Overtown Nearly Destroyed by Interstate 95 Construction

Title

Overtown Nearly Destroyed by Interstate 95 Construction

Description

Miami’s business and political elite developed “slum clearance” plans during the 1930s designed to remove the city’s African American population beyond the city limits. While New Deal housing projects created new segregated areas in Dade County in the 1930s, Overtown remained. Overtown, home to several of the most important stops on the Circuit, thrived until the construction of Interstate 95 cut a path right through the middle of the neighborhood. The population of Overtown dwindled rapidly, from nearly 40,000 before construction of the highway to fewer than 15,000 after it was complete.

Creator

Pineda, John

Source

http://www.miamiherald.com/2009/01/30/880086/overtowns-heyday.html

Publisher

Miami Herald

Date

August 23, 1967

Rights

Pineda, John
Miami Herald

Format

Image/jpeg

Type

Image

Coverage

Miami, Florida

Files

Miami_Herald_John_Pineda__1967_I95_Overtown.JPG

Tags

Citation

Pineda, John, “Overtown Nearly Destroyed by Interstate 95 Construction,” The Sunshine Stroll: Music and Politics on the Florida Chitlin’ Circuit, 1935-1970, accessed March 28, 2024, https://cbcrenshaw.omeka.net/items/show/23.