Isle of Normandy or Normandy Island or Normandy Isles or Normandy Isle is a neighborhood of North Beach in the city of Miami Beach, Florida. It is located along the eastern shore of Biscayne Bay.[1]
It is located at 25°51′11″N 80°08′06″W / 25.853°N 80.135°W, with an elevation 3 feet (0.91 m).[2]
After building a chain of movie theaters in Cincinnati, Alsace native Henri Levi (or Levy) moved to Miami Beach in 1922. In 1926 he undertook a 2-year period of 24-hour-a-day dredging to create Normandy Isle from the natural swampy land mass in Biscayne Bay west of 71st street theretofore called Warner-Meade Island. Levy was also instrumental in the construction of the 79th Street Causeway.[3]
Most streets on Normandy Isle were named after French cities and architectural landmarks.
East-West
North-South
Miami-Dade County Public Schools is the local school district. Treasure Island Elementary School in North Bay Village serves Normandy Island.[4] Miami Beach Nautilus Middle School and Miami Beach Senior High School serve Normandy Island.[5][6]
25°51′11″N 80°08′06″W / 25.853°N 80.135°W
