Isle of Normandy

Isle of Normandy or Normandy Island or Normandy Isles or Normandy Isle is an island and neighborhood within the city of Miami Beach in Miami-Dade County, Florida, United States. It is located just west of the main island that the city occupies, in the area of the city referred to as North Beach.^[1]

Geography

It is located at 25°51′11″N 80°08′06″W / 25.853°N 80.135°W / 25.853; -80.135, with an elevation 3 feet (0.91 m).^[2]

History

After building a chain of movie theaters in Cincinnati, Alsace native Henri Levi (or Levy) moved to Miami Beach in 1922. In 1926 he undertook a 2-year period of 24 hour a day dredging to create Normandy Isle from the natural swampy land mass in Biscayne Bay west of 71st street theretofore called Warner-Meade Island. Levy was also instrumental in the construction of the 79th Street Causeway.^[3]

Streets

Most streets on Normandy Isle were named after French cities and architectural landmarks.

East-West

• Bay Drive

• Biarritz Drive

• Beatriz Court

• 71st Street (originally Everglades Concourse)

• Maimonides Street

• Everglades Court (alley)

• Normandy Drive

• Normandy Court

• Marseille Drive

• Calais Drive

North-South

• Brest Esplanade

• Rue Vendome

• Vendome Court

• Rue Versailles

• Versailles Court

• Vichy Drive

• Rue Notre Dame

• Rue Bordeaux

• Trouville Esplanade

• Rue Granville

• Verdun Drive

Notable Residents

• Judy Drucker, impresario

• Joan Field, concert violinist

• Roy Firestone, sportscaster and entertainer

• Andy Garcia, actor

• David M. Gersten, appeals court judge

• Jeff Levine, film producer

• Clifford S. Perlman, restaurateur

References

1. ^ Normandy Isles neighborhood, detailed profile
2. ^ Isle of Normandy, FL Community Profile
3. ^ http://www.miamibeachfl.gov/WorkArea/linkit.aspx?LinkIdentifier=id&ItemID=43812

Coordinates: 25°51′11″N 80°08′06″W / 25.853°N 80.135°W / 25.853; -80.135

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