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INT

RO

DU

CT

ION

Sin

ce th

e C

om

munist co

up in

1959, th

ere

has b

een a

n e

xodus o

f Cubans fro

m th

eir

hom

ela

nd, a

nd th

e m

ajo

rity cam

e to

Mia

mi.

They s

ettle

d in

the a

rea th

at to

day is

know

n a

s L

ittle H

avana m

ain

ly b

ecause o

f

bu

siness o

pportu

nitie

s, climate

, and

cultu

ral

ties. T

he C

ubans in

Little

Hava

na, b

eca

use

of

the

ir va

st n

um

be

rs a

nd

larg

e c

once

ntra

tion

,

have b

een a

ble

to m

ain

tain

their tra

ditio

ns,

language a

nd p

ride in

a livin

g cu

lture

. It is in

Little

Ha

va

na

wh

ere

on

e c

an

fee

l as if in

a

fore

ign c

ity w

ithout e

ven le

avin

g th

e U

nite

d

Sta

tes. Its

cu

ltura

l sp

he

res h

ave

als

o la

tely

be

en

en

ha

nce

d b

y the

arriva

l of N

icara

gu

an

s,

Salv

adore

ans a

nd p

eople

from

oth

er L

atin

A

meric

an c

ountrie

s.

When ta

kin

g a

tour o

f the a

rea, p

erm

it

yourse

lf to b

e im

merse

d in

the H

ispanic cu

l-

ture

. Sto

p a

nd w

atc

h c

igars

makers

in th

eir

craft, m

ovin

g skille

d h

an

ds in

the

sam

e m

an

-

ne

r as th

eir p

red

ece

ssors o

f an

era

lon

g p

ass.

Note

the rich

aro

mas o

f fresh

bre

ad, ro

astin

g

po

rk, o

nio

ns, a

nd g

arlic

, fried b

ana

nas a

nd

fresh

bre

wed co

ffee. L

isten to

the fa

st-pace

d

Latin

beats e

manatin

g fro

m th

e m

usic sh

ops.

La

stly

.... loo

k a

t the p

eop

le g

ath

ere

d a

t

sidew

alk ca

fes.... in

the D

om

ino M

ini-P

ark....

in th

e s

tore

s.... in

the s

treet. It is

by g

ettin

g

to kn

ow

the p

eople

who live

in L

ittle H

ava

na

tha

t on

e c

an

be

tter u

nd

ers

tan

d m

uch

of th

e

Cuban cu

lture

.

Little

Havana D

evelo

pm

ent A

uth

ority

is fu

ndod b

y th

e C

ity o

f Mia

mi

thro

ugh th

e D

epartm

ent o

f Eco

nom

ic

De

velo

pm

en

t an

d th

e D

ep

artm

en

t of

Public W

orks,

LH

DA

AN

D T

HE

LA

TIN

QU

AR

TE

R

One o

f the m

ost e

ffectiv

e p

rogra

ms w

hic

h

the

Little

Ha

va

na

De

ve

lop

me

nt A

uth

ority

has im

ple

mente

d is th

e cre

atio

n o

f the L

atin

Quarte

r. Sin

ce th

is o

rganiz

atio

n's

founda-

tion, th

e b

oundarie

s, s

pecific

atio

ns,

guid

elin

es a

nd o

bje

ctiv

es o

f this

pro

ject

have b

een w

ell d

efin

ed to

expre

ss a

nd d

e-

monstra

te o

ur h

ispanic

his

tory

, cultu

re,

folk

lore

and c

usto

ms. T

oday, th

e L

atin

Q

ua

rter is

a re

ality

with

in th

e p

ub

lic s

ecto

r,

thro

ugh th

e e

sta

blis

hm

ent o

f the L

atin

Qu

arte

r Re

view

Bo

ard

an

d th

e L

atin

Qu

arte

r

Asso

cia

tion

, pre

se

ntly

pre

sid

ed

by M

s.

Ketty

Gort.

LH

DA

is p

roud o

f its s

uccess w

ith th

e b

irth

of th

e L

atin

Qu

arte

r, wh

ich o

rigin

ate

d in

ou

r

org

an

iza

tion

. Its B

oard

of D

irecto

rs w

as

pre

sided b

y Mr. W

illie G

ort, p

roje

ct dire

ctor

Ra

ul A

lva

rez, a

nd

its m

em

be

rs w

ere

:

• Luis S

abin

es

• Leslie

Pantin

• T

on

y De

scalzo

• F

ern

ando C

arra

ndi

• Rogelio

Barrio

s • V

irgilia

Pere

z • A

ngel D

e P

edro

• L

uis F

. Pu

ello

• M

agda O

rta

• J.M. P

alm

ero

• M

aria

Ele

na T

ora

h)

• Marth

a B

equer

• Willia

m A

lexa

nder

• Lu

is La

ure

do

• E

du

ard

o J. P

ad

ron

• H

enry Q

uin

tana

• An

ita C

ofirio

• A

lbe

rto C

al il.

PO

INT

S O

F IN

TE

RE

ST

1.

Latin

Ch

am

ber o

f Co

mm

erc

e —

Cam

aco

l 1417 W

. Fla

gle

r Stre

et.

2.

Sm

all Bu

siness O

pp

ortu

nity C

enter —

S.B

.O.C

. 1417 W

. Fla

gle

r Stre

et.

3.

Tra

de C

en

ter o

f the A

meric

as

14

21

W. F

lag

ler S

tree

t. F

lorid

a T

rade a

nd E

xpositio

n C

ente

r

4.

Cu

ban

Mu

seu

m o

f Art &

Cu

lture

1300 S

.W. 1

2 A

venue.

5.

Brig

ad

e B

ay

of P

igs

Ve

tera

n A

ss

oc

iatio

n

1821 S

.W. 9

Stre

et.

6.

Cu

ban

Mem

oria

l Pla

za

13

th A

ve

nu

e &

S.W

. 8th

Stre

et.

Loca

ted a

t Cuban

Me

moria

l Blvd

. S.W

. 13

th A

ve.

This

monum

ent h

onors

vete

rans o

f Brig

ade

2506 w

hic

h a

ttem

pte

d a

n in

vasio

n o

f Cuba in

A

pril 1

961.

7.

Do

min

o M

ini-P

ark

1

5th

Ave

nu

e &

S.W

. 8th

Stre

et.

In M

ay 1

976, th

e D

om

ino M

ini-P

ark

(form

erly

A

nto

nio

Ma

ce

o P

ark

) wa

s c

om

ple

ted

with

the

use

of p

ublic fu

nds. T

he d

esig

n o

f the p

ark m

ain

-ta

ins th

e o

pen a

ir ele

ment fa

vore

d b

y neig

hbor-

hood d

om

ino p

layers

. Som

e o

ther in

tere

stin

g

featu

res a

bout th

e D

om

ino M

ini-P

ark

are

: (1)

the

pa

rk is

alm

ost e

xclu

siv

ely

use

d b

y m

en

al-.

tho

ug

h s

om

e w

om

en

ma

y a

t time

s b

e p

rese

nt,

(2) p

olitic

s a

nd re

ligio

n a

re n

ever d

iscussed

while

a g

am

e is

in p

rogre

ss, (3

) Latin

s u

se

dom

ino s

ets

that in

clu

de a

double

nin

e p

layin

g

pie

ce, w

here

as a

double

six

is th

e h

ighest

"bone" o

f a p

iece c

onta

ined in

Am

eric

an s

ets

, a

nd

(4) &

I ga

me

s a

re p

laye

d b

y o

fficia

l tou

rna

-m

ent ru

les.

8.

OU

R L

ad

y o

f Ch

arity

Mu

ral -

La V

irgen

do

Is C

arid

ad

1

5th

Ave

nu

e &

S.W

. 8th

Stre

et.

The m

ura

l opposite

to th

e D

om

ino M

ini-P

ark

desp

icts the th

e a

pparitio

n o

f the V

irgin

as se

en

by th

ree s

torm

-tossed s

ailo

rs in

the e

arly

17th

C

entu

ry. T

hese s

ailo

rs in

terp

rete

d th

eir v

isio

n

as a

sign fro

m G

od a

nd th

eir sa

lvatio

n fro

m th

e

turb

ule

nt w

ate

rs. T

he L

ady o

f Charity

soon b

e-

cam

e a

focus o

f popula

r devotio

n b

y th

e e

ntire

C

uban p

opula

tion. S

he b

ecam

e th

e P

atro

ness

of C

ubans a

nd s

ym

bol o

f Cuban fa

ith. In

1961,

a re

plic

a o

f the s

tatu

e w

as b

rought to

Mia

mi

where

a c

hapel in

her h

onor w

as e

recte

d.

9.

La C

eib

a (K

ap

ok T

ree)

13

th A

ve

nu

e &

S.W

. 8th

Stre

et.

Th

e "C

eib

a" h

as a

lwa

ys h

ad

an

imp

orta

nt s

ig-

nific

an

ce

in C

ub

a's

pa

st a

nd

is re

ve

red

by th

e

isla

nd's

India

ns a

s s

acre

d d

ue to

its lo

ngetiv

ity

and size

. Due to

its size, th

e ro

ot syste

ms co

uld

pro

vid

e b

oth

shelte

r from

the e

lem

ents

and a

n

insta

nt p

odiu

m fo

r relig

ious c

ere

monie

s.

Eve

n to

da

y, p

ractitio

ne

rs o

f "Sa

nte

ria" (w

itch

-cra

ft) use th

e "c

eib

a" a

s a

cere

monia

l cente

r.

10.

Cig

ar M

an

ufa

ctu

ring

— E

l Cre

dit()

1106 S

.W. 8

th S

treet.

The c

rafts

manship

em

plo

yed in

manufa

ctu

r-in

g E

l Cre

dito

Cig

ars is d

one in

much

the sa

me

manner a

s their a

nce

stors d

id in

the 1

8th

Cen-

tury

. Alth

ough, tra

ditio

nally

, only

men w

ere

. e

mp

loye

d, to

da

y h

ow

eve

r wo

me

n a

re a

c-

ce

pte

d a

s e

qu

als

. Th

e p

roce

ss o

f cig

ar m

an

-u

facturin

g

can b

e re

duced to

such s

imple

te

rms a

s ro

lling, p

ressin

g, w

rappin

g a

nd c

ut-

ting. T

he c

igars

made in

Mia

mi h

ave b

ecom

e

alm

ost a

s re

now

ned a

s th

ose m

ade in

Cuba.

11.

La C

asa de lo

s Tru

cos

1343 S

.W. 8

th S

treet.

A s

tore

featu

ring tric

ks a

nd o

ther m

agic

para

phern

alia

that o

ffers

daily

magic

perfo

r-m

an

ce

s b

y th

e o

wn

ers

.

12.

Fru

terla — L

os P

inarefao

s 1334 S

.W. &

8th

Stre

et.

Firs

t fruit s

tan

d to

be

esta

blis

he

d in

the

are

a

where

one ca

n fin

d se

aso

nal tro

pica

l fruits a

nd

typica

l Cuban ve

geta

ble

s.

13.

Piñ

ata

s —

La C

asa d

e la

s P

iñata

s

17

56

S.W

. 8th

Stre

et.

This

sto

re s

pecia

lizes in

"pin

ata

s" a

nd o

ther

artic

les fo

r child

ren's

partie

s.

14.

Bon-B

on Bakery

300 S.W

. 17 Aven

ue.

A C

uban bakery specializing in "Pastelitos."

15.

Cuban B

akery — P

erersosa 1442 S

.W. 8th

Street.

A b

ak

ery

sp

ec

ializin

g in

pa

stry

typ

ica

l of

Cam

aguey, a region of Eastern C

uba.

16.

Churros &

Helados. —

King C

ream

1831 S.W

. 8th Street.

Here you can taste ice cream

made of tropical

fruits

, an

d a

lso

the "c

hu

rros" w

hic

h a

re

Spanish doughnuts served in long strips.

GLO

SS

AR

Y

AR

RO

Z C

ON

PO

LL

O: C

hicken

and

yello

w rice.

BA

TID

O D

E F

RU

TA

S: C

ub

an sh

ake mad

e with

trop

ical fruits, m

ilk, sug

ar,

and

ice.

BU

NU

EL

O: A

dessert m

ade o

f "yuce d

ou

gh

with

the sh

ape o

f a nu

mb

er

"8" that is d

eep-fried

and

covered

with

syrup

.

CA

FE

CU

BA

NO

: Stro

ng

expresso

coffee served

In a d

emitasse o

r in sm

all

pap

er cup

s at side w

alk coffee stan

ds.

CA

PU

CH

INO

: A co

ne-sh

aped

egg

yolk d

essert dip

ped

in ru

m.

CU

BA

UB

RE

: Drin

k mad

e with

cale, rum

, and

lime ju

ice.

CH

ICH

AR

RO

NE

S: F

ried p

ark rind

s.

CH

OR

IPA

N; A

sand

wich

mad

e with

Cu

ban

bread

and

Sp

anish

sausag

e.

CH

UR

RO

S: S

pan

ish d

ou

gh

nu

ts that are served

in lo

ng

strips an

d are

usu

ally du

nked

in co

coa.

DA

IQU

IRI; C

ocktail m

ade w

ith tu

rn, su

gar lem

on

juice an

d ice.

FR

ITA

: Cu

ban

style ham

bu

rger m

ade w

ith g

rou

nd

beef m

ixed w

ith g

rou

nd

po

rk, garlic p

aprika, vin

egar an

d o

ther sp

ices. Served

with

finely ch

op

ped

french

fried p

otato

es and

on

ion

s.

GU

AF

IAP

O: A

refreshm

ent m

ade fro

m 100%

sug

ar cane ju

ice.

GU

AY

AB

ER

A: T

ypical C

ub

an m

en's sh

irt with

fine p

leats and

several

pockets,

MA

RA

CA

S; P

ercussio

n in

strum

ent m

ade fro

m a d

ried g

ou

rd co

ntain

ing

loo

se peb

bles th

at is shaken

to p

rovid

e a beat.

MO

RO

S: W

hits rice an

d b

lack bean

s coo

ked to

geth

er.

PA

EL

LA

: A b

aked yello

w rice an

d seafo

od

dish

that is lo

aded

with

chu

nks

of ch

icken, seafo

od

, po

rk, peas an

d p

imen

tos.

PA

LO

MIL

LA

: A th

in-sliced

steak top

ped

with

cho

pp

ed o

nio

ns en

d p

arsley,

usu

ally served w

ith a slice o

f lime.

PA

N C

ON

LEC

HO

N: A

sandwich m

ade with roasted pork a nd C

uban bread.

PA

N C

UB

AN

O: Long, w

hite hard bread typically served with C

uban meals.

PA

ST

EL

ITO

: A p

astry mad

e with

gu

ava jelly or m

eat or o

ther fillin

gs.

PIC

AD

ILL

O: H

igh

ly season

ed g

rou

nd

beef d

ish accen

ted w

ith g

arlic,

on

ion

s and

tom

ato sau

ce.

PIN

AT

A: C

olo

rful co

ntain

ers of d

ifferent fo

rms an

d sh

apes filled

with

toys

and

cand

les that is h

un

g fro

m th

e ceiling

and

bro

ken b

y child

ren p

ullin

g

string

s, is a po

pu

lar gam

e in ch

ildren

parties.

PL

AT

AN

OS

RU

TO

S: F

ried slices o

f very ripe p

lantain

s.

SID

RA

: Sp

arkling

app

le cider fro

m S

pain

.

SO

PO

N M

AR

INE

RO

: A fish

sou

p cram

med

with

chu

nks o

f fish, clam

s,

shellfish

, rice, peas, p

imen

tos an

d o

nio

ns, u

sually served

with

crackers.

TA

SA

JO: Jerked

beef p

repared

with

Cu

ban

season

ing

s.

TO

CIN

D D

EL

aEL

O: A

dessert sim

ilar to en

egg

custard

.

TO

ST

ON

ES

: Ro

un

d slices o

f green

plan

tain lig

htly fried

, then

pressed

and

refried.

YU

CA

CO

N M

0,10: A ro

ot veg

etable b

roiled

to a ten

der co

nsisten

cy and

served w

ith a sau

ce mad

e of so

ur o

rang

e, garlic an

d spices.

VA

L

RE

STA

UR

AN

TS

1.

LA

ESQ

UIN

A D

E T

EJA

S 101 S.W

. 12th Avenue

2. E

L P

UB

1548 S.W

. Calle 8

3. M

cDO

NA

LD

'S 1400 S.W

. Calle 8

4. JU

AN

ITO

'S CE

NT

RO

VA

SCO

2235 S.W

. Calle 8

5. E

L B

OD

EG

ON

DE

CA

STIL

LA

2499 S.W

. Calle 8

6. M

AL

AG

A

740 S.W. C

alle 8

7. E

L M

ESO

N D

E L

A T

OR

TIL

LA

1620 S.W

. Calle 8

8. C

ASA

JUA

NC

HO

2436 S.W

. Calle 8

9. E

L P

ESC

AD

OR

1543 S.W

. Calle 8

10. O

RIE

NT

AL

1642 S.W

. Calle 8

11. P

AC

IFIC

O

1435 S.W. C

alle 8

12. E

L IN

KA

1756 S.W

. Calle 8

13. E

L E

STA

BL

O

90 S.W. 27th A

venue

14. ISL

AS C

AN

AR

IAS

285 N.W

. 27th Avenue

15. R

AN

CH

O L

UN

A

45 N.W

. 22nd Avenue

16. C

UB

A M

OD

ER

NA

2025 W

. Flagler Street

17. P

AL

MA

S DE

MA

LL

OR

CA

2115 W

. Flagler Street

IHriparsin U.S.A.

JOIN

TH

E FU

N!

Carnaval

Mia

mi o

ffers ten d

ays o

f jo

yo

us festiv

ities featu

ring

Ca

lle Och

o,

surrou

nd

ed b

y tradition

and

excitemen

t. Th

is largest H

ispan

ic celebration

in th

e Un

ited

States featu

res fun

and

excitemen

t for every-one: a G

ala Masquerade B

all; a popular Carna-

val Dan

ce, revelry and

the m

eeting of cu

ltures

at C

arn

av

al M

iam

i will b

e bea

med

to a

n

aud

ience of over 200 m

illion in

the U

nited

States and L

atin Am

erica. D

ON

'T M

ISS

CA

RN

AV

AL

MIA

MI! It's

folklore an

d art ... It's trad

ition an

d cu

lture

... It's mu

sic and

dan

cing ... JO

IN T

HE

FU

N!

LITTLE H

AV

AN

A

U.S

.A.

CA

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AV

AL

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WH

AT

IS L

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Th

e Little H

avan

a Dev

elop

men

t Au

tho

rity is

a n

on

-pro

fit neig

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orh

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d d

ev

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pm

en

t co

rporatio

n th

at was fo

unded

in M

arch 1

976.

Its chief objective is to foster, encourage, and p

rom

ote eco

no

mic d

evelo

pm

ent p

rojects an

d

programs in the C

ity of Miam

i's Little H

avana d

istrict.

OB

JEC

TIV

ES

Th

e ob

jectives o

f the L

ittle Hav

ana D

evelo

p-

ment A

uthority are:

• T

o encourage comm

ercial expansion and fo

rmu

late pro

gram

s aimed

at creating

em

ployment opportunities.

• T

o a

ssist in so

lvin

g p

roble

ms o

f the

com

munity

's econom

ic gro

wth

thro

ugh

dem

on

stration

pro

jects and

feasibility

studies.

• T

o d

evelo

p cap

ability

at the lo

cal level

for undertaking a comprehensive

economy developm

ent plan in coordina-tio

n w

ith th

ose o

f federal, state, co

unty

an

d city

agen

cies, wh

ich w

ou

ld lead

to

the formulation of specific strategies and

development goals.

• T

o p

rom

ote th

e dev

elopm

ent o

f Little

Havana as a m

ajor attraction.

• T

o e

nco

ura

ge a

nd

pro

mo

te c

ap

ital

investm

ents in

ente

rprise

s that w

ill im

pact fav

orab

ly o

n th

e local eco

no

my

.

LIT

TL

E H

AV

AN

A D

EV

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OP

ME

NT

AU

TH

OR

ITY

970 S

.W. F

irst Street — Suite 407 —

Miam

i, Fl. 33130 (305) 3248127

LIT

TL

E H

AV

AN

A

U.S

.A.

Latin Q

uarter

SPON

SOR

ED

BY:

* C

ITY O

F MIA

MI

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AD

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LH

DA

M

ee havasa development authority

970 ex. first urea, Wood, E

lyria 33130 - telephooe(305) 924-8127

BO

AR

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