Miracle Mile and Giralda Plaza, Coral Gables

Miracle Mile is the main street of downtown Coral Gables, Florida, and Giralda Plaza is the pedestrian block just north of it. The City’s own pages for both describe them well but leave out parking, the trolley and dates. This page adds them, from City and operator sources we read on October 20, 2026.

Where Miracle Mile is

The City says Miracle Mile is on Coral Way between LeJeune Road and Douglas Road, part of the Central Business District, and calls it the city’s main street. Coral Gables City Hall, at 405 Biltmore Way, stands at the west end. The City describes wide sidewalks with a pattern of quartz pavers, palm trees in the median and large oaks along the sidewalk.

• The City says "Miracle Mile is located on Coral Way between LeJeune Road and Douglas Road as part of the Central Business District. It's the city's main street." City of Coral Gables: Miracle Mile
• The City describes Miracle Mile's "wide sidewalks with a pattern of beautiful quartz pavers", palm trees in the median and large oaks along the sidewalk, and says the Miracle Theatre was "built in 1948" and is now home to Actors' Playhouse. City of Coral Gables: Miracle Mile
• The City gives City Hall's street address on its Farmers Market page: the market is "located in front of City Hall at 405 Biltmore Way." The City's historical landmarks page says City Hall "was constructed from 1927 through 1928" and was designed by Phineas Paist and Denman Fink in the Mediterranean Revival style, "utilizing the native oolitic limestone." City of Coral Gables: Farmers Market at Merrick Park; City of Coral Gables: Historical Landmarks

How it got its name

The City says that in the 1940s developers and business owners saw the potential of the four-block commercial strip of Coral Way between LeJeune and Douglas Road, and in the 1950s rebranded it as a high-end shopping street, Miracle Mile. A City summary of a Merrick House talk dates the official name to 1955. The City names George K. Zain, who came to be known as the Father of Miracle Mile, and says a plaque honoring him, dedicated in the 1960s, is at the western entrance.

• City Miracle Mile page: in the 1940s developers and business owners saw the potential of "the four-block commercial strip of Coral Way between LeJeune and Douglas Road", eventually "in the 1950s rebranding the area as a high-end shopping destination", "Miracle Mile". The City names George K. Zain, who "came to be known as the 'Father of Miracle Mile'", and says a plaque honoring him, dedicated in the 1960s, is at the western entrance. City of Coral Gables: Miracle Mile
• A City Merrick House talk summary says George Merrick's business section was "officially named Miracle Mile in 1955." City of Coral Gables: Merrick House (100 Voices talk summaries)

The business district itself is older. George Merrick’s plan for Coral Gables was mapped out on paper by early 1921, per the City, and the city was incorporated on April 29, 1925. More on the history and architecture page.

• Per the City, "By 1920, Merrick had expanded his land holdings from 160 acres to 1,600 acres"; "By early 1921, Coral Gables was wholly mapped out on paper. The first lots were sold later that year." City of Coral Gables: History of Coral Gables
• The City's history page: "By the time the city was incorporated on April 29, 1925, building permits had amounted to more than $25 million, and the assessed valuation was more than $90 million." City of Coral Gables: History of Coral Gables

The Miracle Theatre and Actors’ Playhouse

The City says the Miracle Theatre on the Mile was built in 1948 and is now home to Actors’ Playhouse, at 280 Miracle Mile. Actors’ Playhouse says it was founded in 1988 by Dr. Lawrence and Barbara Stein, and that in the early 1990s it partnered with the City to renovate the Art Deco movie house in a 10 million dollar renovation it funded. The City says the building has a 600-seat, a 300-seat and a 100-seat space.

• Actors' Playhouse says it was "Established in 1988 by founders Dr. Lawrence & Barbara Stein" and spent its first seven years in a converted Kendall movie theatre. "In the early 1990s" it partnered with the City of Coral Gables to renovate the historic Miracle Theatre, "the splendid Art Deco movie house", in "a 10 million dollar capital renovation funded and implemented by Actors' Playhouse." Actors' Playhouse at the Miracle Theatre: About
• City listing: Actors' Playhouse at the Miracle Theater, 280 Miracle Mile, Coral Gables, FL 33134 (305-444-9293), a "private nonprofit professional theatre organization"; "The historic landmark hosts a 600-seat, a 300-seat, and a 100-seat space." City of Coral Gables: Actors' Playhouse at Miracle Theater

This season the Playhouse lists A Christmas Carol, The Musical (December 1 to 20, 2026), Come From Away (January 27 to February 21, 2027) and Rock of Ages (March 17 to April 11, 2027). We did not check performance times.

• Actors' Playhouse lists, among its 2026-27 shows: A Christmas Carol, The Musical ("December 1 – 20, 2026"), Come From Away ("January 27 – February 21, 2027") and Rock of Ages ("March 17 – April 11, 2027"). Its address is "280 Miracle Mile, Coral Gables, FL 33134". Actors' Playhouse: home page

Giralda Plaza

The City says that in 2017 the 100 block of Giralda Avenue reopened as Giralda Plaza, a pedestrian walkway lined on each side with restaurants, bars and coffee shops with indoor and outdoor seating. The City’s Giralda Plaza page names no restaurants. Two that publish a Giralda Plaza address and their hours on their own sites:

• City: "In 2017, the 100 block of Giralda Avenue re-opened as Giralda Plaza, a pedestrian walkway lined on each side with numerous high-quality restaurants, bars, and coffee shops with indoor and outdoor seating." Address given: 100 Block, Giralda Ave., Coral Gables, FL 33134. City of Coral Gables: Giralda Plaza

• Threefold Cafe, 141 Giralda Ave: breakfast and coffee, Monday to Thursday 7:30am to 3pm and Friday to Sunday 7:30am to 4pm.
• Eating House, 128 Giralda Ave: dinner Wednesday and Thursday 5:30 to 10 PM, Friday and Saturday 5:30 to 11 PM, Sunday 5:30 to 9 PM, and brunch Saturday and Sunday 11 AM to 4 PM. Monday and Tuesday are not listed.

Further west on the same street, Graziano’s Coral Gables, an Argentine grill, is at 394 Giralda Ave. The full list, with Aragon Avenue and Alhambra Circle, is on our restaurants page.

Around the Mile: Aragon Avenue

A block north of Miracle Mile, Aragon Avenue holds the Coral Gables Museum at 285 Aragon Avenue, Books & Books at 265 Aragon Ave and Gables Cinema at 260 Aragon Avenue. The museum is in the Old Police and Fire Station, which the City says was designed by Phineas Paist and built by the Works Project Administration (the City’s wording).

• The Coral Gables Museum is at "285 Aragon Avenue • Coral Gables, FL 33134 • (305) 603-8067". The museum says it celebrates "the 1920's planned community of Coral Gables" and the civic arts of architecture and urban and environmental design (the City's page uses the same wording). Coral Gables Museum: Visit
• Books & Books says its Coral Gables store, at 265 Aragon Ave, Coral Gables, FL 33134, "has been a beloved independent bookstore since 1982", with author events, art gallery nights and a café. Books & Books: Coral Gables store page
• The Coral Gables Museum occupies the Old Police and Fire Station, designed by Phineas Paist and built by the Works Project Administration (the City's wording) as a public safety headquarters; per the City it now houses the museum and the offices of the City's Historical Resources Department. Sculptures over the former fire-truck bays are by Theresa Keller ("Jon Keller"). City of Coral Gables: Historical Landmarks

Parking near Miracle Mile and Giralda Plaza

The City lists these municipal garages downtown. All charge $1.00 per 24 minutes, with an $18.00 maximum per day and an $18.00 lost-ticket charge. The City’s day starts at 12 a.m. and ends at 11:59 p.m.

City garage	Address	Closest to (straight line)
Garage 1	245 Andalusia Avenue	Miracle Mile, about 130 m
Garage 2	220 Aragon Avenue	Miracle Mile, about 110 m; Coral Gables Museum, about 130 m; next door to Gables Cinema
Garage 4	385 Andalusia Avenue	City Hall, about 130 m
Garage 6	51 Aragon Avenue	Giralda Plaza, about 160 m
Minorca Garage	254 Minorca Avenue	—

Distances are straight-line figures between map pins, not walking routes, and the City publishes no space counts or opening hours for its garages.

• The City lists these municipal garages: Garage 1, 245 Andalusia Avenue; Garage 2, 220 Aragon Avenue; Garage 4, 385 Andalusia Avenue; Garage 6, 51 Aragon Avenue; and the Minorca Garage, 254 Minorca Avenue (all Coral Gables, FL 33134). City of Coral Gables: Parking Garages and Fees Information
• City garage rates: "$1.00 per 24 minutes", "$18.00 Maximum per day", "$18.00 Lost Ticket per day"; the day "begins at 12 a.m. and ends at 11:59 p.m." City of Coral Gables: Parking Garages and Fees Information

City surface lots close to Giralda Plaza include Lot 4 at 153 Aragon Ave. and Lot 25 at 104 Merrick Way. The City sets a $4.00 maximum hourly rate for its lots and a $3.50 maximum for on-street meters, so the posted rate is the one that counts. Meters are enforced 7 days a week from 9 a.m. to midnight, Sundays and evenings included.

• City: "$3.50 maximum hourly rate for on-street parking meters", "$4.00 Maximum hourly rate for city-owned lots", and "On-Street metered parking is enforced 7 days a week from 9 a.m. to Midnight." City of Coral Gables: Parking Garages and Fees Information

Shops and restaurants can validate garage parking in Garages 1, 2, 4 and 6; the merchant buys the validation, so ask where you eat or shop. Gables Cinema says patrons get a discount when they validate in its lobby. The parking picker finds the nearest City lot for any stop.

Without a car

The free Coral Gables Trolley runs Monday through Saturday, 6:30 a.m. to 10 p.m. Its Ponce de Leon route runs north and south on Ponce de Leon Boulevard from the Douglas Metrorail Station to Flagler Street. It does not run on Sundays. Freebee gives free door-to-door rides in electric vehicles around downtown Coral Gables, booked in the Ride Freebee app; the City lists Monday to Thursday 10 a.m. to 9 p.m., Friday and Saturday 10 a.m. to 12 a.m. and Sunday 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. See getting around.

• The City says the Coral Gables Trolley "is free Monday through Saturday from 6:30 a.m. to 10 p.m. and provides service on two routes, Ponce de Leon and Grand Avenue." City of Coral Gables: Trolley
• City trolley page: "Ponce de Leon runs north and south on Ponce de Leon Boulevard, from Douglas Metrorail Station to Flagler Street." "Grand Avenue runs north and south from Douglas Metrorail Station through the historic McFarlane Homestead District." City of Coral Gables: Trolley
• The City "has partnered with Freebee to offer free door-to-door rides in electric vehicles", requested through the "Ride Freebee" app; riders without a smartphone can call Freebee Dispatch at 855-918-3733. City of Coral Gables: Ride Freebee
• City Freebee page: "Monday-Thursday: 10 a.m. – 9 p.m.", "Friday and Saturday: 10 a.m. – 12 a.m.", "Sunday: 10 a.m. – 7 p.m." Freebee "will not operate" on Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year's Day. City of Coral Gables: Ride Freebee

Events on the Mile

Carnaval on the Mile, run by the Kiwanis Club of Little Havana, returns to Miracle Mile on Saturday and Sunday, March 6 and 7, 2027, from 10 a.m., with free entrance, local art, live music, food and children’s entertainment. The organizer calls it the 28th-anniversary edition.

• The Kiwanis Club of Little Havana's Carnaval on the Mile returns to Miracle Mile on "Saturday & Sunday, March 6-7" 2027, from 10 a.m., and "The entrance is FREE". The organiser calls it the "28th-anniversary edition", with local art, live music, food and children's entertainment. Carnaval Miami: Carnaval on The Mile

The Junior Orange Bowl Parade is a Miracle Mile tradition, but its 2026 date is not confirmed. The Greater Miami Convention and Visitors Bureau lists Sunday, December 6, 2026, with the start time and route still to be announced. The City’s parade page still showed the 2025 parade (Sunday, Dec. 14 at 5 p.m.) when we checked, and so did the Junior Orange Bowl’s home page. Wait for the organizer before you plan around it. Gallery Night, on the first Friday of the month, is on the events page.

• The City's parade page for 2025 said: "The Junior Orange Bowl Parade returns to the streets of Coral Gables on Sunday, Dec. 14 at 5 p.m." with "more than 2,000 youth community group participants." The page had not been updated for 2026 when checked. City of Coral Gables: The Junior Orange Bowl Parade

Making a day of it? The things to do page has the Venetian Pool, the museums and Merrick House, all a short trolley or Freebee ride away.

Miracle Mile FAQ

Dates, rules and hours can change. The organisers have the final word: City of Coral Gables (official site)