Abandoned Cotton Club in Gainesville

Abandoned Cotton Club in Gainesville

Dance Hall

The African American community in Gainesville was restricted to a small area on the east side of town. The Cotton Club, named after the famous nightclub in Harlem, was the entertainment center of Gainesville’s African American community. Many stops on the Circuit were little more than large wood-framed houses with a stage, dance floor, and bar. This is how the Cotton Club looked before the Mount Olive A.M.E. Church acquired the property in 2012. Mt. Olive plans to renovate the Cotton Club.

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University of Florida Powell Center for Construction & Environment

Before 2012

University of Florida Powell Center for Construction & Environment

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Gainesville, Florida