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beauty and a joy forever to tourists, bicyclists and others."4 North-
east Second Avenue, the road to Lemon City, situated five miles
north of Miami, was paved as far as Buena Vista (Northeast Forty-
first Street), as was the road to the bridge over Wagner Creek, with
an extension nearing completion to the "Golf Grounds" (now the site
of the civic center and hospital complex along Northwest Twelfth
Avenue). Other than these, the roads beyond the city limits were
rough, rocky wagon roads, horse trails and footpaths.
 Only one bridge crossed the Miami River a crude wooden
drawbridge with a sliding draw at the foot of Southwest Second
Avenue. On the south side of the river, Second Avenue continued as
far as Eighth Street, which was paved east to Brickell Avenue,
which ran south to Coconut Grove.
 For the most part, land travel within the city limits was by foot or
bicycle. Beyond the city limits, where paved roads existed, the bi-
cycle was popular together with horses, buggies and carriages. The
physicians of the Miami area made calls in Coconut Grove, Lemon
City and Little River by these modes of transportation. The advent
of the automobile in Miami was still two years away.
 Travel by boat was common, particularly if the distance to be cov-
ered was great or a large load was to be transported. Many families
had sailboats, some had ocean-going schooners, and a few, naphtha


Downtown Miami, 1899. This street scene depicts the cleanliness of the city.
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