Coral Gables, Florida

{{See also|History of Miami}}

Coral Gables was formally incorporated as a city on April 29, 1925. It was and remains a planned community based on the popular early twentieth century City Beautiful Movement and is known for its strict zoning regulations.{{cite web|url=http://www.3dca.flcourts.org/opinions/3D05-2845.pdf|title=Third District Court of Appeal|date=August 22, 2007|access-date=March 6, 2011}} The city was developed by George Merrick, a real estate developer from Pennsylvania, during the Florida land boom of the 1920s. The city's architecture is almost entirely Mediterranean Revival style, mandated in the original plan,{{citation|title=Florida. A Guide to the Southernmost State|date=1939|place=New York|author=Federal Writers' Project|publisher=Oxford University Press|page=211}} with an emphasis on Spanish influence in particular, such as the Coral Gables Congregational Church, donated by Merrick. The domed Catholic Church of the Little Flower was built somewhat later, in a similar Spanish Renaissance style.

Early in the city's planning and development, Merrick shared his vision for Coral Gables as "a most extraordinary opportunity for the building of 'Castles in Spain'," according to Coral Gables historian Arva Moore Parks.{{cite book |last1=Moore Parks |first1=Arva |title=George Merrick's Coral Gables: Where Your 'Castles in Spain' are Made Real |date=2006 |publisher=Ponce Circle Development, LLC. |location=Coral Gables |isbn=9780974158969 |page=1 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=LSSLfcREVV4C&q=castles+in+Spain&pg=PP5}} Merrick's success in executing this vision for the city would catch the attention of Spain's King, Alfonso XIII, who awarded Merrick the Order of Isabella the Catholic for his support of Spanish culture in Coral Gables.{{cite web |last1=Martinez Carbonell |first1=Karelia |title=George E. Merrick was above all a good man |url=https://communitynewspapers.com/featured/george-e-merrick-was-above-all-a-good-man/ |website=www.communitynewspapers.com |date=October 26, 2020 |publisher=Miami's Community Newspapers}}{{cite web |last1=Freeland |first1=Helen C. |title=George Edgar Merrick |url=http://digitalcollections.fiu.edu/tequesta/files/1942/42_1_01.pdf |website=www.digitalcollections.fiu.edu |publisher=Florida International University Digital Collections |access-date=May 2, 2021 |archive-date=May 2, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210502210256/http://digitalcollections.fiu.edu/tequesta/files/1942/42_1_01.pdf |url-status=dead }}

By 1926, the city covered {{convert|10000|acre|ha}} and had netted $150 million in sales, with over $100 million spent on development.{{cite web|url=http://www.hmsf.org/history/south-florida-brief-history.htm|title=South Florida: A Brief History|publisher=Historical Museum of Southern Florida|last1=Williams|first1=Linda K.|last2=George|first2=Paul S.|access-date=March 6, 2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100429002717/http://www.hmsf.org/history/south-florida-brief-history.htm |archive-date=April 29, 2010}} That year also saw the opening of the Biltmore Hotel and Golf Course, a major landmark in city.

Merrick meticulously designed the city with distinct zones. For example, he designed the Downtown commercial district to be only four blocks wide and more than {{convert|2|mi}} long. The main artery, now known as Miracle Mile, bisected the business district. Merrick could boast that every business in Coral Gables was less than a two-block walk. The city used to have an electric trolley system, which was ended as a result of the growing usage of automobiles,{{Cite web|url=https://coralgablesmuseum.org/portfolio-item/9922/|title=Trolley-Ho! The History of Coral Gables Electric Trolley System|last=Lauredo|first=Michael Anthony|date=November 2018|website=Coral Gables Museum}} but now a new free circulator trolley system, initiated in November 2003, runs down Ponce de León Boulevard. Another distinctive and character-defining feature of the city planned by Merrick are the themed Coral Gables Villages that date to the 1920s and were designed to expand the city's architecture beyond Spanish influence to include Italian, French, and Dutch South African among others.

In 1925, roughly simultaneous to the founding of Coral Gables, the University of Miami was constructed on {{convert|240|acre|ha}} of land just west of U.S. Route 1, approximately two miles south of Downtown Coral Gables. By the fall of 1926, the first class of 372 students enrolled at the university.{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=NLMyAAAAIBAJ&pg=4027%2C1109634|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150904090933/https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=NLMyAAAAIBAJ&sjid=4OsFAAAAIBAJ&dq=university-of-miami%20law-school&pg=4027%2C1109634 |url-status=dead|archive-date=September 4, 2015|title=10,000 University of Miami Students Attest to Growth of Sunshine School|date=April 23, 1950|page=44|work=Miami News|first=Grade|last=Berlow|access-date=February 7, 2010}}

During World War II, many Navy pilots and mechanics were trained and housed in Coral Gables.

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File:Coral Gables 1925 House.jpg that has shaped the city of Coral Gables since its creation.{{cite web | url=https://www.coralgables.com/department/development-services/board-architects/mediterranean-design | title=Mediterranean Design | Coral Gables }}]]

Coral Gables has traditionally placed high priority on historic preservation. The city passed its first preservation ordinance in 1973 as many of its founding structures from the 1920s began to reach their 50th anniversaries.{{cite web |title=Preserving Our Past: A Guide to Historic Preservation in Coral Gables |url=https://evogov.s3.amazonaws.com/media/91/media/52093.pdf |website=www.coralgables.com |publisher=Coral Gables Historical Resources & Cultural Arts Department}} Further ordinances were enacted in the 1980s establishing the Historic Preservation Board and in the 1990s establishing the Historic Preservation Department, now called the Historical Resources & Cultural Arts Department. As part of the city's historic preservation program the Historical Resources Department is tasked with researching and identifying significant properties and local landmarks for listing in the Coral Gables Registry of Historic Places as well as on national historic registers. The department also reviews modifications to locally designated landmarks and initiates grant proposals. The Historic Preservation Board is a quasi-judicial body that votes on local landmark designations and other issues pertaining to the historic character of the city.

Coral Gables is located at {{Coord|25.728228|-80.270986|type:city_region:US|format=dms|display=inline}}.{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=April 23, 2011|date=February 12, 2011|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}} It is bordered on the west by Red Road (West 57th Avenue) north of Sunset Drive (South 72nd Street) and West 49th Avenue and Old Cutler Roads south of Sunset Drive. It is bordered on the north by Tamiami Trail/U.S. Route 41 (South 8th Street), except for a small section that extends north of 8th Street for eight blocks between Ponce de Leon Boulevard and Douglas Road (West 37th Avenue).

On the east, it is bordered by Douglas Road (West 37th Avenue) north of South 26th Street, Monegro Street south of South 26th Street to Cadima Avenue, Ponce De Leon Boulevard south of Cadima Avenue to South Dixie Highway (U.S. Route 1), LeJeune Road (West 42nd Avenue) south of U.S. 1 to Battersea Road, and by Biscayne Bay south of Battersea Road. On the south, it is bordered by the Charles Deering Estate.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the city has a total area of {{convert|37.2|sqmi|km2}} of which {{convert|13.1|sqmi|km2}} is land and {{convert|24.0|sqmi|km2}} (64.64%) is water.

{{See also|Climate of Miami}}

Coral Gables has a tropical climate, similar to the climate found in much of the Caribbean. It is part of the only region in the 48 contiguous states that falls under that category. More specifically, it generally has a tropical monsoon climate (Köppen climate classification, Am).{{cite web|url=http://www2.johnabbott.qc.ca/webpages/departments/geoscience/intro/Koppen/KoppenMap.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110706200651/http://www2.johnabbott.qc.ca/webpages/departments/geoscience/intro/Koppen/KoppenMap.htm|url-status=dead|title=Köppen Climate Classification Map: South Florida=Aw=tropical wet & dry|archive-date=July 6, 2011}}

{{US Census population

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|1940=8294

|1950=19837

|1960=34793

|1970=42494

|1980=43241

|1990=40091

|2000=42249

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As of the 2020 United States census, there were 49,248 people, 18,457 households, and 11,087 families residing in the city.{{Cite web|title=S1101 HOUSEHOLDS AND FAMILIES - 2020: Coral Gables city, Florida|url=https://data.census.gov/table?q=Coral+Gables+city,+Florida+&tid=ACSST5Y2020.S1101|website=United States Census Bureau}}

In 2022, the U.S. Census Bureau estimated that the median household income in the city was $118,203; the estimated per capita income, $74,780. Some 9.5 of citizens were estimated to be living below the poverty line.{{cite web|url=https://data.census.gov/profile/Coral_Gables_city,_Florida?g=160XX00US1214250|title=Coral Gables city, Florida|website=www.census.gov}}

As of the 2010 United States census, there were 46,780 people, 16,453 households, and 10,377 families residing in the city.{{Cite web|title=S1101 HOUSEHOLDS AND FAMILIES - 2010: Coral Gables city, Florida|url=https://data.census.gov/table?q=Coral+Gables+city,+Florida+&tid=ACSST5Y2010.S1101|website=United States Census Bureau}} In 2010, 11.4% of households were vacant.

In 2000, 24.45% had children under the age of 18 living with them. As of 2000, in Coral Gables, 61.11% were family households, 17.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 38.89% were non-families. The average household size was 2.36, and the average household had 1.68 vehicles.

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Located four miles from Miami International Airport, Coral Gables has around 140 dining establishments and gourmet shops, and many notable international retailers. Among Coral Gables landmarks are the Venetian Pool, Douglas Entrance, and Miami Biltmore hotel.

The Miami Herald is the region's predominant daily newspaper. Coral Gables has one newspaper, Coral Gables News Tribune, which is published twice monthly and covers local and regional news and one weekly newspaper that is part of the portfolio of Miami Community Newspapers publications. [http://communitynewspapers.com/coralgables Coral Gables News]

At the University of Miami in Coral Gables, The Miami Hurricane, the official student newspaper, is published weekly each Tuesday.

Coral Gables is part of the Miami-area media market.

Numerous movies have been filmed fully or partially in Coral Gables, including Nude on the Moon (1961), Goldilocks and the Three Bares (1963), Jimmy, the Boy Wonder (1966), I Eat Your Skin (1971), Shock Waves (1977), Absence of Malice (1981), The Mean Season (1985), Miami Rhapsody (1995), Bad Boys (1995), The Perez Family (1995), Fair Game (1995), Two Much (1995), Blood and Wine (1996), Curdled (1996), Wild Things (1998), The Hours (2002), My Sexiest Year (2007), Dostna (2008), Posthumous'' (2012), and others.[https://www.imdb.com/search/title/?locations=Coral%20Gables,%20Florida,%20USA "Filming Location: Coral Gables, Florida"], NNDB

The city also is featured in television and video games, including:

• The 2003 FX series Nip/Tuck was set in Coral Gables for its first four seasons and features the University of Miami.
• The 2014 indie point-and-click adventure game A Golden Wake is based on the founding and development of Coral Gables in the 1920s.{{cite web|url=http://www.communitynewspapers.com/coralgables/a-golden-wake-local-game-designer-creates-first-pc-game-based-nostalgic-coral-gables/|title=Local game designer creates first PC game based on nostalgic Coral Gables " A Golden Wake "|date=September 23, 2014}}
• Also, in 2014, the comedy-drama television series Looking features a character named Augustin who is from Coral Gables.
• Coral Gables is the birthplace of Scott Lang (Ant-Man) and Dr. Curt Connors in Marvel Universe.{{Cite web|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/movies/2015/01/06/ant-man-comic-book-exclusive-preview/21321837/|title='Ant-Man' looms large on Marvel's horizon|last=Truitt|first=Brian|website=USA TODAY|language=en-US|access-date=April 21, 2020}}

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Coral Gables holds several of the wealthiest Zip Codes (33156, 33143, 33133, and 33146){{cite web |title=America's Most Expensive ZIP Codes |url=https://www.forbes.com/special-report/2012/1016_zip-codes_rank.html |website=Forbes }} and neighborhoods{{cite web |last1=Cooperstein |first1=Paige |last2=Johnson |first2=Robert |title=The 25 Richest Neighborhoods In America |url=https://www.businessinsider.com/richest-neighborhoods-in-america-2014-2 |website=www.businessinsider.com |publisher=Insider Inc.}} in the United States, such as Hammock Oaks, Old Cutler Bay, Gables Estates, Tahiti Beach, Snapper Creek and Lakes, Cocoplum, and Gables By The Sea.{{cite web |title=13 Best Neighborhoods in Coral Gables |url=https://www.discoverhomesmiami.com/blog/coral-gables-neighborhoods/ |website=www.discoverhomesmiami.com |date=May 4, 2021 |publisher=Discover Homes Miami}}

Major economic contributors to Coral Gables include:

• The University of Miami, the largest employer in Coral Gables since the city's founding (16,479 faculty and staff employees as of 2022).{{cite web |url=http://www.coralgables.com/CGWeb/dep_dev_topemp.htm |title=City of Coral Gables Web Site |publisher=Coralgables.com |access-date=March 6, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101215000634/http://coralgables.com/CGWeb/dep_dev_topemp.htm |archive-date=December 15, 2010 |url-status=dead }}
• Baptist Hospital of Miami, the second-largest employer in Coral Gables.
• Bacardi, which has its United States headquarters with 300 employees at 2701 Le Jeune Road."[http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20100204005476/en/Bacardi-U.S.A.-Marks-Opening-State-of-the-Art-South Bacardi U.S.A. Marks Opening of State-of-the Art South Florida Headquarters]." Retrieved June 19, 2011.
• Intelsat has its Latin American headquarters in Suite 1100 at One Alhambra Plaza."[http://www.intelsat.com/contact-us/sales/offices.asp#LAmerica Corporate web site]." Retrieved on October 18, 2010.
• Fresh Del Monte Produce has its headquarters in Coral Gables.Walker, Elaine. "[http://www.miamiherald.com/business/story/1252731.html Machines to sell food that's good for you]." Miami Herald. September 26, 2009. Retrieved on October 2, 2009.
• ExxonMobil has marine fuels operations in Suite 900 at One Alhambra Plaza in Coral Gables."[http://www.exxonmobil.com/Corporate/contactus_contact_marine.aspx Contact us marine]." ExxonMobil. Retrieved on January 26, 2009.
• MasTec, Inc., the second-largest Hispanic-owned company in the nation,{{cite web | title=Hispanic Business 500 | url=http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/research/500/view.asp?companyid=5998&year=2011 | access-date=September 6, 2012 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140222053315/http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/research/500/view.asp?companyid=5998&year=2011 | archive-date=February 22, 2014 | url-status=dead | df=mdy-all }} is located at 800 South Douglas Road."[http://www.mastec.com/en/about/ MasTec website – about us]." MasTec. Retrieved on September 5, 2012.
• Odebrecht has over 300 employees at its location at 201 Alhambra Circle.{{cite web | url=http://www.insideview.com/directory/odebrecht-construction-inc | title=Odebrecht Construction, Inc. | publisher=Inside View | access-date=October 7, 2013 | archive-url=https://archive.today/20131008013352/http://www.insideview.com/directory/odebrecht-construction-inc | archive-date=October 8, 2013 | url-status=dead }}
• American Airlines maintains Ponce de Leon Travel Center at 901 Ponce De Leon Boulevard."[http://www.aa.com/aa/i18nForward.do?p=/aboutUs/whereWeFly/tickets/tc_MIA.jsp Miami And Coral Gables, Florida Travel Center] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090406052306/http://www.aa.com/aa/i18nForward.do?p=%2FaboutUs%2FwhereWeFly%2Ftickets%2Ftc_MIA.jsp |date=2009-04-06 }}." American Airlines. Retrieved on April 9, 2009.
• Dolphin Entertainment is an independent film studio that is located in Coral Gables.{{cite web |url=http://www.dolphinentertainment.com |title=Welcome to Dolphin Entertainment |publisher=Dolphin Entertainment |access-date=March 6, 2011}}
• FIFA opened up its North American headquarters in Coral Gables to help prepare for the 2026 FIFA World Cup, which will include Miami.{{cite web | url=https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1139646/fifa-office-miami-2026-world-cup | title=FIFA opens office near Miami to prepare for 2026 World Cup | date=August 7, 2023 }}

{{further|Transportation in South Florida}}

File:Douglas Road Metrorail Station 2020-03 05.jpg in Coral Gables in March 2020]]

Coral Gables is served by Metrobus throughout the area, and by Miami Metrorail at:

• {{rcb|system=Miami-Dade Transit|line=Green|inline=box}} Douglas Road (SW 37th Avenue and U.S. 1)
• {{rcb|system=Miami-Dade Transit|line=Green|inline=box}} University (Stanford Drive and U.S. 1)

Coral Gables provides a free trolley service, with a trolley running a continuous circuit up and down Ponce de Leon Boulevard during the day.

Coral Gables is served by rapid transit on Douglas Road at Douglas Road station at the University of Miami at University Station near Sunset Drive and Red Road at South Miami station, which connects the city with Downtown Miami and Miami International Airport.

Several countries operate consulates in Coral Gables, including Barbados, Colombia,"[http://consuladodecolombia.com/contactos.htm Contáctenos]." Consulate-General of Colombia in Miami. Retrieved on January 30, 2009. El Salvador,"[http://www.rree.gob.sv/sitio/sitiowebrree.nsf/pages/sembajadasconsulados_norteamerica Norte América] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090125234902/http://www.rree.gob.sv/sitio/sitiowebrree.nsf/pages/sembajadasconsulados_norteamerica |date=2009-01-25 }}." Consulate-General of El Salvador in Miami. Retrieved on January 31, 2009. Italy,"[http://www.consmiami.esteri.it/Consolato_Miami Welcome to the web site of the Consulate General of Italy in Miami] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160729180828/http://www.consmiami.esteri.it/Consolato_Miami |date=July 29, 2016 }}." Consulate-General of Italy in Miami. Retrieved on January 30, 2009. Peru, Spain,[http://www.conspainmiami.org/ Home page]. Consulate-General of Spain in Miami. Retrieved on January 30, 2009. Monaco, St. Lucia, and Uruguay."[http://www.uruwashi.org/Consular%20In%20US.htm#Miami,_Florida Consular in US] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100315030135/http://www.uruwashi.org/Consular%20In%20US.htm#Miami,_Florida |date=2010-03-15 }}." Embassy of Uruguay Washington D.C. Retrieved on January 30, 2009.

Several countries have honorary consulates located in Coral Gables, including Australia, Belize, Hungary, Senegal, St. Kitts & Nevis, Togo, and Thailand. The Taipei Economic and Cultural Office maintains Taiwan's diplomatic mission at 2333 Ponce De Leon Boulevard in Coral Gables."[http://www.taiwanembassy.org/US/MIA/ct.asp?xItem=17535&CtNode=2882&mp=57&xp1= Contact Us] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110716104921/http://www.taiwanembassy.org/US/MIA/ct.asp?xItem=17535&CtNode=2882&mp=57&xp1= |date=2011-07-16 }}." Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Miami. Retrieved on January 30, 2009.

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{{Main|University of Miami}}

The University of Miami, a private university ranked in the top tier of national universities,{{cite web|url=http://colleges.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/best-colleges/coral-gables-fl/university-of-miami-1536|title=Best Colleges 2010: University of Miami|work=U.S. News & World Report|access-date=October 8, 2009}} with particular national status in the fields of business, engineering, law, marine science, medicine, communications, and music, is located in Coral Gables.{{cite web|url=http://www6.miami.edu/UMH/CDA/UMH_Main/1,1770,2593-1;49348-3,00.html |title=UM Featured in 2007 Edition of the Princeton Review Annual College Guide – "The Best 361 Colleges" |publisher=.University of Miami |date=August 23, 2006 |access-date=March 6, 2011}}

{{Further|Miami-Dade County Public Schools}}

Coral Gables schools are part of Miami-Dade County Public Schools, which serves Miami-Dade County. The district has several high schools in Coral Gables, most notably Coral Gables Senior High School and International Studies Preparatory Academy, both of which educate students in grades nine through 12. It also has a K–8 school, Coral Gables Preparatory Academy (formerly Coral Gables Elementary School), with two campuses, including a historic campus located on Ponce de Leon Boulevard. Henry S. West Laboratory Elementary is another school for K–6. Finally it has two middle schools: George Washington Carver Middle School located on Lincoln Drive and Ponce de Leon Middle School located across from the University of Miami on the east side of U.S. Route 1 on Augusto Street. Present day George Washington Carver Middle was moved to the current location on Grand Avenue on land donated by George Merrick. When Carver died in 1942, the school was renamed in his honor."[http://gwcm.dadeschools.net/history_of_the_school.htm GWC web site] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090505150907/http://gwcm.dadeschools.net/history_of_the_school.htm |date=2009-05-05 }}." Retrieved on September 12, 2010.

Gulliver Academy, Marian C. Krutulis Campus, a PreK–8 school that is a member of Gulliver Schools, is within Coral Gables."[https://www.gulliverschools.org/about/our-campuses Our Campuses]." Gulliver Schools. Retrieved on March 21, 2018. "Academy – Marian C. Krutulis Campus 12595 Red Road Coral Gables, Florida 33156" The management offices of Gulliver Schools were formerly located in Coral Gables."[https://web.archive.org/web/20110817142812/http://gulliver.schoolfusion.us/modules/cms/pages.phtml?pageid=114462&sessionid=2f4cf2189d099da684521e25736ad722 About Our Campuses]." Gulliver Schools. Retrieved on September 28, 2009. "Gulliver Schools 1500 San Remo Avenue, Suite 420 Coral Gables, Florida 33146" The lower campus of Riviera Schools is located in Coral Gables.

The historic St. Theresa Catholic School, a Pre-K–8 school is located near Coral Gables Biltmore Hotel. St. Philip's Episcopal School, French-American School of Miami, and St. Thomas Episcopal Parish School, all Pre-K–5 schools, are also located in Coral Gables. Coral Gables Preparatory Academy, a private K-8 school, is located in Coral Gables.

{{Further|Coral Gables Branch Library}}

Miami-Dade Public Library System operates Coral Gables Branch Library in Coral Gables."[http://www.mdpls.org/info/locations/cg.asp Coral Gables] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130530223949/http://www.mdpls.org/info/locations/cg.asp |date=2013-05-30 }}." Miami-Dade Public Library System. Retrieved on September 28, 2009.

{{See also|List of University of Miami alumni}}

• Doris Hart former World No1 tennis player, and winner of 34 Grand Slam titles
• Marc Anthony, salsa singer
• Juan Alvarez, former professional pitcher for Anaheim Angels, Florida Marlins, and Texas Rangers
• Zach Banks, racing driver
• Dave Barry, Pulitzer Prize-winning humorist{{cite news| url=https://www.nytimes.com/2010/05/02/magazine/02fob-domains-t.html | newspaper=The New York Times | title=Dave Barry's Fun House | first=Edward | last=Lewine | date=April 28, 2010}}
• Shane Battier, former professional basketball player, Houston Rockets, Memphis Grizzlies, and Miami Heat
• Bruce R. Berkowitz, mutual fund manager{{cite news|url=http://finance.fortune.cnn.com/2010/12/10/bruce-berkowitz-the-megamind-of-miami|title=Bruce Berkowitz: The megamind of Miami|work=CNN|access-date=December 14, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101213182928/http://finance.fortune.cnn.com/2010/12/10/bruce-berkowitz-the-megamind-of-miami/|archive-date=December 13, 2010|url-status=dead}}
• Kevin Buckler, race car driver & founder of The Racers Group
• Columba Bush, former First Lady of Florida
• Jeb Bush, 43rd Governor of Florida
• Marty Bystrom, former professional pitcher for the New York Yankees and Philadelphia Phillies
• Maxine Clark, founder of Build-a-Bear Workshop
• Colleen Corby, model
• Alice Dixson, actress, commercial model and former beauty queen
• Gail Edwards, actress, It's a Living, Blossom, Full House
• Gus Gandarillas, former professional pitcher for Milwaukee Brewers
• Juan Ramón Jiménez, Nobel Prize-winning author
• Dane Johnson, former professional pitcher for Chicago White Sox, Oakland Athletics, and Toronto Blue Jays
• José José, pop singer{{cite web |author=Por Carole Joseph |url=http://www.peopleenespanol.com/pespanol/articles/0,22490,1647703,00.html |title=José José se recupera de parálisis facial |publisher=Peopleenespanol.com |date=July 27, 2007 |access-date=March 6, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091006043021/http://www.peopleenespanol.com/pespanol/articles/0%2C22490%2C1647703%2C00.html |archive-date=October 6, 2009 }}
• Nancy Kopp, former Treasurer of Maryland
• Soia Mentschikoff, legal scholar and law professor at Harvard Law School
• Marilyn Milian, judge, The People's Court
• Thurston Moore, singer, songwriter and guitarist of Sonic Youth
• Alonzo Mourning, former basketball player for Charlotte Hornets, Miami Heat, and New Jersey Nets
• Jesús Permuy, architect, human rights advocate, businessman and radio host
• Mimi Rogers, actress
• Jon Secada, Latin pop singer
• Roy Sekoff, founding editor Huffington Post
• George D. Shea, U.S. Army major general{{cite news |date=January 19, 1971 |title=Maj. Gen. (Ret.) George D. Shea |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/102715754/george-shea/ |work=Lawton Constitution |location=Lawton, OK |page=3 |via=Newspapers.com}}
• Pamela Smart, murderer convicted in notorious case
• Oliver Sollitt, Illinois state representative and businessman
• Jonathan Vilma, former professional football player, New Orleans Saints and New York Jets{{cite web|url=http://neworleanssaints.com/Team/Roster/People/Jonathan+Vilma.aspx|title=Official Site of the New Orleans Saints|access-date=April 9, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160327054412/http://www.neworleanssaints.com/team/roster/people/jonathan%20vilma.aspx|archive-date=March 27, 2016|url-status=dead}}
• Lester J. Whitlock, U.S. Army major general{{cite news |date=October 22, 1971 |title=Gen, Lester J. Whitlock, 79, MacArthur Aide in Tokyo |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1971/10/22/archives/gen-lester-j-whitlock-79-macarthu___rr-aid_e-in-tokyo.html |work=The New York Times |location=New York, NY |page=42 |via=TimesMachine}}
• Kathryn Slaughter Wittichen, clubwoman and socialite
• Dewing Woodward, artist, philanthropist and first art professor at the University of Miami

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• Coral Gables Villages
• Coral Way
• Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden
• Miami Biltmore Hotel
• Miracle Mile
• Riviera Schools
• Shops at Merrick Park
• University of Miami
• Venetian Pool

• Festival of Art, University of Miami, held in January{{cite web |url=http://beauxartsmiami.org/festival/ |title=Festival of Art |publisher=Beaux Arts |access-date=March 1, 2014 |archive-date=March 5, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140305075419/http://beauxartsmiami.org/festival/ |url-status=dead }}
• Carnival on the Mile, Miracle Mile, held in February/March{{cite web |url=http://www.carnavalmiami.com/ |title=Carnaval Miami |access-date=March 1, 2014}}
• Junior Orange Bowl Festival, held in December–January{{cite web |url=http://www.jrorangebowl.com/ |title=Junior Orange Bowl |access-date=March 1, 2014}}

File:Miracle Mile in Coral Gables 20100403.jpg|Miracle Mile in Downtown Coral Gables

File:Miracle Theater in Coral Gables 20100403.jpg|Miracle Theater on Miracle Mile

File:Coral Gables street 20100321.jpg|Typical residential street in Coral Gables

File:DeSoto Fountain in Coral Gables 20100321.jpg|DeSoto Fountain

File:Coralgablescityhall.jpg|Coral Gables City Hall with its statue of Merrick

File:Venetian Pool 14.jpg|Venetian Pool is a Coral Gables public swimming pool.

File:CoralGables1.JPG|Giralda Avenue in Coral Gables

File:Giralda Plaza.jpg|Giralda Plaza

File:VMP GardenFountain.JPG|Shops at Merrick Park

File:Alhambrawatertower.jpg|Alhambra Water Tower

File:Coral Gables FL Biltmore01.jpg|Miami Biltmore Hotel

File:Miracle Mile.jpg|Miracle Theater on Miracle Mile

File:VMP GardenFountain.JPG|Gardens at Merrick Park

File:PonceEntrance.jpg|Ponce de Leon Boulevard

File:CoralGables2.JPG|Downtown Coral Gables along Alhambra Circle

{{See also|List of sister cities in Florida}}

Coral Gables' sister cities are:{{cite web|title=Sister Cities|url=https://www.coralgables.com/sister-cities|publisher=City of Coral Gables|access-date=2022-04-27|archive-date=May 31, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220531205155/https://www.coralgables.com/sister-cities|url-status=dead}}

• {{flagicon|FRA}} Aix-en-Provence, France
• {{flagicon|GUA}} Antigua Guatemala, Guatemala
• {{flagicon|COL}} Cartagena, Colombia
• {{flagicon|ECU}} Quito, Ecuador
• {{flagicon|ARG}} San Isidro, Argentina
• {{flagicon|SLV}} Santa Tecla, El Salvador
• {{flagicon|ESP}} Seville, Spain

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• [https://twitter.com/CityCoralGables City of Coral Gables] at Twitter

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