Park West is a neighborhood of greater
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, Miami,
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,
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. It is roughly bound by Biscayne Boulevard to the east, West First Avenue to the west, North 10th Street to the south and
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to the north. As of 2010, about 4,655 residents live in Park West. The neighborhoods is named 'Park West' due to its location just west of
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.
Film production
In recent years, the Park West neighborhood has become a popular film production center, with the filming of the 2012 Rock of Ages film that reconverted much of NE 14th Street into
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. Television show
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, filmed almost primarily in Miami's Coconut Grove neighborhood, also often films in Park West studios. In 2010, plans to build a production studio at 29 NW 13th Street were announced. The studios are expected to add a series of
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s to Park West, and help expand the growing film production industry in the Park West area. In July 2011, production plans were announced for the
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2011 TV show remake to be filmed in production studios in nearby Wynwood.
Transportation
Park West is served by
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via Metrobus along major thoroughfares, and by the
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and
MetromoverThe Miami Metromover, officially Metromover, is a free rapid transit automated people mover train system operated by Miami-Dade Transit in Miami, Florida, United States. Metromover serves Downtown Miami, Brickell, Park West and Omni neighborhoods. Metromover connects directly with Metrorail at...
at:
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