{"id":46168,"date":"2011-02-20T22:23:31","date_gmt":"2011-02-21T02:23:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ewmrealestate.com\/blog\/?p=46168"},"modified":"2015-03-25T20:32:45","modified_gmt":"2015-03-25T20:32:45","slug":"coral-gables-country-club-prado-entrance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ewmrealestate.com\/blog\/coral-gables-country-club-prado-entrance\/","title":{"rendered":"Coral Gables Country Club Prado Entrance"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: left\">The <strong>Country Club Prado Entrance<\/strong> was originally built in 1927 as part of <strong>George Merrick<\/strong>&#8216;s grand <strong>&#8220;planned community&#8221;,<\/strong> one of the first to be designed and built in the United States.\u00a0 Begun in 1922 on 3,000 acres of citrus groves and pine tree growth left to George from his father, he began carving out the<strong> City Beautiful<\/strong> Movement.\u00a0\u00a0 He laid out the city of <strong>Coral Gables&#8217;<\/strong> footprint by designing wide tree-lined boulevards, fountains, coral rock entrance archways, golf courses, etc., all with great detail and with devotion to the aesthetic.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_46169\" style=\"width: 494px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-46169\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-46169\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ewmrealestate.com\/blog\/files\/2011\/02\/Country-Club-Prado-Entrance.JPG\" alt=\"Coral Gables Country Club Prado Entrance\" width=\"484\" height=\"363\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-46169\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Coral Gables Country Club Prado Entrance<\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">\n<p>The beautiful <strong>Country Club Prado entrance<\/strong> is one of the more magnificent entrance ways and one that is used extensively as a background for photographers.\u00a0 We are here revisiting this historic entrance-way today, one year after its $860,000 renovation and re-dedication in January 2010.\u00a0 At the time all the entrance columns were restored as well as the archways, balustrades, pool and two fountains.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-46171 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ewmrealestate.com\/blog\/files\/2011\/02\/Country-Club-Prado-Entrance-4-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Country Club Prado Entrance 4\" width=\"189\" height=\"150\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-46172\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ewmrealestate.com\/blog\/files\/2011\/02\/Country-Club-Prado-Entrance-3-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Country Club Prado Entrance 3\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Today, it is a peaceful reminder of a by-gone era.\u00a0 Under the shade of the 100 year old giant oak trees, its a place of beauty to pause and reflect.\u00a0 As you enter the<strong> City Beautiful<\/strong> from the hustle and bustle of\u00a0 surrounding <strong>metropolitan Miami<\/strong>, come through the entrance at the Northwest corner of\u00a0 Coral Gables where <strong>Tamiami Trail and Red Road<\/strong> meet.\u00a0\u00a0 You&#8217;ll come across the fountains and reflection pool surrounded by the columned gazebos and trellises full of blooming<strong> bougainvillea<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignright size-thumbnail wp-image-46173\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ewmrealestate.com\/blog\/files\/2011\/02\/Country-Club-Prado-Entrance-2-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Country Club Prado Entrance 2\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right\">\n<p style=\"text-align: right\">\n<p style=\"text-align: right\">\n<p>Stop and take a deep breath.\u00a0 You will know that you have arrived at a wonderful place created many years ago and fonded on beauty and love.\u00a0 That is the <strong>Lifestyle of Coral Gables<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-46174\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ewmrealestate.com\/blog\/files\/2011\/02\/Country-Club-Prado-Entrance-5-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"Country Club Prado Entrance 5\" width=\"301\" height=\"226\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Country Club Prado Entrance was originally built in 1927 as part of George Merrick&#8216;s grand &#8220;planned community&#8221;, one of the first to be designed and built in the United States.\u00a0 Begun in 1922 on 3,000 acres of citrus groves and pine tree growth left to George from his father, he began carving out the<\/p>\n<p class=\"more-link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ewmrealestate.com\/blog\/coral-gables-country-club-prado-entrance\/\" class=\"themebutton2\">Read 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