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    1971

    Hialeah-Miami Lakes High School opens its doors. Our city’s second High School and a testament to how much the west side of Hialeah had grown by the early 70’s.

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    1971

    Westland Mall opens in the City of Hialeah. Originally anchored by stores such as Burdines (now Macys), Sears & JC Penney. At the time it was just the second air-conditioned mall in all of Miami Dade County.

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    1972

    The original Vicky Bakery opens in East Hialeah. Led by the Cuban American Cao family, the bakery becomes a staple of our community. Today, there are several dozen stores across all of South Florida.

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    1972

    TK Records moves its operation to a small warehouse in east Hialeah. George McCrae recorded his hit song “Rock Your Baby”, the first ever disco song to hit #1 and sell a 1 million records. Other musical groups like KC & the Sunshine Band & Anita Ward as well as early rap songs like “Rappers Delight.”

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    1972

    DiPiazza Italian restaurant open for business on the west side of town. Open for over 50 years and continuously operated by the DiPiazza family, a record in Hialeah.

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    1973

    The band KC & the Sunshine Band is formed in a small studio in East Hialeah. Led by Hialeah native, Harry Wayne Casey, the band would go on to be one of the most successful pop & disco band of the 70’s and 80’s with 5 top #1 hits and sold over 100 million records worldwide.

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    1974

    El Rincon de San Lazaro open to believers on Palm Avenue. The only such shrine fully dedicated to unofficial Cuban patron saint.

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    1977

    The TV show “Que Pasa USA?” debuts on PBS. The show featured the Pena family, Cuban exiles adapting
    to life in the U.S it resonated tremendously in the growing Cuban enclave of Hialeah. It was the first
    bilingual show ever to air in the USA.

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    1978

    Los Tres Monitos bakery opens on the growing Palm Springs section of west Hialeah. The oldest Colombian bakery in town, Colombian Americans make up the second largest ethnic group in Hialeah.