Jun 30, 2011 | COMMUNITY INFORMATION
Julia Tuttle came down to Florida from Cleveland, Ohio. After her husband passed, she ran the iron foundry which he owned. In 1891, her father passed and left her his land in Florida. She sold the iron foundry business in Ohio and moved to Biscayne Bay, purchasing the...
Jun 8, 2011 | COMMUNITY INFORMATION
William Brickell is co-founder of the city of Miami, along with Julia Tuttle. He moved to South Florida from Cleveland, Ohio in 1871, where his family opened a trading post and post office on the south bank of the Miami River. William and his family owned large...
Aug 20, 2010 | JUST FOR FUN, MIAMI REAL ESTATE
Antony’s Pizza may be a new local Pinecrest landmark … but during the construction of the Overseas Railroad down to the Florida Keys in the 1900’s, railroad tycoon Henry Flagler used the corner of US 1 and 102 Street as his staging area...
Aug 6, 2010 | JUST FOR FUN, MIAMI REAL ESTATE
The Village of Pinecrest has a history… abeit brief. Once there were snakes … Now there are Realtors. For literally decades, Miami was home to the Miami Serpentarium. King cobras. Green mambas. Palm vipers. Almost every deadly snake known to...
Sep 7, 2009 | COMMUNITY INFORMATION, GOOD DEALS & WHAT'S SELLING, LUXURY & WATERFRONT PROPERTY, MIAMI REAL ESTATE, MIAMI'S TOP NEIGHBORHOODS, NEW LISTINGS
Want to live somewhere really fun? Boat, fish, swim? You might want to take a peak at E-Lake. The 76 acre Miami lakefront community is home to a handful of residents who rarely relinquish their claim to the lakefront! Jennings-built homes originally sold for...
