Well this one is for the memories, long gone probably never encountered again, but always in our hearts. Our world in the USA combine living 31 years with 13 in NJ and 18 in FL our last home. I have written several posts on this period of my life in my blog.
I am coming back because looking in my old vault found these pictures of a nice place we went with the family a lot. Weekends off beach time was made for the shopping malls and Aventura Mall is tops. Let me tell you a bit about it ok.
Aventura is conveniently located between Miami and Fort Lauderdale, just east of I-95 in Florida USA. The northern boundary of the City is the Miami-Dade/Broward County line, the western boundary is the Florida East Coast Railway (FEC), the eastern boundary is the intracoastal waterway and the southern boundary is NE 176th Street. To visit the city, take I-95 to Ives Dairy Road and head East on Ives Dairy to Biscayne Boulevard. As one of my favorites we came from west Broward county on Pembroke road SR 824 into the US 1 Biscayne Blvd south toward Miami but at NE 199 street turn left to NE 29th court turn right to Abigail Rd left and then you see the signs for Aventura Mall as one direction. I never really needed to go into the town center.
Aventura takes its name from the Spanish word for “adventure”, and was named “Aventura” after the developers of the original group of condominiums in the area, remarked “What an adventure this is going to be”. Being initially referred to as Turnberry, Aventura began to be developed during the early 1970s and became an incorporated city in 1995. Aventura is also home to the Aventura Mall.
And this is the reason we came here , so a bit more on Aventura Mall
The most famous shopping attraction is Aventura Mall, a 2,400,000 sq ft (222,967 m2) indoor shopping center . The Aventura Mall is located at 19501 Biscayne Boulevard (US 1), Aventura, FL 33180. in the northern suburbs of Miami. It was opened in 1983 and is the sixth largest shopping center in the United States and the second in Florida. The mall has 4 floors; and its owned by Simon Property Group.
The Aventura Mall as said was opened in 1983 and became the largest shopping center in Florida. The first four department stores were JC Penney, Macy’s (actually Burdines our favorite FL store, absorbed by Macy’s), Sears, and Lord & Taylor. The major construction phase of the center was completed in 1998 and new department stores such as Bloomingdales , as well as several cinemas (AMC Theaters), restaurants and a Rainforest Cafe. The Lord & Taylor store closed for financial reasons and Burdines was renamed Macy’s in March 2005 (after we left FL and USA). In 2008, a new Nordstrom store opened, and the Aventura Mall l became the largest shopping center in Florida and the fifth largest in the United States.
Anchored by Macy’s, JCPenney, Nordstrom and Bloomingdale’s, the center is highlighted by a mix of over 300 stores including Apple, Adidas, Anthropologie, Burberry, Cartier, Disney, Givenchy, Gucci, H&M, Louis Vuitton, MCM, Microsoft, Sephora, Topshop Topman and Zara. Aventura Mall also features more than 50 eateries and restaurants, including Treats Food Hall, and the experiential Arts Aventura Mall program showcasing 20 museum-quality pieces in a range of mediums. In 2015, Sears Holdings spun of 235 of its properties, including the Sears at Aventura Mall, into Seritage Growth Properties; the store closed in 2017 and plan on opening the Esplanade at Aventura.
In November 2017, Aventura Mall opened a three-level, 241,000-square-foot (22,400 m2) expansion wing that features two-story Zara and Topshop Topman stores, new restaurants, such as Serafina, Pubbelly Sushi, and Le Pain Quotidien, Treats Food Hall, including Shake Shack and Chipotle, and interactive art pieces, including the 93-foot-tall Aventura Slide Tower by Carsten Holler and Gorillas in the Mist by The Haas Brothers. I see the Cheesecake Factory still there and it was our favorite restaurant here. It was a family pastime to visit ,shop,eat and just plain weekend fun.
Some webpages to help you plan your visit here and for shopping is a must are
Official Aventura Mall: Aventura Mall
The city of Aventura on key facts on the town. City of Aventura
The tourist office of Miami and the beaches on Aventura : Tourist office Miami and the beaches on Aventura
The tourist office of Florida on Aventura : Tourist office of Florida on Aventura
And there you I figure need to have this in my blog, always a nice souvenirs of my time in Florida where my 3 boys were born. Hope you enjoy the shopping and Aventura Mall.
And remember happy travels, good health, and many cheers to all!!!
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