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eating initiatives, and community research" used the Community Gardens to provide affordable fresh produce to low-income families, public school students, community agencies and homeless shelters. and is also organizes an urban farmer's market. These projects and other aspects of Overtown were featured in a short documentary
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founded the original Roots in the City Overtown Community Garden, turning an "overgrown, littered lot into a flourishing garden" maintained by Overtown residents and volunteers. Roots in the City, a non-profit "dedicated to community development, jobs training, inner-city beautification, healthy
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As of 2000, Overtown had a population of 10,029 residents, with 3,646 households, and 2,128 families residing in the city. The median household income was $ 13,211.99. The racial makeup of the neighborhood was 74.77%
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in the 1960s, fragmented the once-thriving center with the resident population decimated by nearly 80 percent from roughly 50,000 to just over 10,000. The area became economically destitute and considered a
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Dorsey Memorial Library (100 NW 17th St) (1941–1961), Dorsey Memorial Library was the first city-owned building constructed specifically for library purposes.
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Overtown Public Library (350 NW 13th St), with its exterior walls adorned with paintings by Overtown's famous urban expressionist painter,
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Popular with blacks and whites alike, Overtown was a center for nightly entertainment in Miami, comparable to Miami Beach, at its height
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Dorsey Memorial Library (100 NW 17th Street): built in 1941, was the first city-owned building constructed specifically as a library;
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of the late 19th through the mid-20th century, the area was once the preeminent and is the historic center for commerce in the
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X-Ray Clinic (171 NW 11th Street): built in 1939 as office for South Florida's first black radiologist Dr. Samuel H. Johnson.
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St. Agnes' Episcopal Church (1750 NW 3rd Avenue): built from 1923 to 1930 to house one of Miami's oldest black congregations;
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dictated the city designate the portion of the city, in this case, north and west of FEC railroad tracks, as "Colored Town."
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in the 1940s and 1950s. The area served as a place of rest and refuge for black mainstream entertainers such as
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Dr. William A. Chapman House (526 NW 13th Street): built in 1923, was home of Miami's first black physicians;
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Development was spurred in the area again in the late 1980s with the construction and completion of the
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Ebenezer Methodist Church (1042 NW 3rd Avenue): built in 1948, is an example of Gothic Revival design;
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centered on multi-issue multi-racial community organizing created around Florida protests against the
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have been created, in addition to renovations to the historic Lyric Theatre and revitalization and
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Piola Takes Inner City Produce To Its Restaurants On Miami Beach, Brickell And Hallandale Beach
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Other places of interest included in the City of Miami Historic Preservation Program are:
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Ward Rooming House (249 NW 9th Street): built in 1925, is a gallery and visitor center;
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The area experienced serious economic decline from the late 1950s. Issues ranging from
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Southeast Overtown/Park West Community Redevelopment Agency, 1490 NW 3rd Ave Ste 105;
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City of Miami - Overtown Neighborhood Enhancement Team, 1490 NW 3rd Ave Suite 112-B;
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Hindu Temple (870 NW 11th Street): built in 1920 inspired to the sets of the film
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announced that he had secured land in the neighborhood for a future, since-named
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who were not allowed to lodge at prominent venues where they performed like the
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The second-oldest continuously inhabited neighborhood of the Miami area after
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It is bound by NW 20th Street to the north, NW 5th Street to the south, the
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blacks living in abject squalor during the 1920s, led to the completion of
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Organizing Black America: An Encyclopedia of African American Associations
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Overtown is home to several historic churches and landmarks listed in the
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Miami-Dade County - Culmer Neighborhood Service Center, 1600 NW 3rd Ave;
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broke out in the neighborhood following the police shooting of a man.
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Jefferson Reaves Sr. Health Center, 1009 NW 5th Ave NW 10th Street.
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Neighborhood of Miami in Miami-Dade County, Florida, United States
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Saint Peter's Antiochian Orthodox Catholic Church, 1811 NW 4th Ct
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Theodore R. and Thelma A. Gibson Charter School, 1682 NW 4th Ave.
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and mobilization during the era, as such in actions of Reverend
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National Register of Historic Places listings in Miami, Florida
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Triumph The Church and Kingdom of God in Christ, 1752 NW 1st Ct
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A part of the historic heart of Miami, it was designated as a "
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Food Events: Roots in the City Farmers Market Pilots this Week
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Greater Israel Bethel Primitive Baptist Church, 160 NW 18th St
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Black Police Precinct & Courthouse Museum, 480 NW 11th St.
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The Da Capo Jazz and Blues Lover's Guide to the United States
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Ninth Street Pedestrian Mall, NW 9th Street - NW 2nd Avenue;
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Dunbar Elementary School - 505 NW 20th St, Miami, FL 33127
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A.M. Cohen Temple Church of God in Christ, 1747 NW 3rd Ave
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Roots In The City Presents: The Overtown Community Garden
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of the black community during an era which, up until the
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Greater Mercy Missionary Baptist Church, 1135 NW 3rd Ave
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like the FTAA, and positive community solutions such as
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Frederick Douglass Elementary School, 314 NW 12th St;
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St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church, 1682 NW 4th Ave
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Phillis Wheatley Elementary School, 1801 NW 1st Pl;
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Overtown Folklife Village sign on the NW 2nd Avenue
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City of Miami Historic Preservation Office 588:lodged and entertained in the neighborhood. 1498:Roots In The City Overtown Community Garden 1251:"The Reverend John Edwin Culmer, 1891-1963" 1202:Black Police Precinct and Courthouse Museum 962:Mt. Olivette Baptist Church, 1450 NW 1st Ct 2352: 2338: 2330: 942:In addition to the churches listed in the 845:Town Park, NW 17th Street - NW 5th Avenue; 31: 2055:"Booker T. Washington Senior High School" 1428:Urban Policy in Twentieth-Century America 883:Paul Laurence Dunbar K-8, 505 NW 20th St; 1426:Hirsch, Arnold; Raymond A. Mohl (1993). 1190:International Longshoremen's Association 946:section, in the neighborhood there are: 803:, was home to the merchant John Seybold; 603:(then, the North-South Expressway), the 411:as a city occurred at the insistence of 1531:Roots in the City Urban Farmers' Market 1242: 1075: 943: 890:Booker T. Washington Senior High School 454:, barred black residents from entering 407:of Miami in 1896. The incorporation of 298: 281: 249: 185: • City of Miami Commissioner 178: 122: 87: 75: 64: 52: 2236:. Miami Community Redevelopment Agency 1989:"Frederick Douglass Elementary School" 1391:Jones, Maxine; Kevin McCarthy (1993). 974:Temple Baptist Church, 1723 NW 3rd Ave 668:, critiques of so-called "free trade" 403:" neighborhood after the creation and 2278:"Jefferson Reaves, Sr. Health Center" 1327:National Register for Historic Places 310: 270: 262: 254: 235: 217: 199: 193: • Miami-Dade Commissioners 191: 183: 168: 158: 140: 7: 1969:. City of Miami Parks and Recreation 1947:. City of Miami Parks and Recreation 1925:. City of Miami Parks and Recreation 1903:. City of Miami Parks and Recreation 1603:"Demographics of Overtown Miami, FL" 745:National Register of Historic Places 1881:. City of Miami Planning Department 1858:. City of Miami Planning Department 1835:. City of Miami Planning Department 1812:. City of Miami Planning Department 1789:. City of Miami Planning Department 1766:. 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Miami-Dade County Public Schools 1214:Jefferson Reaves Sr. Health Center 839:Henry Reeves Park, 600 NW 10th St; 497:educating black students south of 25: 2632:African-American history in Miami 2377:Arts & Entertainment District 39:Central Negro District (historic) 2610: 2316: 1319:African American Historic Places 1219: 1207: 1195: 1183: 1171: 1159: 1147: 1135: 1120: 1105: 1090: 1078: 871:Miami-Dade County Public Schools 861:Booker T. Washington High School 699:Overtown Music and Arts Festival 491:Booker T. 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Chapman House 836:Gibson Park, 401 NW 12th St; 629:transit-oriented development 2168:"Faith Based Organizations" 1787:"Ebenezer Methodist Church" 1718:"St. John's Baptist Church" 1649:"Greater Bethel AME Church" 1401:: Pineapple Press. p.  638:Since the 1990s and 2000s, 365:Dolphin Expressway (SR 836) 267:3,410/km (8,820/sq mi) 2653: 2011:"Paul Laurence Dunbar K-8" 1253:. Episcopal Archives. 2008 1178:Spring Garden Hindu Temple 1069: 1018:Overtown is served by the 853:Education and institutions 722:Other races (non-Hispanic) 529:to a hospital and popular 377:Florida East Coast Railway 2608: 2422:Central Business District 2367: 2121:"Dorsey Memorial Library" 1741:"Dorsey Memorial Library" 1695:"Mt. Zion Baptist Church" 1542:The Ground Under Overtown 1350:Bird, Christiane (2001). 1113:St. John's Baptist Church 936:Greater Bethel AME Church 780:St. John's Baptist Church 656:The Ground under Overtown 108:25.7874778°N 80.2006444°W 88: 76: 65: 53: 44: 2099:"Culmer/Overtown Branch" 1436:Rutgers University Press 1360:Cambridge, Massachusetts 1042:     1039:     1030:     1027:     752:Dana Albert Dorsey House 452:Civil Rights Act of 1964 431:segregation laws of the 415:and FEC railroad tycoon 203:House of Representatives 2280:. Jackson Health System 2258:. Overtown Youth Center 2256:"Overtown Youth Center" 1128:Mt. Zion Baptist Church 774:Mt. Zion Baptist Church 595:to the construction of 375:) to the west, and the 352:community in Miami and 113:25.7874778; -80.2006444 2637:Neighborhoods in Miami 2361:Neighborhoods in Miami 1432:Piscataway, New Jersey 1272:Mjagkij, Nina (2001). 991: 939: 862: 826: 740: 700: 396: 1317:Savage, Beth (1995). 989: 934: 860: 824: 735: 698: 394: 340:. 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Overtown, Miami
Neighborhood of Miami
NW 3rd Avenue
Overtown neighborhood within the City of Miami
25°47′14.92″N 80°12′2.32″W / 25.7874778°N 80.2006444°W / 25.7874778; -80.2006444
United States
Florida
Miami-Dade County
Miami
House of Representatives
Cynthia Stafford
D
State Senate
Larcenia Bullard
D
U.S. House
Frederica Wilson
Demonym
Time zone
UTC-05
EST
ZIP Code
Area code(s)
305, 786
Miami
Florida
Downtown Miami
Jim Crow era
black
South Florida

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