HomeMy WebLinkAboutSubmittal-Bradford Brown-Letter from South Dade Democratic Black Caucus Inc.July 12, 2018
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South Dade Democratic Black Caucus, Inc.
Ron Brown Chapter
P.O. Box 56-0203
Miami, FL 33256-0203
"If that architecture of the West Grove is gone, that history is gone," said Anthony Vinciguerra,
a coordinator at St. Thomas University's Center for Community Engagement who owns and
lives in a 1936 shotgun house on Charles Avenue that's up for designation. "Without
designation, the historic residents of the West Grove are going to be pushed out even more
rapidly."
The South Dade Democratic Black Caucus, Ron Brown Chapter, stands united in supporting the
Historic Preservation in the West Grove. Let it be known that this is to approve the Historic
Designation of 51 African Bahamian Shotgun Houses.
Our State of Florida lies in a strategic region where we are open to the Caribbean Islands,
Central and South America as well as countries across the Atlantic Ocean. While the Native
Americans were the original Americans and Africans were brought against their will to a strange
land, collectively, we helped to build this city. These diverse cultures can be seen throughout
the City of Miami but specifically in the West Grove community.
When other cultures migrated to South Florida, they added their culture to this diverse South
Florida communities. Now, we contemplate the possible demolition of history of a people that
helped to create and develop the West Grove or Black Grove.
Every section of the City of Miami is designated with a different cultural enclave. From West
Grove to Overtown to Wynwood to Liberty City to Little Haiti to Little Havana, and other
communities not mentioned at this time. In the develop of various areas of the City of Miami,
what will be the next community to lose its history through redevelopment?
The South Dade Democratic Black Caucus, Ron Brown Chapter, implore you to designate these
51 shotgun houses as historic and they will be preserved for future generations. It is imperative
that we preserve the West Grove and all of its history.
I am available to discuss this matter further by contacting me at 305-979-0752 (voice/text) or
email me at chester.fair@att.net.
Respectfully,
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Chester E. Fair, r.
President
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