Coral Gables used to look like that? See for yourself with these photos from decades ago
In many ways, Coral Gables looks pretty much the same as it did 50 years ago.
The fancy shops along Miracle Mile. The stone street signs. The homes.
In other ways, it’s a completely different City Beautiful, with new restaurants and downtown buildings.
Let’s take a step back in time before all the additions and look at some old photos from the Miami Herald Archives:
STREET SCENES
Traffic on South Dixie Highway in Coral Gables in 1958. Bob East/Miami Herald File
Coral Gables canal bridge at Ludlam Road in 1970. Miami Herald File
Morning rush hour on Coral Way in Coral Gables in 1987. Miami Herald File
OLD BUILDINGS
The multi-purpose Coliseum in Coral Gables, which at one time had a bowling alley. Miami Herald File
The Junior Chamber International building, which opened in 1969. Miami Herald File
The post office at 132 Giralda Ave. in Coral Gables in 1956. Miami Herald File
Construction of The Colonade mixed-use complex in Coral Gables in 1987. Mary Lou Foy/Miami Herald File
MIRACLE MILE
Miracle Theater. Miami Herald File
Coral Gables’ Miracle Mile in the 1950s. Bill Sanders/Miami Herald
Coral Gables Miracle Mile. Bob East/Miami Herald File
Miracle Mile in 1978. Miami Herald File
HIGH SCHOOL
The parking lot at Coral Gables High School in 1958. Miami Herald File
BILTMORE
The Goodyear blimp Puritan leaves the Biltmore in Coral Gables in 1964 after picking up people who were paying golf there. Miami Herald File
PEOPLE
Thelma Nauman, a switchboard operator at Coral Gables City Hall in 1955, shows off a new and more comfortable headpiece. Miami Herald File
PARADES
Coral Gables Jaycees march in the Welcome Santa Parade in 1971. Bill Sanders/Miami Herald File
A float representing communities along Florida’s Treasure Coast cruises past the judge’s stand in the Jr. Orange Bowl Parade in Coral Gables in 1961. Miami Herald File
