Isle of Normandy

Isle of Normandy
Isle of Normandy
Neighborhood of Miami Beach
Country	United States
State	Florida
County	Miami-Dade County
City	Miami Beach
Government
• Miami Beach Mayor	Dan Gelber
• Miami-Dade County Commissioner	Sally A. Heyman
• State House	Michael Grieco (D)
• State Senate	Jason Pizzo (D)
• U.S. House	Donna Shalala (D)
Elevation	3 ft (0.9 m)
Population (2010)
• Total	8,841
Time zone	UTC-05 (EST)
ZIP Code	33141
Area code(s)	305, 786

Isle of Normandy or Normandy Island or Normandy Isles or Normandy Isle is a neighborhood of North Beach in the city of Miami Beach, Florida. It is located along the eastern shore of Biscayne Bay.^[1]

Geography

It is located at 25°51′11″N 80°08′06″W / 25.853°N 80.135°W / 25.853; -80.135, with an elevation 3 feet (0.91 m).^[2]

History

After building a chain of movie theaters in Cincinnati, Alsace native Henri Levi (or Levy) moved to Miami Beach in 1922. In 1926 he undertook a 2-year period of 24-hour-a-day dredging to create Normandy Isle from the natural swampy land mass in Biscayne Bay west of 71st street theretofore called Warner-Meade Island. Levy was also instrumental in the construction of the 79th Street Causeway.^[3]

Streets

Most streets on Normandy Isle were named after French cities and architectural landmarks.

East-West

Bay Drive
Biarritz Drive
Biarritz Court
71st Street (originally Everglades Concourse)
Maimonides Street
Everglades Court (alley)
Normandy Drive
Normandy Court
Marseille Drive
Calais Drive

North-South

Brest Esplanade
Rue Vendome
Vendome Court
Rue Versailles
Versailles Court
Vichy Drive
Rue Notre Dame
Rue Bordeaux
Trouville Esplanade
Rue Granville
Verdun Drive

Education

Miami-Dade County Public Schools is the local school district. Treasure Island Elementary School in North Bay Village serves Normandy Island.^[4] Miami Beach Nautilus Middle School and Miami Beach Senior High School serve Normandy Island.^[5]^[6]

Notable residents

Joan Field, concert violinist
Roy Firestone, sportscaster and entertainer
David M. Gersten, appeals court judge
Bob Mover, jazz saxophonist
Clifford S. Perlman, restaurateur
Daniel Schechter, psychiatrist and author

References

^ "Normandy Isles neighborhood in Miami Beach, Florida (FL), 33141 subdivision profile - real estate, apartments, condos, homes, community, population, jobs, income, streets". www.city-data.com.
^ "Isle of Normandy Populated Place Profile / Miami-Dade County, Florida Data". florida.hometownlocator.com.
^ [1]^{[dead link]}
^ "Treasure Island Elementary School Boundaries Legal Description". Miami-Dade County Public Schools. Retrieved 2021-06-28.
^ "Miami Beach Nautilus MS Boundaries Legal Description". Miami-Dade County Public Schools. Retrieved 2021-06-28.
^ "Miami Beach SHS Boundaries Legal Description". Miami-Dade County Public Schools. Retrieved 2021-06-28.

25°51′11″N 80°08′06″W / 25.853°N 80.135°W / 25.853; -80.135

[1] "Normandy Isles neighborhood in Miami Beach, Florida (FL), 33141 subdivision profile - real estate, apartments, condos, homes, community, population, jobs, income, streets". www.city-data.com.

[2] "Isle of Normandy Populated Place Profile / Miami-Dade County, Florida Data". florida.hometownlocator.com.

[3] [1]^{[dead link]}

[4] "Treasure Island Elementary School Boundaries Legal Description". Miami-Dade County Public Schools. Retrieved 2021-06-28.

[5] "Miami Beach Nautilus MS Boundaries Legal Description". Miami-Dade County Public Schools. Retrieved 2021-06-28.

[6] "Miami Beach SHS Boundaries Legal Description". Miami-Dade County Public Schools. Retrieved 2021-06-28.

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