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This renovated 1926 landmark theater has a proud deco facade and a newly done interior,
thanks to support from the Miami-Dade Community College. In its heyday it was the cen-
ter of Little Havana social life, and via the films it showed served as a bridge between im-
migrant society and American pop culture. Today the space frequently shows independent
and Spanish-language films (sometimes both) and hosts varied art exhibitions in the lobby.
EVA MUNROE'S GRAVE
Tucked into a small gated area near the
Coconut Grove Library
(2875 McFarlane Rd), you'll
find the humble headstone of one Ms Eva Amelia Hewitt Munroe. Eva, who was born in
New Jersey in 1856 and died in Miami in 1882, lies in the oldest American grave in Miami-
Dade County (a sad addendum: local African American settlers died before Eva, but their
deaths were never officially recorded). Eva's husband Ralph entered a deep depression,
in the area.
