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Normandy Isle

Aug 30

Written by: bpommier
8/30/2009 3:19 PM

Normandy Isle is one of the trendy Miami Beach neighborhoods. Recently embellished Normandy isle is a residential area of 300 single family homes, 50 apartment buildings and of course a golf club overlooking the intra-costal.

Few years ago Normandy isle was called “the little Argentina” But today the Argentines are joined by Uruguayans, Brazilians, Colombians as well as Europeans.

This colorful and multi-ethnic community with streets named after French cities (Marseille drive, Calais, Biarritz drive etc.) was founded in the 1920’s by a French developer Henri Levy. Levy wanted to make Miami Beach look like a French resort city.

By 1926 Levy planned and developed Normandy Isle, complete with a nursery, roads, sidewalks and the famous fountain that still stands today at the fork of 71 street and Normandy drive.