Dadeland is a commercial district and urban neighborhood similar to an

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, amid the sprawling

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suburbs of Kendall, Glenvar Heights, and Pinecrest, in the

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, at the end of the Metrorail line.

History

Development in the then-desolate area began in earnest in 1960 with the completion of Palmetto Expressway (Florida 826) and Dadeland Mall, the largest

shopping mall A shopping mall (or simply mall) is a North American term for a large indoor shopping center, usually anchored by department stores. The term "mall" originally meant a pedestrian promenade with shops along it (that is, the term was used to refe ...

in greater Miami at the time. As Kendall became a center for

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post-World War II, Dade County constructed two

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s in the area, Don Shula Expressway (Florida 874) and Snapper Creek Expressway (Florida 878), between 1972 and 1980.

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service into

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commenced with the completion of the

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in 1984, providing rail service to suburban commuters in southern Dade into Miami and greater South Florida's

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. Residential and office complexes were constructed in the area in the 1990s and 2000s due to a unique zoning that allowed dense and high-rise development in the triangular area between US-1 and the Palmetto Expressway.

Transportation

Dadeland is served by the Metrorail at Dadeland North and

Dadeland South Dadeland South station is a transfer station on the Metrorail rapid transit system in the Dadeland district of Kendall, Florida. It is the southern terminus of the Metrorail system and the northern terminus of the South Dade TransitWay (a BRT ...

stations, directly connecting one of the largest suburban communities in southern Florida with

and

Miami International Airport Miami International Airport , also known as MIA and historically as Wilcox Field, is the primary airport serving the greater Miami metropolitan area with over 1,000 daily flights to 167 domestic and international destinations, including most co ...

. Numerous Metrobus lines terminate at the Dadeland South station, with connections to Homestead and Florida City via the

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. Metrorail: * Dadeland North (SW 70th Avenue and U.S. 1) *

(Dadeland Boulevard and U.S. 1)

Economy

Pollo Tropical Pollo Tropical (Spanish for "Tropical Chicken") is a South Florida-based restaurant chain and franchise specializing in food inspired by Latin-Caribbean cuisine. Founded in 1988, the chain has its headquarters in Doral, Florida, It is best known ...

has its headquarters in Dadeland. The headquarters had moved there in 1994.About Us
" Pollo Tropical. Retrieved on February 2, 2012.

Education and institutions

Elementary schools

Miami-Dade County Public Schools Miami-Dade County Public Schools (M-DCPS) is a public school district serving Miami-Dade County in the U.S. state of Florida. Founded in 1885, it is the largest school district in Florida and the Southeastern United States, and, , the fourth ...

operates area public schools: *Kenwood Elementary School

Private schools

Gulliver Preparatory School Gulliver Preparatory School or simply Gulliver Prep, is a private co-educational school. Its management offices are in Kendall, a census-designated place in Miami-Dade County, Florida. Its four campuses are across the county. Previously the ad ...

Temple Beth AM Day School A temple (from the Latin ) is a building reserved for spiritual rituals and activities such as prayer and sacrifice. Religions which erect temples include Christianity (whose temples are typically called churches), Hinduism (whose temples ...

*Cattoira Montessori School

Points of interest

* Dadeland Mall *

Downtown Dadeland Downtown Dadeland is an urban residential and retail development in Dadeland, Kendall, Florida, USA. Dadeland is an edge city in Kendall, which is part of unincorporated Miami-Dade County. Downtown Dadeland was completed in 2005, during a South ...

* Dadeland Station * Kendall, FL * Glenvar Heights, FL * Pinecrest, FL * Metropolis at Dadeland

References

External links

Downtown Dadeland
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