Española Way, Pedestrian street in Miami Beach, United States
Española Way, also called Plaza de España, is a pedestrian street in Miami Beach running between Washington and Jefferson Avenues. Its eastern blocks are paved and lined with hotels, restaurants and bars; the western end becomes a residential street. The blocks between Washington and Pennsylvania Avenues carry both names, Plaza de España and Española Way.
Española Way was built in 1925 by developers N.B.T. Roney and William Whitman as the Historic Spanish Village, a replica of a Spanish coastal town. By the mid-20th century the area had declined; renovation began in the 1980s, when episodes of Miami Vice were filmed here. In August 2016 the city began a $2.5 million remake, replacing asphalt with cobblestones and adding gardens; the new plaza opened on 6 June 2017.
The blocks between Washington and Pennsylvania avenues carry the double name Plaza de España and Española Way, a nod to the 1925 project that imagined a replica of a Spanish coastal village. Today the eastern stretch is pedestrian and lined with hotels, restaurants and bars, making it a popular spot for dinner and nightlife, while the western end turns residential.
Walking the full length takes only a few minutes, so it is easy to combine with nearby shopping streets or the beach. Evenings are busier with diners and performers, while mornings offer a quieter moment to look at the building details.
The blocks between Washington Avenue and Pennsylvania Avenue carry a double designation: "Plaza de España" and "Española Way". The Spanish name comes from the 1925 project by developers N.B.T. Roney and William Whitman, who called it the Historic Spanish Village and modelled it on a Spanish coastal town.
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