ON DISPLAY AT THE ART DECO MUSEUM, STEVE WRIGHT'S PHOTOS SHOWCASE LITTLE HAVANA'S BEAUTY AND WONDER HIDING IN PLAIN SIGHT
By the 1960s, however, HistoryMiami Museum resident historian Paul George says many left these neighborhoods for newer suburbs, leaving behind abandoned buildings that increasingly served as homes and businesses for immigrants, namely Cubans.
George says
this multicultural history makes Little Havana such a jewel among South
Florida's many neighborhoods.
"The
layers of people who have called Little Havana home — be that southern whites
100-plus years ago, white and Black Bahamians, Jewish communities, Cubans,
Nicaraguans or Guatemalans — they're the reason why it's so important to
recognize that rich history and preserve this neighborhood," he says.
"It has
always been a darling neighborhood.
It's where
people came from under the oppressive governments of other countries to find
the American dream of freedom and economic opportunity. Little Havana is a
symbol of the zest people have for opportunity."
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