Jazz singer Billie Holiday (standing far left) at Georgette’s Tea Room, a favorite gathering place for the black social elite in Miami. Photo: Historical Museum of Southern Florida.
In the 1940’s, a flourishing black class began to emerge in Miami’s Liberty City area as the community attracted more middle-class blacks. One of the landmarks that attracted celebrities, black entertainers and the social elite was Georgette’s Tea Room. Miami’s black “movers and shakers” held Sunday teas there as a traditional event. Built in 1940 by Georgia Scott Campbell, Georgette’s Tea Room housed many celebrities who were prohibited from staying on Miami Beach due to segregation laws. It served as a gathering place for local black women to discuss social issues and build everlasting friendships.
Today it is a private residence on Miami Dade County’s list of historic places.
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