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
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.