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Coconut Grove, also known colloquially as “The Grove,” is an affluent and the oldest continuously inhabited neighborhood of Miami in Miami-Dade County, Florida. The neighborhood is roughly bounded by North Prospect Drive to the south, LeJeune Road to the west, South Dixie Highway ( US 1 ) and Rickenbacker Causeway to the north, and Biscayne ...
Mar 9, 2021 · The Coconut Grove neighborhood, 10 minutes south of downtown Miami, has lived many lives. To fully understand it, you have to know the rich history that makes it distinctly Miami—but with...
- Nila Do Simon
Just south of Downtown and the Beaches sits Miami’s Coconut Grove. Boasting acres of green space and a glittering shoreline that overlooks Biscayne Bay, Coconut Grove’s quaint scenery and amiable atmosphere make this neighborhood one of Miami’s premier lifestyle destinations.
Coconut Grove, also known colloquially as “The Grove,” is an affluent and the oldest continuously inhabited neighborhood of Miami in Miami-Dade County, Florida. The neighborhood is roughly bounded by North Prospect Drive to the south, LeJeune Road to the west, South Dixie Highway and Rickenbacker Causeway to the north, and Biscayne Bay to the east.
Coconut Grove is the oldest permanent settlement in Miami-Dade. Many were lured to its shores with the Homestead Act in the late 1800s, particularly from the Bahamas the Keys. By 1919 it became its own city, but in 1925 it was annexed by the City of Miami.
1. Peacock Park. 2820 McFarlane Road. Peacock Park is a public bayfront park that honors Charles and Isabella Peacock, who built Miami’s first hotel, the Bay View House, here in 1883. They inaugurated the area’s first tourist season, and the small hotel became the gathering place for the nascent Coconut Grove community. 2.
