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| − | The '''Belmont-De Villiers''' district, sometimes known as '''West Hill''', is a historic | + | The '''Belmont-De Villiers''' district, sometimes known as '''West Hill''', is a historic neighborhood 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, due largely to Florida's "Jim Crow" laws which took effect in [[1905]]. 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. |
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> | 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> | ||
| − | The district recently hosted the [[Goombay]] festival. | + | The [[City of Pensacola]]'s [[Community Redevelopment Agency]] (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 recently hosted the first annual [[Goombay]] festival. | ||
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| + | ==Landmarks== | ||
| + | *[[Belmont Arts Center]] | ||
| + | *[[Blue Dot]] | ||
| + | *[[Henry W. Wyer Park]] | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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[[Category:Neighborhoods]] | [[Category:Neighborhoods]] | ||
Revision as of 23:41, 29 April 2007
The Belmont-De Villiers district, sometimes known as West Hill, is a historic neighborhood in Pensacola, centered around Belmont and de Villiers Streets. Belmont-De Villiers is historically a center of Pensacola's African-American community, due largely to Florida's "Jim Crow" laws which took effect in 1905. 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.
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.[1]
The City of Pensacola's Community Redevelopment Agency (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.[2]
The district recently hosted the first annual Goombay festival.
Landmarks
References
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