ON DISPLAY AT THE ART DECO MUSEUM, STEVE WRIGHT'S PHOTOS SHOWCASE LITTLE HAVANA'S BEAUTY AND WONDER HIDING IN PLAIN SIGHT
The diversity of historical architecture that still proudly lines Little Havana's streets — the gleaming white stucco of Mediterranean homes offsetting their fiery red roofs, for example, or the geometric motifs and horseshoe arches of Moorish-designed buildings — reflects the varied histories and cultures of the many groups who have called and still call Little Havana home.
According to
HistoryMiami Museum resident historian Paul George, what's known today as
Little Havana used to be two distinct neighborhoods: Riverside to the north and
Shenandoah to the south.
In the
mid-1920s, George says a real estate boom radically transformed Miami, and both
Riverside and Shenandoah became homes to a growing Jewish population.
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