Isle of Normandy or Normandy Island or Normandy Isles or Normandy Isle is a neighborhood of North Beach in the city of Miami Beach, Florida. It is located along the eastern shore of Biscayne Bay.[1]

Geography

It is located at 25.853°N 80.135°W / 25.853; -80.135, with an elevation 3 feet (0.91 m).[2]

History

After building a chain of movie theaters in Cincinnati, Alsace native Henri Levi (or Levy) moved to Miami Beach in 1922. In 1926 he undertook a 2-year period of 24-hour-a-day dredging to create Normandy Isle from the natural swampy land mass in Biscayne Bay west of 71st street theretofore called Warner-Meade Island. Levy was also instrumental in the construction of the 79th Street Causeway.[3]

Streets

Most streets on Normandy Isle were named after French cities and architectural landmarks.

East-West

• Bay Drive
• Biarritz Drive
• Biarritz Court
• 71st Street (originally Everglades Concourse)
• Maimonides Street
• Everglades Court (alley)
• Normandy Drive
• Normandy Court
• Marseille Drive
• Calais Drive

North-South

• Brest Esplanade
• Rue Vendome
• Vendome Court
• Rue Versailles
• Versailles Court
• Vichy Drive
• Rue Notre Dame
• Rue Bordeaux
• Trouville Esplanade
• Rue Granville
• Verdun Drive

Education

Miami-Dade County Public Schools is the local school district. Treasure Island Elementary School in North Bay Village serves Normandy Island.[4] Miami Beach Nautilus Middle School and Miami Beach Senior High School serve Normandy Island.[5][6]

Notable residents

• Joan Field, concert violinist
• Roy Firestone, sportscaster and entertainer
• David M. Gersten, appeals court judge
• Bob Mover, jazz saxophonist
• Clifford S. Perlman, restaurateur
• Daniel Schechter, psychiatrist and author

References