HomeMy WebLinkAboutM-87-0386Allapattah, Miami, Fla.
March 16th, 1987.
Mr. Mayor: Xavier Suarez.
Mr. Commissioner: Joe Carollo
Mr. Commissioner: Miller J. Dawkins
Ms. Commissioner: Rosario Kennedy
Mr. Commissioner: J.L. Plummer, Jr.
Mr. Manager: Cesar Odio
Mr. Agenda Clerk: Aurelio Perez Lujones.
We, -the '.people of the Allapattah community,
repectfuly request
to be. place on the City Commission's Agenda meeting of April/87.
At the meeting we are planning to request as
we did -last year and
granted by you, the opportunity to have our
Annual Allapattah Fair
at the Curtis Park.
This year ( 1987 ) we are going to have the
Fair on December 11,12.
and 13.
Respectfuly Yours,
Or ndo Urra
airman Of The Board
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SPEECH TO BE PRESENTED BEFORE COMMISSION ......... Pag. No. 1
SIGNATURES.................................►.....Pag. No. 4
STREET LEVEL MAP. FAIR SITE & STREET TO BE CLOSE.Pag. No. 5
PICTURE OF FAIR TO BE PRESENTED TO COMMUNITY.....Pag. No. 6
CONTRACT BET/ ABDA & AMUSEMENT OF AMERICA........ Pag. No. 7
BACKGROUNDER.....................................Pag. No. 9
ALLAPATTAH... A RICH HISTORY ......................Pag. No. 12
April 9th. 1987.
Miami City Commission
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ALLAPATTAH BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY, INC.
Allapattah, Miami, Florida.
A P R I L 7th. 1987
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SPEECH TO BE PRESENTED BEFORE MIAMI's CITY COMMISSION ON APRIL,9-87
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Mr. Mayor...
Commissioner...
Fellow Citizens...
My name is: -German Izquierdo...I am a member of the Allapattah com-
munity. I come to speak to you on behalf of the United Community
organizations of ourlarea and present here today. They are:
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Allapattah Business Development Authority
Allapattah Community Action
Allapattah Neighborhood Service Center
Allapattah Chamber of Commerce
Allapattah Y.M.C.A.
Allapattah Merchants Association.
Allapattah Off Street Parking Committee.
Allapattah Annual Fair Committee.
Allapattah Advisory Council, C.A.A. and...
Allapattah Comprehensive Crime Prevention Council.
First of all, we,'the people from Allapattah, would like at this time
to express our thanks for the help that all of you gave us last year {
when we had our First Allapattah Fair.
Now, Today, we all would like to ask you for your help again, since we
are planning our Second Allapattah Fair, which is schedulle for
December filth, 12th, and 13th, of 1987.
I would like now to take this opportunity and relate to you some of '
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our needs that this commission can assist us with:
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Curtis Park Permit(s)
3 Large Showmobile w/ Sound Equipment
3 Small Showmobile w/ Sound Equipment
. PA System
C Beer & Wine Permits
. Boxing Ring
Potable Toyles ( If needed )
. Solid Waste and Trash Disposals
Concession's Permits & Compansation
30 Booths/Rioskos
. Generators / Electrical Service and equipments ( Electricians )
Insurances)
Police and Fire/Rescue.
Supervisors, Laborers
$ 30,000.00 ( Thirty Thousand Dollars j
We need charges to be waiwed. Others...to be covered by the City.
Mr. Mayor...Commissioners... Mr. Manager... Ladies and Gentleman....
We, the people of Allapattah, respectfully request your help as we did
last year hoping that you will see __the need of _this:.Eair" and-HE%P .US,
We already sign a contract with Amusement of America, one of the
Largest America's Company. This contract is contingent upon approval
by the City Commission before May 1st.87. ( Please, see attached )
Amusement Of America is going to give our NORTH WEST AREA, something
that it always wanted BUT enjoyed in other areas except ours..A REAL FAIR
At the Allapattah Fair, our Merchants will have the opportunity to sell
their products and merchandises. Amusement Of America, has agreed with
us that this Yearly Fair, should be an enjoyable one for the
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people and a profitable one for the businesses of Allapattah.
Among the many attractions that we will offer to the community of
Allapattah and the City, are: International Foods , Amusements Rides
and Atractions, Boxing and Karate Matches, Music, Radio and Television
Personalities, Games, Police Department's Presentations, and many
other Fun Attractions and Activities.
The Second Annual Fair, will be held as last year at Curtis Park,
located at 20th. Street between 23rd. and 24th. Ave. in Allapattah.
At this site Amusemeht of America will have its rides and attractions.
The Last Day of the Fair ( Sunday, December 13th, 1987 ) will
feature a conglomeration of Booths/Kioskos, Tables, Stages, Dancing
Areas, Music, Boxing and Karate, Etc, which will hopefully be located
on 20th. St. bet/ 22nd. P1. and 25th. Ave -in front of the Curtis
Park, that is why, we respectfully request the closing of this street
bet/ 12.00 noon and 10.00 PM. in order to bring the Fair to its
Fruition. t
The English and Spanish press will cover this event. Radio and TV
stations will advertise the Fair, as well as Newspapers. Channel 51,
WSCV�TV, will report this event with its " En 1 Hora " Program.
Radio Miabi, WAQI, will sponsor this three day event.
_ This Fair will benefit the Allapattah Community in many ways as well
as the City of Miami. It will give the Allapattah Area the opportunity
to show itself as,vibrant and developing neighborhood helping us to
change the image of the early 19801s.
This Fair will encourage people from other areas of Miami and Dade
County to Come, Visit and Shop in Allapattah.
It will help to let the people know that we are very close and that
Allapattah is in the City Of Miami and not at the Everglades as many
people think.
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This Second Allapattah Fair, will help our Tri-Ethnic neigborhood
get closer in our`efforts to Live, Work and Enjoy life together.
This Fair, will show to everyone, the unification and cooperation
that exist among the many civic, business and religious organizations
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of Allapattah.'
Our Dream is Set. Please, Help Make It Come True.
Thank You, i
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A.B.D.A. Chairman
German Iz uierdo rlos Luis Brito
A.N.S.C. Director A.A.F.C. Director
R ph Packinham !'
A.M.A. Chairman
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A.C.A. Chairman
Ev Gutierre .
A.O.S.P.B. Member+ , ;;
Cristina V.L denberg
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Evel o Barr ee
A.C.C. President
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C'A.A.Allapatt Adv.
Council.Chairperson.
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AMUSEMENTS OF AMERICA
America's Moat lnwgh dm Midway
CONTACT: DOMINIC VIVONA
Amusements of America
37 A Federal Road
Englishtown, NJ 07726
(201) 446-7144
BACKGROUNDER
AMUSEMENTS OF AMERICA GROWS AS FAMILY BUSINESS,
FLOURISHES AS INNOVATIVE COMPANY
Amusements of America is one of North America's largest
amusement companies with four separate operating midway units and
three fair routes from Canada to Florida.
Begun in 1941 with the purchase of a single ferris wheel,
the company today owns and operates more than-140 portable rides
and attractions, 150 trucks, 160 trailers and 28 diesel power
plants. Its ride inventory, one of the most complete in the
amusement industry, includes more than a dozen •spectacular'
rides.
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Founder's Dream A Family Business
Amusements of America was established by Anthony Vivona, an
Italian immigrant whose dream of owning a family business was
realized with the initial ferric wheel which he booked at small
church bazaars and local festivals, along with his ice cream
trucks. With Anthony's death in'1943 his widow, Catherine Rose
Vivona, assumed the company reins along with her three oldest
sons and established herself as matriarch of the amusement
industry until her untimely death in 1965.
As the company added new equipment the route grew
substantially, spreading from New Jersey to Sumter, SC by 1954.
By 1957 all five Vivona brothers presided as company officers;
and another major fair date, Charleston, SC, appeared on the
company's fair itinerary.
In the early 1960s Amusements of America added the Georgia
State Fair in Macon to its growing list of fairs, as well as key
dates in Florence, SC; Frederick, MD and later Ottawa, Canada and
Middletown, NY. The company success has continued into the 19808
with new fair dates and new equipment, all of which have helped
establish Amusements of America as one of the industry leaders.
Innovation Cited As Growth Factor
With Amusements of America's growth surge during the 1960s,
the company took on the role of industry innovator. During the
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latter part of that decade, Amusements of America became the
first carnival company in North America to own and move a
Schwarzkopf Swiss -Bob on a weekly basis, once considered an
unreasonable feat. However, as other amusement companies
followed suit, Amusements of America added a Schwarzkopf Jet -Star
roller coaster for its major fair dates, thus remaining an
industry pioneer.
Today, the company's role remains that of an amusement
industry innovator as perhaps the only mobile carnival company
with a Hully-Gully, another European •spectacular' ride feature.
Amusements of America's innovative tendencies have been a major
factor in the company's continuing success, according to John
Vivona, president.
Said Vivona: *We've earned a reputation as an innovative
company within this industry and we intend to continue moving in
that direction. For us, the business never becomes stale because
there are always newer, more exciting rides and attractions under
development. As far as we're concerned, when you cease being
different in this business, you cease to be.*
Amusements of America plays more than 125 separate dates
among its four midway units. Its success record is underscored
by its retention of key accounts on a consistent basis. In fact,
the company still holds contracts for many of its earliest fairs,
spanning more than 25 years of uninterrupted renewals and
profitability.
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ALLAPATTAH BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY, INC.
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AL Al"ATTAII: A RICH I11STORY
:lllulwttaht I%a nunic that rolls cuslly ofTdic tongue. in Seminole,
it ntcuns dat most fierce of noridu critters: ulligutor. M a district of
Minuii uwuy fmni die buy. Mapatudi s story hus Iw%ch been
neglected. But there s ul%%-u,%N been a fnmticr spirit atxmt the place. It
grow up on true grit. Here is a historic tapestry that portrays die
julupattahi stun.
In the beginning of the Miami circuit, the prairie bccunic niorc
ixgittkw than the piney woods of Uic bu,%side around die turn of the
century. Those flatlands between the bay and the Everglades had
strange nauucs ... Hunibuggus. Focomoonshinc, Allapattaht.
Xorthwcst 36di Street. still the tiiain street, was u dirt trail in
ltiW That's tic year that a Gentian immigrant. Wins.). Ikcker.
knenvn as Old Alan Becker, donated loud for a schcx,lhrnisc �rhich his
ticighbursbuiltnith thciroum hands.There were 14Impilsat first -At
tic beginning, one teacher rode lirhicycle on path% through Iminicito
wilderness.
From Old Alan (lackey's single-rcxnn scltoolho,usc bccunic Miumi
Jackson Iligh School. one of the three oldest in Use city. Named fc►r
Andrew Jackson, de fcistyTcnncmcc general who later becunic one
of the beta American presidents after serving as Ilorklu's first
tcrriu►riah governor. Jackson Iligh has always played a large rulc in
Allapattah life. Athletic teams arc, of course, the Generals. Alum
Gcnendsha-.,egoneon topmfestsicmal bull, itichuding AlichachThoitiisott
• who plays for the New OrlcansR .hazz. Allupattahi is a plucc %vlicrc a
Latin girl v ss elected :►lies Aliami Jackson in a school 75 per cent
black.Mic motto ofJuckson,whose colors arc green and gold, is."1'lic
school That Cares r
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ALL-APWMC,AN A1LL IATMI
This place named for the modern-day dinosauer that synnbolizes
Florida, the alligator, is one of Dtiamrs oldest communities.'Miami
city officials say that Allapattnh is 75 per cent Latin, 10 per cent
llmericanblack and 15 percent non -Latin u'hitc.Allnpattah is lc►uscly
bounded by I-95, the Airport Expressway (112), the blianti Itiver tc►
the south and the Miami jai alai fronton at its western tii►. A
population approaching 60,(M cxmdcs that of Little 11amm (:i(1SW ),
G►conut Grove (23,(00) and many other weU-known Uadc clues and
neighborhoods. Northwest 36th Street and other Allapattah arteries
arc being revitalized.
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"The Indians knew their friends.
Any numberc)fthem had l►een present
the day Attam Richards tcm►k Rose
11 agner for his bride in they Little
(:catholic mimlion which cats the
first official church of the region
unit h►catedout cat U71liam 11 agner's
OrorcnearAllajxtttah Prairle(the
early settlers said it leer-rctrry)."
t.enerat .,inctrew Jacimn
Helen Aluir,
Miami. V.S.A.
TltatausthcMapatwlt llmiric
in 1875. More these benign
Inchans there ltad been others
here, including the warrior
Calusas. They were known for
human sacrifices and resisted
conversion by carp Jesuit
missions of soldicrs and priests
fn)nt Ilamm.
Pineapples. 1'ulwy'us. pul►ay'a
Berney. At about the century's turn,
pcol►Ic of European and African
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clrs Bent begun to rculize tic ugrictdturul rieftes; of die lindric. (hcc
s tich funNly aas dtut of Captain Sicphea .lucirc»:w, a•ho inoved trot
fnnn
Lenton City to funn. Tlicsc "tnickcrs" us they lxcantc Itnotrn were
front all o%vr the %rorld ... )Utclrctt s Writ fit C anicrintn•. En flancl, in
lf•1n1. and others came fnnn Bremen. Nussau. Sliangluti.:�uruntiult
and clsewlicrc.
The Alluputtuh urcu a•u% cspcciully satagcd by the hiller
hntricunc of Selttcuiler 19126.'Ilicre %ectited no pluce to hide in the
flutlunds and much of the housing was flimsy. But cif course tie
night orh(t(►d rccovcmd. Multutudi. an urea of sinRlc-family small
hoinc% and small businesses, reuched its hcyduy after World 11'ur 11
and gent into a decline in die 1960 s. Tlic tnrious tide of Cuban
intinigration, from 1959 to 1980. dntmaticully changed the face of the
ccnnmunity and have brought about commercial rcjurcnution tridi
gutnict factories and Ihcly small businesses.
Allapattah has always been a good e.cample of ingenuity. There a ss
the Old Hen hotel on Northwest 27th Avenue and Northttcst 34di
Street. It was a huge unfinished structure that a as started as o hotel
for people during the Boom Year of 1925. The hurricane did not blow
the building awas.but it did blowaway die hope fora hotel. Instead. it
became a hatcherycompused of60,000lkving hens, BOOM fit er.+and
50,000 incubator chicks. A promoter came up with a name for the
place:'?he Mon Dollar Hen Ilotel"
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Allultuttah today no longer has a licit hotel. but it does have tic
'Bumf Iluscbuli studiunt. the city's Funners Market, the prc%io usiy
titctitkme(l and disiiiigttislicd.iuckson l ligli School, dic Cft•fc Ccntcr
hiripituls. hound Towcrs, Curtis fare and the oldest, biggcst jai alai
fronton in tic hcmisplicrc.
'llic district is trying hunt for u annbuck. llccausc diotic Who know
die ureu and its history lone die pluce, there is good chance for
economic and social rchirth.
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"Mlapattah was a bustling community;" recalled Ralph Renick,
Miumi's nationally -known television neat; pioneer. "a transplanted
Soudicrn town" He and his two brothers lived with their divorced
Alodicr in a S2b a monde rented fminc house on Northwest Faith
Gnirl.The family came do%rn from Ncw fork in the 1940's. He went to
St. Alan's School in Litdc River.
Such sentiment liar prc%cncd this special I7orida community
through lean and fat times. The history of Mlapattah is goal
indicnUon that the cycle almll no unbroken.
THE CHILDREN's PET
Julia Tuttle (Mother of Aliami)
must have fallen in love with the
Discayne Prairie the first time
she sou+ it — It swept out of the
distant northwest like a hremd.
grassy river... offering a hint of
the still mysterious Everglades." Thelma Peters.
Biscayne Gauntry.
'Mis brief history of Alluluettuit nos prelturedl 1w dic Alliuucc
\ational Bank. Ray ncitcs. 11rcsidcut. on the oItening, of its new
building on Northwest , 3Gd1 Street in Oct/lbcr,198s.
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