Overtown

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historic district neighborhood

Overtown is a historic neighborhood in Miami, Florida, known as one of the city's oldest African-American communities and a former cultural hub for Black entertainment and business.

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All labels observed (4)

Label	Occurrences
Overtown canonical	10
Overtown, Miami, Florida	2
Overtown (Miami)	1
Overtown neighborhood	1

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	historic district ⓘ neighborhood ⓘ
affectedBy	construction of Interstate 395 ⓘ construction of Interstate 95 ⓘ
associatedWith	Henry Flagler’s railroad development in Miami ⓘ construction of the Florida East Coast Railway ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
culturalDesignation	historic African-American neighborhood of national significance ⓘ
demographicTrend	predominantly Black population historically ⓘ
developedDuring	early 20th century ⓘ late 19th century ⓘ
ethnicCommunity	Black Americans ⓘ surface form: African Americans
experienced	displacement due to highway construction ⓘ economic decline in mid-20th century ⓘ
governedBy	Miami City Commission ⓘ
hasCulturalEvent	local festivals celebrating Black heritage ⓘ
hasEconomicActivity	cultural tourism ⓘ small businesses ⓘ
hasHeritage	African-American community ⓘ
hasLandmark	D.A. Dorsey House ⓘ Lyric Theater ⓘ surface form: Historic Lyric Theater and Cultural Arts Complex Lyric Theater ⓘ Mt. Zion Missionary Baptist Church ⓘ St. John Institutional Missionary Baptist Church ⓘ
hasTransportation	proximity to MiamiCentral station ⓘ served by Metrobus ⓘ served by Metrorail ⓘ
historicalRole	cultural hub for African-American arts and entertainment ⓘ major center of Black life in Miami during segregation ⓘ
knownFor	Black entertainment ⓘ Black-owned businesses ⓘ cultural history ⓘ historic African-American neighborhood ⓘ jazz and blues clubs ⓘ music venues ⓘ
locatedIn	Florida ⓘ Miami ⓘ Miami-Dade County ⓘ
locatedInTimeZone	Eastern Time Zone ⓘ
near	Allapattah ⓘ Downtown Miami ⓘ Wynwood ⓘ
originalName	Colored Town ⓘ
partOf	Miami ⓘ surface form: City of Miami Downtown Miami ⓘ surface form: Miami urban core
segregationEra	Jim Crow laws ⓘ surface form: Jim Crow era
undergoing	revitalization efforts ⓘ

Referenced by (14)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Miami → hasDistrict → Overtown ⓘ

Downtown Miami → borders → Overtown ⓘ

Mt. Zion Missionary Baptist Church → locatedInNeighborhood → Overtown ⓘ

Colored Town → laterKnownAs → Overtown ⓘ

Colored Town → hasCurrentName → Overtown ⓘ

D.A. Dorsey House → neighborhood → Overtown ⓘ

St. John Institutional Missionary Baptist Church → neighborhood → Overtown ⓘ

St. John Institutional Missionary Baptist Church → locatedInNeighborhood → Overtown ⓘ

this entity surface form: Overtown, Miami, Florida

Lyric Theater → locatedIn → Overtown ⓘ

Lyric Theater → neighborhood → Overtown ⓘ

Allapattah → adjacentTo → Overtown ⓘ

Park West (Miami) → adjacentTo → Overtown ⓘ

this entity surface form: Overtown (Miami)

Culmer Metrorail station → serves → Overtown ⓘ

this entity surface form: Overtown neighborhood

Dana A. Dorsey → placeOfResidence → Overtown ⓘ

this entity surface form: Overtown, Miami, Florida