West Havana Gardens Apartments
Closed324 SW 19th Ave, Miami, FL 33135
Area Description
Little Havana or La Pequeña Habana is a vibrant neighborhood in Miami, Florida. It is situated just west of downtown Miami near Brickell City Centre and stretches west along the Miami River with convenient access to major highways such as The Dolphin Expressway (SR 836), I-95, I-395 and SR 112, which provides direct path to Miami’s International Airport. Little Havana is named after Havana, the capital and largest city in Cuba and it is the best-known neighborhood for Cuban exiles in the world, as well as many immigrants from Central and South America. It is characterized by its vibrant Cuban heart, street life, with restaurants, cafes with walk-up windows selling Cuban coffee to cigar-smoking patrons, Latin American art galleries, music and other cultural activities, mom and pop enterprises and great warmth amongst its residents.[1] Little Havana is noted as a center of social, cultural, and political activity in Miami. Its festivals, including the Calle Ocho Festival, Viernes Culturales or Cultural Fridays, the Three Kings Parade and others. It is also known for its landmarks, including Calle Ocho (SW 8th Street/Tamiami Trail), and its Walk of Fame (for famous artists and Latin personalities, including Celia Cruz, Willy Chirino, and Gloria Estefan), the Cuban Memorial Boulevard, Plaza de la Cubanidad, Domino Park, the historic Tower Theater, which screens independent and revival films, Jose Marti Park, the Firestone/Walgreens Building, St. John Bosco Catholic Church, Municipio de Santiago de Cuba, and the Marlins Park Stadium home of the MLB team the Miami Marlins. In 2015, Little Havana was included in the National Trust for Historic Preservation’s annual list of 11 Most Endangered Places. In 2017, the Trust declared it a national treasure.