Smoky Hollow neighborhood (historic African American community)

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Smoky Hollow was a historically African American neighborhood in Tallahassee, Florida, known for its close-knit community, cultural significance, and eventual displacement through mid-20th-century urban renewal.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf former residential neighborhood ⓘ
historic African American neighborhood ⓘ
associatedWith African American cultural traditions in Tallahassee ⓘ
segregation-era Tallahassee ⓘ
causeOfDestruction mid-20th-century urban renewal projects ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
culturalRole center of African American life in Tallahassee ⓘ
demographicGroup predominantly African American residents ⓘ
ethnicCharacter African American community ⓘ
event urban renewal clearance ⓘ
heritageStatus recognized as a historic African American community ⓘ
historicalStatus displaced community ⓘ
largely demolished ⓘ
impactOfUrbanRenewal dispersal of long-standing community networks ⓘ
loss of housing for African American residents ⓘ
knownFor close-knit community ⓘ
cultural significance ⓘ
displacement through urban renewal ⓘ
historic African American heritage ⓘ
locatedIn Leon County, Florida ⓘ
Tallahassee, Florida ⓘ
United States ⓘ
memory commemorated in local Tallahassee history ⓘ
partOf downtown Tallahassee area ⓘ
socialCharacteristic intergenerational families ⓘ
strong neighborly ties ⓘ
timePeriod early 20th century ⓘ
mid-20th century ⓘ
topic African American urban history in Florida ⓘ
urban renewal and displacement in the United States ⓘ

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City of Tallahassee historic neighborhoods → hasPart → Smoky Hollow neighborhood (historic African American community) ⓘ