Virginia Key Beach Park collection
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Title
Virginia Key Beach Park collection
Description
This collection contains information on the first black beach park in South Florida during segregation, and the fight to get the park restored, preserved and designated as a historic landmark.
The collection consists of brochures, correspondence, flyers newspaper clippings, newsletters, and maps. This collection consists primarily of materials relating to the reopening and historic designation of the park.
Virginia Key Beach and Park opened August 1, 1945 as the first and only beach park for blacks during segregation, known as "The Colored Beach." Baptisms took place along the shore and there was a mini train that ran through out the park. There was also a dance pavilion, snack bar, a carousel, cabanas and apartments that were rented out by the day.
People stopped visiting the park when integration was introduced and blacks could go to other beaches that were once for whites only, and it eventually closed.
The park reopened in April 2000 and remains open, free to the public.
The collection consists of brochures, correspondence, flyers newspaper clippings, newsletters, and maps. This collection consists primarily of materials relating to the reopening and historic designation of the park.
Virginia Key Beach and Park opened August 1, 1945 as the first and only beach park for blacks during segregation, known as "The Colored Beach." Baptisms took place along the shore and there was a mini train that ran through out the park. There was also a dance pavilion, snack bar, a carousel, cabanas and apartments that were rented out by the day.
People stopped visiting the park when integration was introduced and blacks could go to other beaches that were once for whites only, and it eventually closed.
The park reopened in April 2000 and remains open, free to the public.
Identifier
BAF MS_00112
Alternative Title
Virginia Key Beach Park collection
Date Valid
1945-2010
Date Created
1945
Date
2010
Creator
Daria Myles
Extent
0.50
Is Part Of
4
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0
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Access Rights
There are no access restrictions on this material.
Rights
(c) 2011 The Black Archives, History and Research Foundation, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Permission to publish materials must be obtained in writing from the Director of The Black Archives, History and Research Foundation, Inc. An image license agreement must be signed prior to recording or copying images.
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Date Accepted
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Provenance
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Relation
Dan Johnson photograph collection
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Date Copyrighted
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Language
2081
Bibliographic Citation
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