Reclaiming our Past Commemorative postcards from Virginia Key Beach

Permanent Link:

http://dpanther.fiu.edu/dpService/dpPurlService/purl/FIVK000113/00001

Material Information

Title:

Reclaiming our Past Commemorative postcards from Virginia Key Beach Commemorative postcards from Virginia Key Beach Park

Publication Date:

2003

Language:

English

Subjects

Subjects / Keywords:

Virginia Key Beach Park (Miami, Fla.) ( lcsh )
African Americans--Segregation ( lcsh )
Miami-Dade County (Fla.). Park and Recreation Department ( lcna )
Beaches--Florida ( lcsh )

Genre:

Postcards

Coordinates:

25.735959 x -80.155953

Notes

Abstract:

Virginia Key Beach Park was opened in 1945 and was known as "the colored beach" during the era of racial segregation in the South. The park was closed in 1982 due to high maintenance and operating costs and the park subsequently fell into disrepair. In 1999, a group of citizens formed the Virginia Key Beach Park Task Force to resurrect and restore this historic site. ( en )

Record Information

Source Institution:

Virginia Key Beach Park Trust

Holding Location:

Florida International University

Rights Management:

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Resource Identifier:

FIVK000113

dpSobek Membership

Aggregations:

Virginia Key Beach Park Trust