Tamiami Park
| Tamiami Park | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Type | Municipal |
| Location | Miami, Miami-Dade County, Florida, United States |
| Coordinates | 25°44′59″N 80°22′45″W / 25.74972°N 80.37917°W |
| Operated by | Miami-Dade County Parks and Recreation Department |
Tamiami Park is a public urban park in metropolitan Miami, just south of the Modesto Maidique campus of Florida International University.
Background
The park was built in the late 1960s on the site of the former Tamiami Airport, which was rebuilt as a larger airport south in
Kendall. Growth of the surrounding area and the nearby flight path for Miami International Airport
forced the relocation of the municipal airport.
The
North American Soccer League played there during the 1976 season. The Toros also used the field for one playoff game in 1974.[2][3][4]
Auto racing
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Grand Prix of Miami
).
References
- ^ Miami officials who met Pope John Paul II share world's grief (2005), by Ana Rodriguez-Soto, retrieved February 1, 2006. Archived October 15, 2006, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "St. Petersburg Times - Google News Archive Search". news.google.com. Retrieved 12 April 2018.
- ^ "St. Petersburg Times - Google News Archive Search". news.google.com. Retrieved 12 April 2018.
- ^ https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=2206&dat=19740814&id=UDw0AAAAIBAJ&sjid=yesFAAAAIBAJ&pg=4148,1615343&hl=en [dead link]
