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Opa-locka was founded in 1926 by aviation pioneer Glenn Curtiss, who had retired to become a real estate developer during the nascent Florida land boom.The city's unique "Arabian" or "Moorish" architectural theme was executed by American architect Bernhardt E. Muller, who had designed several Mediterranean and Spanish-style homes in nearby Miami in 1923. [8]
Aviation pioneer Glenn Curtiss retired from aircraft development and manufacturing in the 1920s and became a real estate developer in Florida. In 1926, he founded the city of Opa-locka, naming it Opa-tisha-woka-locka (quickly shortened to Opa-locka), a Native American name that translates into the high land north of the little river with a camping place.
The Opa-locka Thematic Resource Area is a group of thematically related historic sites in Opa-locka, Miami-Dade County, Florida, United States. The area comprises 20 surviving Moorish Revival buildings which are listed on the National Register of Historic Places .
Opa-locka’s Hispanic population has increased roughly 41%, according to the Census, and Taylor, 31, touted his creation of the Conga Loca Hispanic Street Festival as evidence of his commitment ...
In preparing the 2023 installment of the Art of Transformation, Ten North Group’s Art Basel Miami Beach 2023 program happening in the heart of Opa-locka, Dec. 2-10, we gave a lot of thought to ...
And we build wealth through creative placemaking — using arts and culture to write the future stories of places like Opa-locka, a city of 16,000 10 miles north of the city of Miami. Opa-locka is ...
Opa-Loka may refer to: "Opa-Loka", a cut on Hawkwind's album Warrior on the Edge of Time; Opa-locka, Florida, a city in the United States
English: City Hall (1926) in Opa Locka, Florida, also known as the Opa-Locka Company Administration Building, was designed by Bernhardt E. Muller. The building was inspired by "The Talking Bird," a tale in the Arabian Nights .