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- Permanent Link:
- http://dpanther.fiu.edu/dpService/dpPurlService/purl/FI12091315/00001
Material Information
- Title:
- Group portrait of honored city employees for long term service and mayor Jerry Dressel at Coral Gables City Hall
- Language:
- English
- Physical Description:
- 8 X 10 in.
Notes
- General Note:
- The Coral Gables City Hall was designed by Harold Steward and Phineas Paist, prominent architects of the era. Artistic Director Denman Fink assisted with the design of interior murals. The building was inaugurated in 1928 and was listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 1974. The façade boasts a semi-circle of two-story decorative columns and is often compared to the Merchants’ Exchange Building in Philadelphia, designed by noted architect William Strickland. The Greek Revival architectural style of the Philadelphia Exchange most likely influenced Paist, as he lived in Philadelphia prior to moving to Miami. Located at 405 Biltmore Way, the town hall looks across Le Jeune Road and down Coral Way, more commonly known as Miracle Mile. This historic district includes Merrick Park, Le Jeune Plaza and a portion of Biltmore Way and Coral Way.
- General Note:
- Caption on verso: "More than 550 years' of service to the people of Coral Gables was represented by 20 city employees who received service pins for 25 years or more recently from Mayor Jerry Dressel, extreme right. Honorres in the fron row, from left are Henderson Stanley, Florzell Dawson, Lt. William P. Howden, Capt. John B. Ott, Harley Pittman, Thomas E. Johnson, Carl L. Tipton and Kenneth H. Allyn. Second row: John Rosasco, Capt. Eli H. McGough, Leonard C. Garret, Sgt. Lavelle Edwards, Joseph L. Saunders, Mrs. Helen L. O'Neill and Miss Loretta V. Sheehy. Third row: Gordon S. Cates, Capt. Robert J. Crittenden, L. W. Robinson, Jr. and Fire Chief Paul T. Matheson. Police Chief William G. Kimbrough was unable to attend the ceremony. --Coral Gables Photo.; Coral Gables Community Development Department, P.O. Drawer 1549 Coral Gables, Florida 33134"
- General Note:
- (Ownership) Coral Gables Historical Resources Department
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