In the early 20th century land speculators discovered Florida and businessmen such as Henry Plant and Henry Flagler developed railroad systems which led people to move in drawn by the weather and local economies From then on tourism boomed fueling a cycle of development that overwhelmed a great deal of farmland. . (18.6) 59.5 In recent years[when?] Miami has promoted the arts business and the performing arts such as the Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts the second-largest performing arts center in the U.S Other projects include the new Miami Marlins Stadium Miami Streetcar Port of Miami Tunnel and Museum Park which includes the Miami Art Museum and the Miami Science Museum. Miami Ad School (private) Geography The Port of Miami is the world's busiest cruise ship port. As of 2010 those of (non-Hispanic white) European ancestry accounted for 11.9% of Miami's population Of the city's total population 1.7% were German 1.6% Italian 1.4% Irish 1.0% English 0.8% French 0.6% Russian and 0.5% were Polish, Florida has three NFL teams two MLB teams two NBA teams two NHL teams and one MLS team Florida gained its first permanent major-league professional sports team in 1966 when the American Football League added the Miami Dolphins the state of Florida has given professional sports franchises some subsidies in the form of tax breaks since 1991; . Former venues include: In the South-East Atlantic catches have decreased from 3.3 million tons in the early 1970s to 1.3 million tons in 2013 Horse mackerel and hake are the most important species together representing almost half of the landings Off South Africa and Namibia deep-water hake and shallow-water Cape hake have recovered to sustainable levels since regulations were introduced in 2006 and the states of Southern African pilchard and anchovy have improved to fully fished in 2013! Name Class year Notability References 3 Demographics Air crashes Lauderhill, As of 2010 those of African ancestry accounted for 16.0% of Florida's population which includes African Americans Out of the 16.0% 4.0% (741,879) were West Indian or Afro-Caribbean American During the early 1900s black people made up nearly half of the state's population in response to segregation disfranchisement and agricultural depression many African Americans migrated from Florida to northern cities in the Great Migration in waves from 1910 to 1940 and again starting in the later 1940s They moved for jobs better education for their children and the chance to vote and participate in society by 1960 the proportion of African Americans in the state had declined to 18% Conversely large numbers of northern whites moved to the state.[citation needed] Today large concentrations of black residents can be found in northern and central Florida Aside from blacks descended from African slaves brought to the southern U.S. there are also large numbers of blacks of West Indian recent African and Afro-Latino immigrant origins especially in the Miami/South Florida area.
. 9.2 Primary and secondary schools, (178) 4.02 Miami Florida Business directory, 4.6% Colombian 7 Further reading! Everglades restoration received $96 million of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 As a result of the stimulus package a mile-long (1.6 km) bridge to replace the Tamiami Trail a road that borders Everglades National Park to the north and has blocked water from reaching the southern Everglades was begun by the Army Corps of Engineers in December 2009 the next month work began to reconstruct the C-111 canal east of the park that historically diverted water into Florida Bay Governor Charlie Crist announced the same month that $50 million of state funds would be earmarked for Everglades restoration in May 2010 5.5 miles (8.9 km) of bridges were proposed to be added to the Tamiami Trail. Jewish Museum of Florida Miami Beach Growth as a global city, Basketball: Miami Floridians (ABA) Miami Sol (WNBA) Miami Tropics (ABA) Libraries Brickell Black or African American: 21.2% [1,288,585]. 1 Major league teams 1986 45.4% 1,538,620 54.6% 1,847,525 9 8973 1966 44.9% 668,233 55.1% 821,190 7 Beaches and parks! Miami is split roughly into north south west and Downtown areas the heart of the city is Downtown Miami which is on the eastern side and includes the neighborhoods of Brickell Virginia Key Watson Island as well as PortMiami Downtown Miami is Florida's largest and most influential central business district with many major banks courthouses financial headquarters cultural and tourist attractions schools parks and a large residential population Brickell Avenue has the largest concentration of international banks in the United States Just northwest of Downtown is the Health District which is Miami's center for hospitals research institutes and biotechnology with hospitals such as Jackson Memorial Hospital and the University of Miami's Leonard M Miller School of Medicine.
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