MIAMI (WSVN) - The Museum Park has been renamed after former Miami Mayor Maurice Ferre.
A ceremony was held Thursday for the newly-named Maurice A. Ferre Park, located along Northwest 11th Street and Biscayne Boulevard.
Ferre was the country’s first Puerto Rican-born mayor and the first Hispanic mayor of Miami back in the ’70s.
“I want my legacy to be the love of Miami. I want this to be a Miami for all of the people of Miami: black and white, rich and poor, Christians and non-Christians,” Ferre said. “I want it for Spanish-speaking and Creole-speaking and Brazilians and all of the millions of people that are coming to visit Miami. This is their Miami. I want this to be a radiant park that receives them with love.”
The 83-year-old was also given keys to the city.
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