Georgette’s Tea Room

    2540 NW 51st Street

    Built in 1940 by Georgia Scott Campbell, Georgette’s Tea Room in housed many celebrities of the day who were prohibited from staying in Miami Beach due to segregation laws. They would spend the nights here after performing in Miami Beach and then Miami for “late late shows.”

     

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    1930s - 2010s

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    Ruth Greenfield is a member of Temple Israel

    Ruth Greenfield has been a member of Temple Israel for eighty years. She also coordinated music performances at the temple.

    1950s

    Billie Holiday stayed at Georgette’s Tea Room

    Billie Holiday, nicknamed Lady Day, was a frequent visitor to Miami. She even maintained a room at this Brownsville location, which was then a boarding house called, Georgette's Tea Room. Built in 1940 by Georgia Scott Campbell, Georgette's Tea Room housed many celebrities of the day who were prohibited from staying in Miami Beach due to segregation laws. They would spend the nights here after performing in Miami Beach and then Miami for "late late shows."

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