Wynwood

The Shops at Midtown Miami, located in Wynwood, is the main shopping center of the area.

Wynwood is a historical and centrally located neighborhood that includes the subdivisions of the Miami Fashion District, part of the Miami Design District, and its newest subdivision Midtown in Miami, Florida, United States, just north of Downtown. It is roughly divided by I-395 to the south, I-195 to the north, I-95 to the west and Biscayne Boulevard to the east. It is historically the home of Miami's Puerto Rican community and the Wynwood Arts District that is the new collection of office and condo/apartment buildings dubbed Midtown.

Wynwood is also referred to as "Little San Juan", and commonly known as "El Barrio" as many Puerto Ricans began immigrating to this Miami neighborhood from the island and northeastern cities in the 1950s. Puerto Rican-owned restaurants, shops, markets and other businesses align the streets of Wynwood. Many important social, cultural, and civic Puerto Rican organizations have been rooted in Wynwood for decades to include ASPIRA of Florida a Latino youth Leadership organization, Borinquen Clinic (named after the native Puerto Rican Taino Indian word for Puerto Rico - Boriquen), the Eugenio Maria de Hostos Community Center and the De Hostos Senior Center, both named after Puerto Rican hero Eugenio Maria de Hostos, KIDCO Child Care Center, the Rafael Hernandez Housing and Economic Delvelopment Corporation (named after the famous Puerto Rican composer Rafael Hernandez) The South Florida Puerto Rican Chamber of Commerce, the Roberto Clemente Park (named after the Hall of Fame baseball player Roberto Clemente, the first Latino in Major League Baseball's Hall of Fame) The Old San Juan Chapel of Corpus Christi Catholic Church. Eneida Masas-Hartner Elementary School is named after its former Puerto Rican Principal and Jose de Diego Middle Schoo' is named after a 19th Century Puerto Rican hero. Wynwood is also the home of Borinquen Boulevard as designated by the Miami-Dade County Commission and the State of Florida, a major roadway that begins at NE 36th Street and Biscayne Boulevard, and ending at NW 36th Street and 7th Avenue. Plans for Casa Puerto Rico / A Puerto Rican Community Center are currently underway. In recent years, many Puerto Ricans have been moving to more affluent areas of Miami such as Kendall and Coral Gables due to socioeconomic success in the past years. The Wynwood Puerto Rican population is dwindling and being replaced by Central Americans, especially people from Honduras. Gentrification is also taking place in Wynwood and many expensive condominiums are being built, replacing the mom and pop shops, as well as homes, however, Wynwood is still considered the heart and soul of the Puerto Rican community in South Florida.

Demographics

As of 2000, Wynwood had a population of 14,819 residents, with 6,221 households, and 2,987 families residing in the neighborhood. The median household income was $11,293.93. The racial makeup of the neighborhood was 58.51% Hispanic or Latino of any race, 17.51% Black or African American, 21.55% White (non-Hispanic), and 2.42% Other races (non-Hispanic).

The Wynwood Art District

The Wynwood Art District is a section of Wynwood that contains over 70 galleries, museums and collections. It is roughly bounded by NW 36th Street (north), NW 20th Street (south), I-95 (west) and NE 1st Avenue (east).

History

The Wynwood Art District Association was founded in early 2003 largely because of the efforts of Mark Coetzee and Nina Arias. Mark Coetzee initiated the idea based on a similar project, Art Night, he had started in his home town- Cape Town, South Africa. The Association publishes an annual brochure with a map and a list of the Association’s members. It is home to over forty galleries, five museums, three collections, seven art complexes, twelve art studios and five art fairs.

Every 2nd Saturday of each month a community wide Art Walk is held. Galleries, art studios, alternative spaces and showrooms open their doors to the public for art, music and refreshments.

Bernice Steinbaum Gallery, marking the northern entrance to Midtown's Wynwood Art District at the intersection of Miami Avenue and North 36th Street.

• CIFO Art Space (Cisneros Fontanals Art Foundation)
• The Margulies Collection at the Warehouse
• MOCA at Goldman Warehouse
• Rubell Family Collection
• George L. Sturman Museum of Fine Arts
• The Javogue Design Collection
• The Margulies Collection at the Warehouse
• World Class Boxing - The Scholl Collection
• The Yard @CasaLin
• Wynwood Music Radio
• Wynwood Radio

Wynwoods Galleries:

• Abba Fine Art Gallery
• AE District
• Alejandra von Hartz Fine Arts
• Bakehouse Art Complex
• Bernice Steinbaum Gallery
• Chelsea Galleria
• Damien B Contemporary Art
• David Castillo Gallery
• Diana Lowenstein Fine Arts
• Dorsch Gallery
• Dot Fiftyone Gallery
• DPM Gallery
• Fredric Snitzer Gallery
• Galerie Bertin-Toublanc
• Galerie Emmanuel Perrotin
• Gary Nader Fine Art
• Hardcore Art Contemporary Space
• Harold Golen Gallery
• Galerie Hélène Lamarque
• Kelley Roy Gallery
• Kevin Bruk Gallery
• Locust Projects
• Onze Design Studio
• Pan American Art Projects
• Perry Milou Gallery
• Sammer Gallery
• Wynwood Central Gallery
• Yeelen Art Gallery

External links

• Wynwood Magazine: The Art Magazine
• Fine Arts Storage & Related Services