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| + | The '''Belmont-De Villiers''' district, sometimes known as '''West Hill''', is a historic neighbourhood in Pensacola, centered around [[Belmont Street|Belmont]] and [[De Villiers Street|de Villiers Street]]s. Belmont-De Villiers is historically a center of Pensacola's African-American community. |
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| − | The '''Belmont-DeVilliers''' district, sometimes known as '''West Hill''' or "'''the Blocks'''," or pronounced '''Belmont-Devillers''') is a historic neighborhood in Pensacola, centered around [[Belmont Street|Belmont]] and [[De Villiers Street|de Villiers Street]]s. Belmont-DeVilliers is historically a center of Pensacola's African-American community, due largely to Florida's "Jim Crow" laws which took effect in [[1905]] and mandated [[segregation]]. It was a bustling commercial district in the early twentieth century, until a number of factors led to an exodus of both businesses and residents in the 1950s. | |
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| − | The Belmont-DeVilliers Neighbourhood Association defines the district as bordered by [[Cervantes Street]] to the north, [[Gregory Street]] to the south, [[A Street]] to the west, and [[Spring Street]] to the east.<ref>[http://www.ci.pensacola.fl.us/upload/PDFs/CommunityDevelopment/ResourceGuide.pdf Pensacola Neighbourhood Resource Guide 2007]</ref> The [[City of Pensacola]]'s [[Community Redevelopment Agency]] (CRA) considers the neighborhood boundaries expanded south to [[Garden Street]] and excluding that which is north of [[La Rua Street]] and east of [[Reus Street]]. According to the CRA, the neighborhood occupies about 35 city blocks, or roughly 100 acres.<ref>[http://www.pensacolacitygov.com/upload/images/CRA/PDFs/final%20report%20-%20part%201.pdf CRA Future Land Use Plan for Belmont-DeVilliers]</ref> | + | The Belmont-De Villiers Neighbourhood Association defines the district as bordered by [[Cervantes Street]] to the north, [[Gregory Street]] to the south, [[A Street]] to the west, and [[Spring Street]] to the east.<ref>[http://www.ci.pensacola.fl.us/upload/PDFs/CommunityDevelopment/ResourceGuide.pdf Pensacola Neighbourhood Resource Guide 2007]</ref> |
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| − | The CRA initiated a revitalization project called the "Future Land Use Plan" that installed new sidewalks, brick crosswalks, historic streetlamps and landscaping to the area's four-block core. The project has also set guidelines for future residential and commercial development that will preserve the historic flavor of the neighborhood while promoting growth.<ref>http://www.ci.pensacola.fl.us/live/pages.asp?pageID=2065</ref>
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| − | The district hosts the annual [[Goombay]] festival.
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| − | ==Demographics==
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| − | As of 2004, the neighborhood was roughly 67% black, 30% white, and 3% various other ethnicities. 25% of the population was 65 years of age or older, with 12% between the ages of 50-64, 16% aged 40-49, 11% aged 30-39, 10% aged 22-29, 3% aged 18-21, 17% aged 5-17, and 6% under the age of five. The Belmont-DeVillers neighborhood has higher percentages of both black residents and residents over the age of 65 than does the City at large, which has a 31% black population and a 17.2% 65+ population, respectively.<ref>[http://www.pensacolacitygov.com/upload/images/CRA/PDFs/final%20report%20-%20part%201.pdf CRA Future Land Use Plan for Belmont-DeVilliers]</ref>
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| − | ==Landmarks==
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| − | *[[Belmont Arts Center]]
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| − | *[[Blue Dot Barbecue]]
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| − | *[[Henry W. Wyer Park]]
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| − | *[[Belmont & DeVilliers Cultural Heritage Museum]]
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| − | ==Other images==
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| − | Image:Belmont-Devilliers.JPG|Redesigned streetscape
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| − | Image:BelmontArtsCenter.jpg|[[Belmont Arts Center]]
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| − | Image:BlueDot.jpg|[[Blue Dot Barbecue]]
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| − | </gallery>
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| | ==References== | | ==References== |
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| | [[Category:Neighborhoods]] | | [[Category:Neighborhoods]] |
