I lived there from October 1960 until June 2004 and saw what once was a nice area, local community and great place to live totally collapse. They had their own bus system in the 1960s called Coach City that would also take you to downtown Miami along Flagler Street for shopping. It started to change slowly in the early 1970s and by 1980 was rapidly declining. When I left it was horrible. Druggies, prostitutes, crime, and a government that was impotent if not corrupt. The once has a water plant near the Opa Locka Elementary school that won multiple awards for the best drinking water in South Florida. The city government was so mentally underwater and loaded with nepotism that that great water plant collapsed from mismanagement.
Back in the late 60's and 70's The city Hall ,the 7-11,5 &10, Grand Union Supermarket, The Genie coin wash , The Old Scandia (was on Perviz Ave.) restaurant were all on Opa-Locka Blvd. and it was a beautiful city. Mostly Cubans and Puerto Ricans and Non Spanish ,Polish and Scandinavian, people. But most moved away in the 80's & 90's. On Alibaba was an Italian bakery, (love the Italian bread) a Cuban bakery use to get Cuban bread there, by the Opa-Locka Elementary.This city looked like a place you will find at Disney World.
Opa Locka was founded by Glenn Curtiss in 1926 and hired Bernard Muller as architect to design his Arabian Nights fantasy! Most of the houses in Opa-Locka today are built after World War Two. But there is still many Moorish style houses and buildings are still being occupied today by many people living their now.
@@matheuslemos8555 The APTs and the Triangle have historically been the worst parts of Opa- Locka. The Triangle use to be barricaded off from the rest of the area, they got rid of most of them but you can still see some off the barricades in the video. This was an active drug area and a gang called 21 Jump Street use to control the area.
I lived there from October 1960 until June 2004 and saw what once was a nice area, local community and great place to live totally collapse. They had their own bus system in the 1960s called Coach City that would also take you to downtown Miami along Flagler Street for shopping.
It started to change slowly in the early 1970s and by 1980 was rapidly declining. When I left it was horrible. Druggies, prostitutes, crime, and a government that was impotent if not corrupt. The once has a water plant near the Opa Locka Elementary school that won multiple awards for the best drinking water in South Florida. The city government was so mentally underwater and loaded with nepotism that that great water plant collapsed from mismanagement.
Besides the incompetent government, what else do you think made the area change so much.
You may have known my dad he was born in 1970 and his name was george
Back in the late 60's and 70's The city Hall ,the 7-11,5 &10, Grand Union Supermarket, The Genie coin wash , The Old Scandia (was on Perviz Ave.) restaurant were all on Opa-Locka Blvd. and it was a beautiful city. Mostly Cubans and Puerto Ricans and Non Spanish ,Polish and Scandinavian, people. But most moved away in the 80's & 90's. On Alibaba was an Italian bakery, (love the Italian bread) a Cuban bakery use to get Cuban bread there, by the Opa-Locka Elementary.This city looked like a place you will find at Disney World.
I appreciate what you do bro
The houses are technically considered Miami Gardens. Opa-locka ends at 151 street.
The City of Miami Gardens incorporated some of those Opa-Locka hoods back in 2003
Opa locka was a war zone at night back in the day don't know about now sence I left Florida 17 years ago
This guy ain’t rolling around at night either
Dis my city doe 💯🇭🇹💪🏾🔥♥️
Real Opa Locka people know the city line stop at 167st right at the palmetto expressway
My dad stay in Opa Locka he been there since he was a kid
wow thats cool
Opa Locka was founded by Glenn Curtiss in 1926 and hired Bernard Muller as architect to design his Arabian Nights fantasy! Most of the houses in Opa-Locka today are built after World War Two. But there is still many Moorish style houses and buildings are still being occupied today by many people living their now.
I'm guessing there's lots of giant bug and snake stories.
305 we live
Lol you only went though the tri angle..thats not even half.. You keep it safe though
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Better than new York
But its more dangerous
@@koffee9228 alot of hoods in florida wya more dangerous then new york and chicago per capita
i am a brick baby 305 we live
Me to lol
They aint even in the actual city
sad city.. where is da people? dont like me. viva Nicaragua
they come out at night
Wasn't this during corona lock down?
Opa locka is so much more than what you filmed, you were only in the triangle.
The triangle is dangerous? Why people say that?
@@matheuslemos8555 does it no sound dangerous? Lol yes, it is although its improved a lot recently (when this was filmed) but still bad.
@@matheuslemos8555 The APTs and the Triangle have historically been the worst parts of Opa- Locka. The Triangle use to be barricaded off from the rest of the area, they got rid of most of them but you can still see some off the barricades in the video. This was an active drug area and a gang called 21 Jump Street use to control the area.
Defo a Suburban neighbor hood, prolly filled with White rich kids
Racist
You’re lost af🤣
Opa locka is a black community u will see no white kids out there
Chain link in the front yard screams rich people