- Cartagena Plaza
Cartagena Plaza (Cartagena Circle) is a
traffic circle at the edge of the Coral Gables Waterway in the city of Coral Gables,Florida .It connects with the southern terminus of Southwest 42nd Avenue (
LeJeune Road ) to the north, the easternmost terminus of Southwest 72nd Street (Sunset Drive ) to the west, the northeastern terminus ofOld Cutler Road to the southwest, Cocoplum Road to the southeast and Ingraham Highway (as one with LeJeune Road for roughly one eighth of a mile until it veers east toward Coconut Grove). [ [http://www.pedestrianguides.com/CoralGables/Sightseeing.html Sightseeing - Coral Gables, FL - Pedestrian Pocket Guides ] ]It is named for the city of
Cartagena, Colombia , Coral Gables' firstsister city . Symbolic of the relationship these two “sisters” share, is a pair of old shoes in the form of a large sculpture. They are based on the poem entitled “My Old Shoes” by Colombian-born Luis Carlos and interpreted through the artistry of Tito Lambrano. The original sculpture remains in Cartagena, Colombia. A replica was presented to Coral Gables in the mid 1980’s and is prominently displayed at the circle near the Cocoplum entrance, one of Coral Gables’ wealthiest residential areas. [ [http://www.citybeautiful.net/CGWeb/dep_dev_sistercities_car.aspx City of Coral Gables Web Site ] ]References
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