle Fort Dallas Park CBD Year Democratic Republican FIU has three museums the Frost Art Museum the Wolfsonian-FIU Museum and the Jewish Museum of Florida the Frost Art Museum is located on Modesto A Maidique campus and was opened in 1977 as the Art Museum at Florida International University the Frost Art Museum's Permanent Collection consists of a broad array of art objects from ancient cultural artifacts to contemporary works of art the Wolfsonian-FIU Museum is located in Miami Beach and promotes the collection preservation and understanding of decorative art and design from the period from 1885 to 1945 FIU also has a large sculpture collection named the Sculpture Park at FIU with sculptures from such prominent artists as Anthony Caro Jacques Lipchitz Daniel Joseph Martinez and Tony Rosenthal Many different art structures statues paintings and mosaics can be seen throughout campus in gardens buildings walkways and on walls. 2.3 Arts & Entertainment District, Before the construction of routes under the Federal Aid Highway Act of 1956 Florida began construction of a long cross-state toll road Florida's Turnpike the first section from Fort Pierce south to the Golden Glades Interchange was completed in 1957 After a second section north through Orlando to Wildwood (near present-day the Villages) and a southward extension around Miami to Homestead it was finished in 1974, There are three species of trees that are considered mangroves: red (Rhizophora mangle) black (Avicennia germinans) and white (Laguncularia racemosa) although all are from different families All grow in oxygen-poor soil can survive drastic water level changes and are tolerant of salt brackish and fresh water All three mangrove species are integral to coastline protection during severe storms Red mangroves have the farthest-reaching roots trapping sediments that help build coastlines after and between storms All three types of trees absorb the energy of waves and storm surges Everglades mangroves also serve as nurseries for crustaceans and fish and rookeries for birds the region supports Tortugas pink shrimp (Farfantepenaeus duorarum) and stone crab (Menippe mercenaria) industries; between 80 and 90 percent of commercially harvested crustacean species in Florida's salt waters are born or spend time near the Everglades. .
High schools 2 Cities Miami: Miami's public transportation is served by Miami-Dade Transit that runs Metrorail a heavy rail rapid transit system Metromover a people mover train system in Downtown Miami and Metrobus Miami's bus system Metrorail runs throughout Miami-Dade County and has two lines and 23 stations connecting to Downtown Miami's Metromover and Tri-Rail Metromover has three lines and 21 stations throughout Downtown Miami Outside of Miami-Dade County public transit in the Miami metropolitan area is served by Broward County Transit and Palm Tran; intercounty commuter rail service is provided by Tri-Rail with 18 stations including the region's three international airports, Country Walk 4.5 Order of the Torch 1900 4,955 475.5% In 2017 breakout artist XXXTentacion brought the "soundcloud rap" movement towards the mainstream the movement predominately based in South Florida takes its name from the audio distribution platform Soundcloud where the artists generally post their music the style of music brought forward by SoundCloud rap is heavily distorted bass intentionally bad mixing and fast tempos the main artists in this movement are XXXTentacion Lil Pump Wifisfuneral Ski Mask the Slump God and Smokepurpp XXXTentacion was featured on the XXL 2017 Freshman cover Lil Pump Ski Mask the Slump God Smokepurrp and Wifisfuneral were all featured on the XXL 2018 Freshman cover. 2.1 San Juan Campus Bay Harbor Islands The music of Miami is a diverse and important field in the world of music the Greater Miami area has long been a hub for diverse musical genres for example South Florida has been a hub for Southern Rap Miami in particular is a "hub" for Latin Music in the United States Miami bass (also known as booty music) a prominent hip-hop genre in the late 1980s and early 1990s got its start in Miami; Luther "Luke Skyywalker" Campbell and his 2 Live Crew were among the more prominent Miami Bass acts largely because of an obscenity scandal fomented by Broward County Florida Sheriff Nick Navarro Moreover although not a South Florida native Jimmy Buffett rose to prominence after moving to Key West Florida and has long been associated with the "South Florida lifestyle" Other notable South Florida-based musical performers include Gloria Estefan Marilyn Manson Mental Crutch Vanilla Ice DJ Laz and Pitbull. . The collapse of the Florida land boom of the 1920s the 1926 Miami Hurricane and the Great Depression in the 1930s slowed development When World War II began Miami became a base for U.S defense against German submarines due to its prime location on the southern coast of Florida This brought an increase in Miami's population; 172,172 people lived in the city by 1940 the city's nickname the Magic City came from its rapid growth which was noticed by winter visitors who remarked that the city grew so much from one year to the next that it was like magic, Founded in 1925 the University of Miami in nearby Coral Gables is the oldest college in Florida south of Winter Park, In December 1979 police officers pursued motorcyclist Arthur McDuffie in a high-speed chase after McDuffie made a provocative gesture towards a police officer the officers claimed that the chase ended when McDuffie crashed his motorcycle and died but the coroner's report concluded otherwise One of the officers testified that McDuffie fell off of his bike on an Interstate 95 on-ramp When the police reached him he was injured but okay the officers removed his helmet beat him to death with their batons put his helmet back on and called an ambulance claiming there had been a motorcycle accident Eula McDuffie the victim's mother said to the Miami Herald a few days later "They beat my son like a dog They beat him just because he was riding a motorcycle and because he was black." a jury acquitted the officers after a brief deliberation. . History Briny Breezes Politics The geographical area of Florida diminished with the establishment of English settlements to the north and French claims to the west the English attacked St Augustine burning the city and its cathedral to the ground several times Spain built the Castillo de San Marcos in 1672 and Fort Matanzas in 1742 to defend Florida's capital city from attacks and to maintain its strategic position in the defense of the Captaincy General of Cuba and the Spanish West Indies, Forbes 459 As seen in 2006 the high-rise construction in Miami has inspired popular opinion of "Miami manhattanization". During the 1904 gubernatorial race the strongest candidate Napoleon Bonaparte Broward promoted draining the Everglades He called the future of South Florida the "Empire of the Everglades" Soon after his successful election he began work to "drain that abominable pestilence-ridden swamp" and pushed the Florida legislature to form a group of commissioners to oversee reclamation of flooded lands in 1907 they established the Everglades Drainage District and began to study how to build the most effective canals and how to fund them Governor Broward ran for the U.S Senate in 1908 but lost Broward was paid by land developer Richard J Bolles to tour the state to promote drainage Elected to the Senate in 1910 Broward died before he could take office Land in the Everglades was being sold for $15 an acre a month after Broward died Meanwhile Henry Flagler continued to build railway stations at towns as soon as the populations warranted them, From 2007 to 2016 FIU ranked 1st in the State University System of Florida in energy conservation and sustainability, 2.3 1950s to 1970s See also: Miami Drug War.
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