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Hialeah is a city in Miami-Dade County, Florida,
United States. As of the 2000 census, the city
population was 226,419. As of 2004, the
population estimated by the U.S. Census
Bureau is 224,522 [1], making it the fifth largest
city in the state. Hialeah is part of the Miami
metropolitan area and the Greater South
Florida metropolitan area. The city's name is
most commonly attributed to Muskogee origin,
"Haiyakpo" (prairie) and "hili" (pretty) combining
in "Hialeah" to mean "pretty prairie".
Alternatively, the word is of Seminole origin
meaning "Upland Prairie". The city is located
upon a large prairie between Biscayne Bay and
the Everglades.
Hialeah is located at 25°51′38″N, 80°17′38″W
(25.860474, -80.293971)GR1.
United States. As of the 2000 census, the city
population was 226,419. As of 2004, the
population estimated by the U.S. Census
Bureau is 224,522 [1], making it the fifth largest
city in the state. Hialeah is part of the Miami
metropolitan area and the Greater South
Florida metropolitan area. The city's name is
most commonly attributed to Muskogee origin,
"Haiyakpo" (prairie) and "hili" (pretty) combining
in "Hialeah" to mean "pretty prairie".
Alternatively, the word is of Seminole origin
meaning "Upland Prairie". The city is located
upon a large prairie between Biscayne Bay and
the Everglades.
Hialeah is located at 25°51′38″N, 80°17′38″W
(25.860474, -80.293971)GR1.
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According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 19.7 mi² (51.1 km²). 19.2 mi²
(49.8 km²) of it is land and 0.5 mi² (1.3 km²) of it (2.53%) is water.
The Seminole interpretation of its name, "High Prairie", evokes a picture of the grassy plains used by
the native Indians coming from the everglades to dock their canoes and display their wares for the new
comers of Miami. This "high prairie" caught the eye of pioneer aviator Glenn Curtiss and Missouri
cattleman James H. Bright who saw its great potential in 1921.
In the early "Roaring 20’s", Hialeah could have been considered a party city. Entertainment was
plentiful. Sporting included the Spanish sport of jai-alai and greyhound racing, and media included
silent movies like D.W. Griffith’s The White Rose which was made at the Miami Movie Studios located
in Hialeah. Although the great hurricane of 1926 brought to an end many things, it could not quench the
spirit of those who knew what Hialeah could be.
In the years since its incorporation in 1925, many historical events and people have been linked with
Hialeah. The opening of Hialeah Park in 1925 (which was nicknamed the "Grand Dame") as a horse
track received more coverage in the Miami media than any other sporting event in the history of Miami
up to that time and since then there have been countless horseracing histories played out at the world
famous 220 acre park.[2] It opened as one of the most grand of thoroughbred horse racing parks with
its majestic Mediterranean style architecture and was considered the Jewel of Hialeah at the time.
The Park’s grandeur has attracted millions, included among them are names known around the world
such as; Kennedy family, Harry Truman, General Omar Bradley, Winston Churchill, and J.P. Morgan.
Hialeah Park also holds the dual distinction of being an Audubon Bird Sanctuary due to its famous
pink flamingoes and being listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The famous aviatrix
Amelia Earhart in 1937 said her final good-byes to the continental U.S. from Hialeah as she left on her
ill-fated flight around the world in 1937.
It was once envisioned as a playground for the rich, but Cuban exiles, fleeing Fidel Castro's 1959
revolution, finished the work started by World War II veterans and city planners and turned it into a
working-class community. Hialeah historian Fernandez-Kelly explained "It became an affordable
Eden." She further describes the city as "...a place where different groups have left their imprint while
trying to create a sample of what life should be like." Several waves of Cuban exiles, beginning right
after Castro's takeover in 1959 and continuing through to the Freedom Flights (1965-1973), the Mariel
boatlift in 1980, and the "balseros" or boat people of the late 1990s, have created the most
economically successful immigrant enclave in U.S. history as Hialeah is the only American industrial
city that continues to grow.
From a population of 1,500 in 1925, Hialeah has grown at a rate faster than most of the ten largest
cities in the State of Florida since the 1960’s and holds the rank of Florida’s fifth-largest city, with more
than 236,000 residents. The city is also one of the largest employers in Dade County. Predominantly
Hispanic, Hialeah residents have assimilated their cultural heritage and traditions into a hard-working,
diverse community proud of its ethnicity, as well as its family oriented neighborhoods.
For more information visit:
www.hialeahfl.gov
(49.8 km²) of it is land and 0.5 mi² (1.3 km²) of it (2.53%) is water.
The Seminole interpretation of its name, "High Prairie", evokes a picture of the grassy plains used by
the native Indians coming from the everglades to dock their canoes and display their wares for the new
comers of Miami. This "high prairie" caught the eye of pioneer aviator Glenn Curtiss and Missouri
cattleman James H. Bright who saw its great potential in 1921.
In the early "Roaring 20’s", Hialeah could have been considered a party city. Entertainment was
plentiful. Sporting included the Spanish sport of jai-alai and greyhound racing, and media included
silent movies like D.W. Griffith’s The White Rose which was made at the Miami Movie Studios located
in Hialeah. Although the great hurricane of 1926 brought to an end many things, it could not quench the
spirit of those who knew what Hialeah could be.
In the years since its incorporation in 1925, many historical events and people have been linked with
Hialeah. The opening of Hialeah Park in 1925 (which was nicknamed the "Grand Dame") as a horse
track received more coverage in the Miami media than any other sporting event in the history of Miami
up to that time and since then there have been countless horseracing histories played out at the world
famous 220 acre park.[2] It opened as one of the most grand of thoroughbred horse racing parks with
its majestic Mediterranean style architecture and was considered the Jewel of Hialeah at the time.
The Park’s grandeur has attracted millions, included among them are names known around the world
such as; Kennedy family, Harry Truman, General Omar Bradley, Winston Churchill, and J.P. Morgan.
Hialeah Park also holds the dual distinction of being an Audubon Bird Sanctuary due to its famous
pink flamingoes and being listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The famous aviatrix
Amelia Earhart in 1937 said her final good-byes to the continental U.S. from Hialeah as she left on her
ill-fated flight around the world in 1937.
It was once envisioned as a playground for the rich, but Cuban exiles, fleeing Fidel Castro's 1959
revolution, finished the work started by World War II veterans and city planners and turned it into a
working-class community. Hialeah historian Fernandez-Kelly explained "It became an affordable
Eden." She further describes the city as "...a place where different groups have left their imprint while
trying to create a sample of what life should be like." Several waves of Cuban exiles, beginning right
after Castro's takeover in 1959 and continuing through to the Freedom Flights (1965-1973), the Mariel
boatlift in 1980, and the "balseros" or boat people of the late 1990s, have created the most
economically successful immigrant enclave in U.S. history as Hialeah is the only American industrial
city that continues to grow.
From a population of 1,500 in 1925, Hialeah has grown at a rate faster than most of the ten largest
cities in the State of Florida since the 1960’s and holds the rank of Florida’s fifth-largest city, with more
than 236,000 residents. The city is also one of the largest employers in Dade County. Predominantly
Hispanic, Hialeah residents have assimilated their cultural heritage and traditions into a hard-working,
diverse community proud of its ethnicity, as well as its family oriented neighborhoods.
For more information visit:
www.hialeahfl.gov
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