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Article: Blueprint for a getaway: Coral Gables offers visitors a haven of history in the heart of Miami. (Destination: Florida).
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- Hot Rod
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- December 23, 2002
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They don't call it the City Beautiful for nothing. The city of Coral Gables, located within Miami-Dade County, was developed by George Merrick in 1926 as the nation's first master-planned community. Although the hurricane of 1926 destroyed most of Merrick's original $75 million project, visitors today can still see about 80 of the original residences, which are intended to reflect the architecture of six destinations-the Florida Pioneer Village, the French 18th Century village, the French Normandy Village, the Dutch South African Village, the Italian Village and the Chinese Village.
Another of the community's architectural treasures is the Biltmore Hotel, also ...