Kendall is a
census-designated place and an unincorporated
suburban community in Miami-Dade County,
Florida, on the edge of the Florida Everglades.
The community was named after Maj. Kendall, an
executive of the British Land Company that had
surveyed and mapped many areas of Florida. As of
the 2000 census, the area had a total population
of 75,226. Kendall is home to one of Miami's
general aviation airports, the Kendall-Tamiami
Executive Airport. Some of her most famous
residents include long-term resident Janet Reno,
former U.S. Attorney General, whose parents
built her home by hand.
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Kendall is also
home to one of the largest Colombian American
populations in the State of Florida. Over 11,000
Colombians live in the area, mostly concentrated
in the western fringes (West of the Florida
Turnpike), where they make up over 60 percent of
the population in certain neighborhoods (West
Kendall, Royal Palms on 134th Ave. and the
Hammocks). Interestingly enough, several White
non-Hispanic enclaves do exist West of the
Turnpike. Peruvians also make up a significant
percentage of West Kendall residents,
particularly in the Kendale Lakes (between 137
and 147 from east to west, Kendall and Sunset
from north to South) neighborhood. The entrance
to Kendale Lakes on Sw 137 ave (which loses it's
Lindgren Rd name..in honor of the old Lindgren
estate just above the Sw 192 St intersection) is
marked by a commemorative sign honoring the
Peruvian Admiral, Almirante Miguel Grau, who
lost his life in the Chile-Peruvian War in 1879.
Many Peruvian foodie places can be found in both
the Kendale Lakes Plaza and the Publix Higate
Square shopping plaza across the street, such as
La Bodega, El Pollon, Aromas Del Peru, and
another Peruvian chicken place next to Food
Among the Flowers (formerly Il Piatto). Inka
Kola is also stocked to a fault at the Kendale
Lakes Publix next to Postobon (Colombian soda).
Interestingly enough, several White non-Hispanic
enclaves do exist West of the Turnpike. The
Devon Aire neighborhood (namely, the townhome
developments in back of and across the street
from Super Wheels) is over 70 percent
non-Hispanic White and its elementary school,
Devon Aire Elementary, is heralded as the
highest-scoring elementary school (on the
statewide FCAT exam) in Miami-Dade county. It
should also be mentioned that with the advent of
apartments undergoing condo conversion, the
complexes that sit on either side of 157th ave
and 104th street (Biscayne Beach Club is one of
them) have been experiencing an influx with
white-Anglo transplants from other towns. Also,
the JCC Federation Apts (affordable housing for
the elderly) on 10905 Sw 112 ave have many
elderly Jewish and remarkably good security. |
