On April 26, 2023, the city commission voted unanimously to approve the restoration of the former City Hall, the city's most unique Moorish ... Opa-locka Historic Registry. “The Egyptian Temple ...

With street names like Ali Baba, Sharazad, Aladdin, and Arabia, the Moorish-style building are true works of art. Opa-locka, like Coral Gables, was one of Florida's planned communities ...

Renovations on Opa-locka's iconic old Moorish Revival-style City Hall have stopped, and the contractor has walked off the job because the bills weren't being paid. A view of City Hall on Wednesday ...

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Nearly a century later, it still has the largest collection of Moorish Revival architecture in the Western hemisphere. Opa-locka's city hall is a fanciful construction with cupolas and minarets.

Johnny Cash, Pitbull, and Rick Ross have all called out the city of Opa-locka in their lyrics ... and built 105 Moorish-style buildings just like the ones described in the 1,001 Arabian Nights ...

Opa-locka’s iconic, moorish City Hall — now shuttered — has become a symbol of the fiscal condition of the city, now under a state-declared financial emergency. Walter Michot wmichot@ ...

Excepting the Miami-Opa locka Executive Airport and the Amazon Mega Warehouse, the entire city is eligible for these credits. The design will incorporate Moorish-style architectural elements to ...

At this point, it's unclear why Opa-locka, the city of 16,000 people in ... industry pioneer Glenn Curtiss (who also pushed for the Moorish-style city hall architecture). Those tax revenues ...

The Tales of Opa-locka Heritage Journey tells visitors 13 different stories, explaining the city’s Moorish architecture, its role in the military and its first Black employee, Ernest Ingram ...

If you're looking to spend some time in Florida, Miami is always a prime destination. Not only is it the second-largest city in the Sunshine state (and, surprisingly, the rudest city in America ...