Coral Gables, Florida

Coral Gables is a city located in Miami-Dade County, Florida, southwest of Miami. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 42,249. As of 2004, the population recorded by the U.S. Census Bureau is 42,459 .

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Miami-Dade County, Florida - Miami - 2000 - 2004 - U.S. Census Bureau

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The city is best known as home to the University of Miami and formerly the National Hurricane Center, although it has a sizable business district as well.

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University of Miami - National Hurricane Center - Business district

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Coral Gables is an extremely affluent city; its residents include upper class businesspeople and professionals.

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Coral Gables was one of the first planned communities, and prefigured the development of the gated community, and the homeowners association. It was at one point notorious for its aesthetic regulations, but they pale compared to those currently practiced by homeowners associations. It was developed by George Merrick in the 1920s. The architecture is almost entirely mediterranean architecture.

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Planned communities - Gated community - Homeowners association - 1920s

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