Notes on park opening
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Material Information

Title:
Notes on park opening
Publication Date:
Language:
English

Subjects

Subjects / Keywords:
Virginia Key Beach Park (Miami, Fla.) ( lcsh )
Genre:
Ephemera
Coordinates:
25.735959 x -80.155953

Notes

Abstract:
A page of notes, including handwritten additions, discussing the various plans and needs for the planned 72-hour reopening of Virginia Key Beach Park. The notes discuss the need for equipment, such as mobile bathrooms and barricades, and the potential renovation of some of the historic buildings prior to the event. 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:
Please contact the owning institution for licensing and permissions. It is the users responsibility to ensure use does not violate any third party rights.
Resource Identifier:
FIVK000571

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Aggregations:
Virginia Key Beach Park Trust