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Opa-Locka

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Opa-Locka (ō`pə-lŏk`ə), city (1990 pop. 15,283), Dade co., SE Fla.; inc. 1926. There is some diverse light industry. Opa-Locka has a large county airport, which also houses a U.S. Coast Guard station. Its city hall is patterned after a Moorish castle, and other buildings incorporate Arab architectural motifs.


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[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Not only has Opa-Locka had an unusually interesting history, but also today it has the largest collection of Moorish architecture in the western hemisphere.
Brisco grew up in Opa-Locka, a section of Miami-Dade County where Haitian influences mix with southern traditions.
After failing to reach an agreement with the family during a dramatic two-and-a-half hour meeting attended by Elian yesterday, Reno ordered them to take him to the Opa-locka airport outside Miami for a flight to Washington.
 
 
 
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