The Coral Gables Times

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THE CORAL GABLES TIMES Thursday, August 24, 1961

6 THE CORAL GABLES TIMES Thursday, August 24, 1961

What's Right? What's Wrong? They Divide Over the Changes Desirable for Coral Gables

By RAYMOND LANG Times Reporter "It's disgraceful when Coral Gables advertises itself as the 'City Beautiful.'" "I can't think of anything at the moment that's right or wrong." "I've lived here since '25 and I think it's a pretty nice place to live." This was the range of comments people offered when asked "How would you improve Coral Gables.?" Two persons blasted at the broken sidewalks and garbage-littered vacant lots and lawn shoulders. Clarence F. Rowland, 251 Alessio Ave., said "I think it's a disgrace, those rotten, broken sidewalks located between LeJeune Road and Ponce de Leon Boulevard and University Drive and Bird Road. "Broken sidewalks where a person could fall—and break an ankle or turn an ankle. Most are in front of empty lots... "What is the sidewalks program? Why don't they do something about it? It's disgraceful when Coral Gables advertises itself as the 'City Beautiful.'" Ella Sieber, 1610 Salzedo St., said "I think they could clean up some of the vacant lots." She said people throw "just anything" into lots and shoulders of their lawns. She also said apartment dwellers park their cars so the autos jut onto the sidewalks. "But not any of them are too objectionable. I wouldn't crab about them," she said, a b o u t the litter and parked cars. Darlene Corso, 21, 924 Bird Rd., said she couldn't "think of anything" to improve the Gables. "I can't think of anything at the moment tha t 's right or wrong." But her friend, Carol Miller, 21, same address, could. "If only they wouldn't work on the streets during the season when the tourists come. "It just seems that's the only time they get started on it." Miss Miller added, however, that she thinks the Gables is "perfect the way it is" in most respects. Mrs. Pat Rosenstein, who comes to shop in the Gables from her home at 7780 SW 29th St., said "So far, we're very pleased with everything. "I think the shopping area is particularly nice, especially Miracle Mile. I think the variety is sufficient and you can find your price, depending on what you want to pay. "That's why I like it so much. You have a choice." "I've lived here since '25," said Mrs. Clayton R. Reiner, 220 Camilo Ave., and I think it's a pretty nice place to live." Mrs. Reiner praised "the clean, wholesome atmosphere" and "the nice people." George Citron, visiting in the Gables from Brooklyn, was asked if he prefers it to New York. "No question about it. Everyone here takes their living easy," he said. "But in New York? It's heart failure!"

SHOPPING WAS one of the qualities of the Gables praised in the poll. During Bargain Days last week, Oliver M. Huff, 100 S. Prospect Dr., tried on a suit while his wife watched.

REINER CITRON ROSENSTEIN ROWLAND WHAT'S WRONG: Broken Sidewalks

THIS ODD-SHAPED object at Bird Road and Granada Boulevard is a $5,000 radar detector. It tells the traffic light when to change as a passing car interrupts a radar beam emitted by the dish-shaped head. An electric impulse changes the light. Traffic here mounts to 35,000 cars daily, one of the heaviest flows in Dade.

Staff Photos By Raymond Lang A RED HIBISCUS is pretty. Carol Dunn, 3, with blonde hair and blue eyes, is like-wise. Team them up at Salvadore Park and this is what you have. She's the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Robert H. Dunn, 1122 Almeria Ave.