Save the Coconut Grove Playhouse
Now the greedy developers have their eyes on the Coconut Grove Playhouse. Officials of the Coconut Grove Playhouse are in negotiations to sell the theater to a developer who would demolish the 81-year-old landmark building to redevelop the site.
After reading an article in the "Daily Business Review", The City of Miami's Historic and Environmental Preservation Board, put the Coconut Grove Playhouse on its agenda for historic designation. The Playhouse looks almost exactly as it did when it was built in 1926. It's the gateway to Coconut Grove. Imagine exiting the tunnel of trees into the Grove and seeing an ugly high rise condo complex there instead.
This over-development has to be controlled. There is a meeting on Tuesday, June 7th at City Hall, at 3 pm. Please let's show up and stop this travesty from occurring. How much more development and land and landmark rape can we stand? If it was up to the greedy developers and the City Commission, there would be nothing left of the old Grove. It is almost to that point now. That development next to Peacock Park is horrible. The City could have easily purchased the land and kept it a park for all, but now it has ugly townhouses which ruin the whole Peacock Park vista.
But we get the last laugh because all of those people paying millions for the townhouses don't realize what is over the back fence until it is too late. They don't realize all the noise and commotion caused by the Arts Festival, Halloween night and other loud events on McFarlane Road and in Peacock Park. It is hardly a quiet oasis even though when you enter on Main Highway it may seem like that.
After reading an article in the "Daily Business Review", The City of Miami's Historic and Environmental Preservation Board, put the Coconut Grove Playhouse on its agenda for historic designation. The Playhouse looks almost exactly as it did when it was built in 1926. It's the gateway to Coconut Grove. Imagine exiting the tunnel of trees into the Grove and seeing an ugly high rise condo complex there instead.
This over-development has to be controlled. There is a meeting on Tuesday, June 7th at City Hall, at 3 pm. Please let's show up and stop this travesty from occurring. How much more development and land and landmark rape can we stand? If it was up to the greedy developers and the City Commission, there would be nothing left of the old Grove. It is almost to that point now. That development next to Peacock Park is horrible. The City could have easily purchased the land and kept it a park for all, but now it has ugly townhouses which ruin the whole Peacock Park vista.
But we get the last laugh because all of those people paying millions for the townhouses don't realize what is over the back fence until it is too late. They don't realize all the noise and commotion caused by the Arts Festival, Halloween night and other loud events on McFarlane Road and in Peacock Park. It is hardly a quiet oasis even though when you enter on Main Highway it may seem like that.
posted by Tom Falco at 7:26 AM
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Coconut Grove Playhouse has received funding from the State of Florida, the federal government and other arts foundations for years. Noone has ever investigated the director of the Playhouse. Where has the money gone that was given for upkeep, renovations, etc.
Ask some of the older grovies who have partied with him. They know.
Now the board wants to sell one of our few remaining Grove treasures.
Why don't we just pave over everything and call it Kendall North.
The Grove will have zero tourist interest and zero charm for those
who invest here. Just traffic congestation and no quality of life.
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