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Old 10-25-2014, 02:57 PM
 
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This is a completely ignorant comment.
No its not, I am hispanic and that applies to the majority of us. It is what it is. Just look at the more hispanic areas of Miami. They are the ones with the least trees (Hialeah, Westchester, Allapatta, Little Havana, Doral, and West Kendall). Now look at the areas that have the larger concentration of White Americans, non hispanic, (Miami Springs, Miami Shores, Miami Lakes, Coral Gables, Coconut Grove, Pinecrest, Palmetto Bay). It also has to do with money but not totally.
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Old 10-25-2014, 04:54 PM
 
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Yes, it's totally not ignorant to claim to speak personally for about 400 million people, and to claim that all 400 million people agree on the same thing. That's why stereotypes are smart, and used so often by people who have strong critical analysis skills... Racial generalizations make for smart comments. That's why they are used so often on City-Data in the most random of circumstances, like when discussing the disappearance of a species of tree. By the way, did you know all Asian people hate flowers? That's why when you look at a picture of the busiest part of Tokyo, you don't see flowers in the middle of it.
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Old 11-02-2014, 06:16 AM
 
Location: Whispering pines, cutler bay FL.
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That lot was known to my dad since the early 60's when my dad told me it was for sale for 800.00 at the time due to a recession. That lot shot up in value and was sold for over 100 thousand in the late 70's to someone presumably a drug dealer, only to be sold again sometime in the early 80's. I was told that the lot has been transferred around the family since and I too am amazed it has not been built on. There is nothing preventing it from it being developed and I am sure it will be soon if the Fed keeps pumping the real estate bubble in Miami. That whole area was a second growth pine rockland that was cleared of its palmettoes and developed with nice 1 acre estate homes. Unlike today's developments, the entire square mile remains extremely desireable and always will, long after the zero-lot "luxury" homes are abandoned to the possums. That lot is among the highest elevations in Miami-Dade county. When the original developer sold lots in "Sunkist Estates" they left the biggest pines to add to the appeal of the lots. At one time almost every home there had pines, Years of lawn maintenance and construction damage have caused pine beetles to kill most of the pines except on that corner lot that was not maintained, More native pines were along the 874 expressway but MDX destroyed them to make "improvements". You used to be able to see palmettoes and coonties along the railroad but there are a few homes including a friend's in that area that still have native pine rockland habitat.
I just passed that little spot on 87 th and miller yesterday to visit my parents and saw the sign for sale! My heart just about broke seeing that, that lot has been empty since we moved here in 78 and I would hate to see them clear all those native dade county pines.
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Old 11-02-2014, 09:31 PM
 
Location: Heartland Florida
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I just passed that little spot on 87 th and miller yesterday to visit my parents and saw the sign for sale! My heart just about broke seeing that, that lot has been empty since we moved here in 78 and I would hate to see them clear all those native dade county pines.
And the Fed kills another part of remaining nature with QE. This part of Florida is so predictable, if something unique it here expect it to be destroyed and replaced with an overpriced eyesore.
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