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Arva Moore Parks discusses her book: “George Merrick, Visionary Creator of Coral Gables”

01/26/16  - South Florida’s Coral Gables is among the most historic suburbs in America. Its Mediterranean Style homes and buildings, local stone, the parks, waterways, pools—and the University of Miami campus—make it an iconic “planned city.” On Tuesday’s Topical Currents, we speak with historian Arva Moore Parks about her new, definitive biography of Coral Gables founder George Merrick--the genius behind “The City Beautiful.” The book is “George Merrick, Son of the South Wind: Visionary Creator of Coral Gables.”

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