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8 unusual facts about Coconut Grove


Electoral division of Nightcliff

Nightcliff is one of the smallest electorates in the Territory, covering only 3.37 km² and taking in the suburb of Nightcliff, most of Rapid Creek and a small area of Coconut Grove.

Joe Roland

During his 13 year "gig" at Monty Trainer's Bayshore Restaurant in Coconut Grove he was credited for having trained many young musicians from the University of Miami.

Lincoln O'Barry

Born and raised in Coconut Grove, Fla., Lincoln spent most of his childhood in or around the ocean.

Nicholas Winset

Winset, a descendent of French Jews fleeing the Holocaust, was raised in the Caribbean and Miami, Florida, where he attended the Vineyard School in Silver Bluff Estates and Ransom Everglades School in Coconut Grove.

Randy Christmas

Merrie Christmas Park in the Coconut Grove neighborhood of Miami is named for Christmas' daughter, Merrie, who died at the age of 15 in 1969.

Screaming for Vengeance

Screaming for Vengeance was recorded at Ibiza Sound Studios, Ibiza, Spain (during this period, it was commonplace for UK-based musicians to record in continental Europe for tax purposes) and mixed at Beejay Recording Studios and Bayshore Recording Studios in Coconut Grove, Florida.

Trinere

During college, Trinere was the lead vocalist for a popular band in Coconut Grove, Florida, called Euphoria.

Yvonne Marjorie Hal McDonald

Yvonne M. Smith Hall-McDonald (April 23, 1951 – October 14, 2008) was a community activist in Coconut Grove, Miami, Florida, United States.



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Galle Face Hotel

Radio Ceylon recorded music programmes from the Coconut Grove as well as the Galle Face Hotel itself, presented by some of the popular Radio Ceylon announcers in the 1950s and 1960s, such as Livy Wijemanne and Vernon Corea.

Mignonne Fernando

During the early years Mignonne Fernando and the Jetliners enjoyed star billing at the Coconut Grove nightclub situated in the Galle Face Hotel in Colombo.

Mills Blue Rhythm Band

It started life as the Coconut Grove Orchestra, changing to Mills Blue Rhythm Band when Irving Mills became its manager in 1931.