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Opa-locka was founded in 1926 by aviation pioneer Glenn Curtiss, who had retired to become a real estate developer during the nascent Florida land boom.The city's unique "Arabian" or "Moorish" architectural theme was executed by American architect Bernhardt E. Muller, who had designed several Mediterranean and Spanish-style homes in nearby Miami in 1923. [8]
Aviation pioneer Glenn Curtiss retired from aircraft development and manufacturing in the 1920s and became a real estate developer in Florida. In 1926, he founded the city of Opa-locka, naming it Opa-tisha-woka-locka (quickly shortened to Opa-locka), a Native American name that translates into the high land north of the little river with a camping place.
When Matthew Pigatt stepped down as Opa-locka mayor in late 2021, he made allegations of a corrupt government and mismanagement as the reasons for his departure.
First female African-American mayor in the state of Florida and the first female mayor of Opa-locka [9] [10] John Riley: 1984–1986 [6] Robert B. Ingram: 1986–1998 First directly elected African-American mayor of Opa-locka [11] Choose to not run for re-election in 1998 in order to run for the school board of Miami-Dade County [12] [13] Alvin ...
Construction to start on Opa-locka development, boosting jobs in the city
And we build wealth through creative placemaking — using arts and culture to write the future stories of places like Opa-locka, a city of 16,000 10 miles north of the city of Miami. Opa-locka is ...
In an interview with Opa-Locka’s newspaper, the North Dade Hub, Muller explained the original intent of his scheme for Opa-Locka: [3] In planning the city, our [Muller and Curtiss] idea was to avoid the only too-well known checkerboard idea of development with the visual square boxes planted on each lot, making a composite of architectural ...