Miami Herald, July 17, 2011

"A Brickell on the Brickells"

"Every single day a large swath of Miamians drive, dine, party or do business on Brickell Avenue . Many of them live there too, or in the nearby neighborhoods of The Roads or even Brickell Key. But only a few know much about the folks who have given the street its name: William and Mary Brickell, contemporaries of Julia Tuttle and Henry Flagler, who were on hand for the city’s founding.

"According to Beth Brickell’s William and Mary Brickell: Founders of Miami and Fort Lauderdale (History Press, $19.99), the couple played an instrumental role in Miami ’s makeup.".