Articles Tagged with 'Matthew Griffith'

The felling of trees in a forest By Tim Lambrinos In 1831, Matthew Griffith of Ireland purchased a large plot of land along Weston Road north of Sheppard. Within this land stood a thick forest that would encompass present day Coral Gable Drive. After his purchase, Griffith began clearing h...

By Tim Lambrinos In 1958, a brand-new elementary school opened on Gulfstream Road, in the heart of a newly built subdivision named Woodview. Prior to development, Matthew Griffith and Charlie Grubbe ran large agricultural operations on the land. All new streets around the school were named afte...

Emery’s original discount department store By Tim Lambrinos By the 1970’s, a large discount department store existed near Weston and Sheppard. This department store stood just east of the intersection on the south side of Sheppard Avenue. It was built on land originally acquired in th...