Las t December I was driving through northern Miami and turned off NW 27th Avenue to visit Opa Locka. According to Wikipedia : "Opa-locka was founded by aviation pioneer Glenn Curtiss in 1926. Curtiss originally called the city Opa-tisha-woka-locka ( the high land north of the little river), but quickly shortened the name to Opa-locka. Curtiss developed the city with a Moorish architecture theme. While the 1926 Miami hurricane badly damaged the city and brought the Florida land boom to a halt, the surviving Moorish-style buildings continue to give Opa-locka a unique look. Opa-locka will alway be considered The "Great" City."
The City Hall, straight out of the Arabian Nights.
What caliber ?
Gates of the Kasbah.
A well-meaning , but Un - Constitutional sign.
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