1988 Map of North Miami

About this map

Joe Robbie Stadium stands out as a major landmark in this late-1980s look at the intensifying urban corridor across the Broward Co and Dade Co line. The map documents the rapid expansion of suburban communities such as Miramar, Carol City, and Pembroke Lakes, while preserving older markers of local identity like the Natural Bridge State Historic Site and the historic St Bernard de Clairvaux Church. The landscape is a complex grid of residential developments, including Ives Estates and Biscayne Gardens, interspersed with recreational hubs like the Gulfstream Park Racetrack and Calder Race Course. Significant institutional footprints are visible through Barry University, Miami-Dade Comm College, and South Florida State Hospital. Towards the coast, the Atlantic Ocean meets the shore at Haulover Beach Park, with the Biscayne Bay Aquatic Preserve and Oleta River State Recreation Area providing a sharp contrast of undeveloped space against the dense grids of North Miami and Hallandale.