Neighborhood of Miami in Miami-Dade County, Florida, United States
Overtown
Overtown is a neighborhood of Miami, Florida, United States, just northwest of Downtown Miami.
Originally called Colored Town in the Jim Crow era of the late 19th through the mid-20th century, the area was once the preeminent and is the historic center for commerce in the black community in Miami and South Florida. The Overtown Historic Folklife Village is in the area.
How locals move
Getting around Overtown the local way
- Get inMiami-Opa Locka Executive Airport offers charter flights to the Miami area.
- Get inShared Taxi/Shuttle Service- For a cheaper ride to your destination in South Beach, you can opt to use a "shared taxi/shuttle service".
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