Miracle Mile

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Miracle Mile can refer to the following places:

• A district in Los Angeles, California, USA: see Miracle Mile, Los Angeles, California
• A main street in Stockton, California, outside the University of the Pacific.
• South Main Street in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, which received this name after a string of Powerball and Wisconsin Lottery winning tickets from businesses along the street in the 1990s, along with a state record $208.6 million Powerball win on August 6, 2006.
• Other roads, including Miracle Mile (Tucson, Arizona)
• Miracle Mile (Coral Gables), a shopping area in Coral Gables, Florida
• A shopping area in Saint Louis Park, Minnesota
• A shopping center in Monroeville, Pennsylvania
• The Miracle Mile is a premium shopping district located on the infamous North Shore of Long Island
• The local nickname for a highway route in Massachusetts, primarily passing through Saugus, Massachusetts. The route houses several commercial businesses and loud advertising mascots.
• An area on the North Platte River near Casper, Wyoming famous for its flyfishing.

In media:

• The title of a 1988 film: see Miracle Mile (film)
• The Miracle Mile, a music album by Kevin Hearn and Thin Buckle.
• Miracle Mile, an album by Christian rock band, Guardian.
• "Miracle Mile", a song by Soul Asylum from their 1986 album While You Were Out

In sports:

• The first time an athlete ran a mile in under four minutes, done by Roger Bannister in 1954. See also four minute mile.
• The Miracle Mile is also the name of a Grand Circuit harness race in NSW, Australia which began in 1967 and is run at Harold Park in Sydney - run over one mile (1609m) until the re-configuration of the track and now over 1760m.

The Miracle Mile is not to be confused with the Magnificent Mile of Chicago.