The Coral Gables Times

Thursday, January 25, 1962, page 9 (of 19)

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CORAL GABLES TIMES Thursday, January 25, 1962 9

Gables Was Told About Grand Avenue Plan

By MAURICE LABELLE Times Reporter Miami's plan to widen Grand Avenue in Coconut Grove shouldn't have come as such a jolt to Coral Gables, Miami and Metro officials said this week. Coral Gables City Commissioners were surprised last week when they learned for the first time that Miami was planning the widening project and asking Coral Gables to participate by widening its stretch of Grand to South Dixie Highway. Widening of the avenue from 30 and 45 feet to 70 feet for approximately 1,200 feet would cost the Gables an estimated $200,000. Miami City Manager Melvin Reese said this week that he had been in touch with City Manager L. W. Robinson Jr. several weeks ago and had received no objection from him. Robinson, he said, had pointed out that the City planned sewers in the area. According to Don Petit, assistant to County Manager Irving McNayr, the county has a copy of a letter dated Dec. 19 from Reese to Robinson outlining the Grand Avenue proposal and asking for the Gables' cooperation. Robinson said Tuesday that he had received the letter before the Commission went on Christmas holidays and had it scheduled for the Jan. 5 conference meeting. But the matter did not come up at that meeting and was delayed until last week's meeting, Robinson said. Meanwhile, Coral Gables has asked the County to take over the project. The avenue is not now a county-maintained thoroughfare. McNayr has asked for a report from the County Public Works Department on the proposed project, part of which was conceived by Miami and under contract since July of last year. Miami originally planned to widen only that portion of Grand Avenue from Douglas Road east, but a group of citizens asked the City to extend the project westward to the Gables City limits. This led to the request for Coral Gables' participation because of the bottleneck that would result at Brooker Street, where the City of Miami ends and the Gables begins.

George Patrick Winner Of Chess First Place

George Patrick, 710 Catalonia Ave., won first place in the Coral Gables Chess Club championship held at the Youth Center the past eight weeks. Taking first place among the amateurs was Carlos Martinez, of 1777 SW 17th St. For the beginners, Robert Shubow, of 5040 Riviera Dr., was the winner. Other winners in the club championship category were Carleton Hurst, 2614 Cardena St. second place, and Col. Carlos Russell, 8901 SW 82nd Ave., South Miami. Morrill Goddard, of 4370 SW Fifth Ter., took second place in the amateur class. Rod Miller, 2705 DeSoto Blvd., was third, and Arturo Rodrigues, 1739 SW 12th Ave., fourth. William P. O'Regan of 10720 SW 55th St., was second among the beginners and James Michael Brennan, of 10755 SW 52nd Ter., third. Winners received trophies and books donated by the City of Coral Gables. The tourney was directed by Wesley C. Reuter, 640 Santander Ave. President and organizer of the club is Murray G. Cohen, 1838 SW 21st Ter.

2 Bus Routes Altered Due to Blue Road Work

Beginning Monday, the Blue Road Bridge between Granada Boulevard and University Drive will be closed for repairs until about Aug. 1. During the time this bridge is under construction it will be necessary to re-route two bus routes. The temporary routes will be as follows: UNIVERSITY ROUTE: The University bus will discontinue using Granada Boulevard from Bird Road to Blue Road. In order to serve the people on the south side of Bird Road the University bus will turn off University Drive onto Palmarito, south on Palmarito to Bird road, west on Bird Road to University Drive, south on University Drive to Blue Road, then follow regular University Route. This will apply both inbound and outbound. BAPTIST HOSPITAL ROUTE: This bus will follow the regular route to Blue Road and Granada Boulevard, then south on Granada Boulevard to Pisano, west on Pisano to University Drive, north on University Drive to Blue Road. At this point the regular route will be followed. This temporary route will apply both inbound and outbound.

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AND IT WAS A... MERRY CHRISTMAS THANKS TO THE . . . CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS COMMITTEE