Tag: Coral Gables Historic Preservation
Posted in NEWS
DeSoto Fountain circle to become roundabout, gain crosswalks
The city’s more than 100-year-old DeSoto fountain, one of its most iconic landmarks, is in for some major changes soon as the city has begun the design process to redevelop…
![By the early 1960s Coral Gables’ magnificent Douglas Entrance (originally La Puerta del Sol [The Gate of the Sun]) at SW 8th Street and SW 37th Avenue; the last, largest and most expensive of the city’s planned entrances) was dilapidated, underutilized and for many, an eyesore.](https://gables-gazette.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Douglas-Entrance.jpg)
Posted in OPINION
UGUCCIONI: When ‘The Gate of the Sun’ was saved and the rise of The Villagers
By Ellen J. Uguccioni Ellen J. Uguccioni was the first director of the City of Coral Gables Historic Preservation Department. From where I sit, the 1960s don’t seem that long…
