About 4 or 5 years ago this statue of George Merrick was placed in front of Coral Gables City Hall. I did not retouch the photo.
"Incorporated on April 29, 1925, the City of Coral Gables is celebrating its 85th Anniversary with an open house on Thursday, April 29, from 2-6 p.m. at the Merrick House, 907 Coral Way." (Developer George Merrick is considered the 'architect' of the city so those are plans he is holding.)
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Working hard for the City Beautiful!
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Overstimulated by development.
He planted a seed for the city.
A good city is hard to find.
George fathered Coral Gables.
The Mango Strut did a whole segment on that statue several years ago.
G.O.D., great pic! Good for a laugh, some great comments and (I hope) an example of how one's perspective influences their opinion. Do a search on Google for a pic of another angle...HARDly controversial.
I suggest that we erect a statue to the "Father of Extreme West Kendall". This could be a somewhat younger and slimmer Joe Martinez standing next to some road survey equipment. It could be placed inside a large traffic circle just shy of the wetlands out there. If we do not memorialize, we may forget.
Even the Dead and their statues are enjoying the benefits of Viagra
The man led with his chin (sort of).
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