This image must have been taken in early 2007 because of the tarps still visible on some roofs after Hurricane Wilma hit us in October 2006. The view is looking east and I've added the house numbers to the roofs. The western portion of the unincorporated section of Hialeah with the Dade County street numbers and addresses is at the bottom middle and right of the photo.

W. 56th Place has been renamed to W. 56th Street. On the north side of the street it was NW 110th Street in Dade County. W. 9th Court was Hialeah on the west side, and NW 63rd Court on the east side. I used to give directions to lost drivers all the time and sometimes got a dime or a quarter for my help, or a dollar if I led them on my bike to where they were going. It is still unincorporated Dade County.

I am amazed at the number of pools that have been added to the backyards, and some residences have been expanded so much that there is little back yard left. However, the residences in this photo, except for some lushly landscaped properties, look very barren and mostly treeless with little tree canopy for a neighborhood of this age (50 years old in 2007). A lot of trees have been lost over the years, due to hurricanes, palm blight (lethal yellowing), the state cutting down tens of thousands of citrus trees to stop the spread of canker, and the newer residents removing them because they like to pay considerably more on their electric bills by having their homes fully exposed to the sun instead of being shaded.