tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9022848624557610007.post6037058335485112046..comments2020-04-20T23:45:18.626-04:00Comments on Urban Environment League: Dear Friends of Hialeah Park. By Milly HerraraUrban Environment Leaguehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11722929002007303102noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9022848624557610007.post-2103749868089929452010-01-06T15:37:28.933-05:002010-01-06T15:37:28.933-05:00DEAR HIALEAH RESIDENTS
HIALEAH RESIDENTS SHOUL...DEAR HIALEAH RESIDENTS<br /><br /><br /> HIALEAH RESIDENTS SHOULD GET INVOLVED IN HELPING TO STOP BRUNETTI, THE CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS AND MAYOR JULIO ROBAINA FROM TURNING THIS HISTORIC PARK INTO A MANGO HILL OR AN AREA THAT LOOKS LIKE WHAT'S WEST OF THE PALMETTO. I HAVE LIVED IN HIALEAH SINCE 1969 AND SEEN THINGS HAPPEN FOR THE WORST. IF THEY OVERDEVELOP, THE TRAFFIC IS ALSO GOING TO BE Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9022848624557610007.post-3567872333462128222010-01-03T01:00:35.255-05:002010-01-03T01:00:35.255-05:00Curtiss and Bright purchased land (this is true), ...Curtiss and Bright purchased land (this is true), but they also donated land for "profit" in order to bring the rich and famous here and help make money for their cities. The golf course in Miami Springs and Hialeah Park in Hialeah were such pieces of public land. Hialeah Park was owned by the city of Hialeah and "leased" to John Brunetti in 1977 under a contract that Milly Herreranoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9022848624557610007.post-72537526133547639252009-12-30T16:12:21.095-05:002009-12-30T16:12:21.095-05:00Hialeah Park was never public land. The land was p...Hialeah Park was never public land. The land was privately purchased and developed by Glenn Curtiss and James Bright for profit.<br /><br />In the 1920s, perhaps a race track in Hialeah could financially thrive on its own. But these are different times, and the park is no longer in the center of a pompous vacation destination for the rich and famous. Hialeah is a different place -- People live tonyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01605963411575223258noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9022848624557610007.post-41868014225132164622009-12-30T09:23:53.508-05:002009-12-30T09:23:53.508-05:00Hello blogger! I was at the reopening of the track...Hello blogger! I was at the reopening of the track back on Thanksgiving weekend and it was a great turnout, however, returning back this weekend there were only about 300-400 people there. Most of the bars that were open on opening weekend had been closed and the turnout was obviously a lot less. If the city does it the correct way, I believe the hotels and retail shops will probably bring in Jessicahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15527391630219169626noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9022848624557610007.post-67468651327144441052009-12-30T00:41:13.739-05:002009-12-30T00:41:13.739-05:00Is this Amelia Earhart park? If so, save the disc...Is this Amelia Earhart park? If so, save the disc golf course!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com