Allapattah

Allapattah is a neighborhood, located mostly in the city of Miami, Florida in metropolitan Miami. , the county-owned portion of Allapattah, from State Road 9 to LeJeune Road, is being annexed by the city proper.

Key facts

Settlement.name: Allapattah
Settlement.nicknames: A. P., Little Santo Domingo
Settlement.settlement_type: Neighborhood of Miami
Settlement.image_skyline: Allapattah in Miami.jpg
Settlement.imagesize: 300px
Settlement.image_caption: Westward view of Allapattah and North 36th Street (US 27) with historic Miami Jackson Senior High School visible right-center
Settlement.established_title2: Settled
Settlement.established_date2: 1856
Settlement.established_title3: Annexed into the City of Miami
Settlement.established_date3: 1925
Settlement.image_map: Miami neighborhoodsmap.png
Settlement.mapsize

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History
Geography
Economy
Education
Public schools
Elementary schools
Middle and high schools
Libraries
Demographics
Transportation
Places of interest
References
External links

A stretch in the neighborhood along NW 17th Avenue was nicknamed Little Santo Domingo in 2003, in an effort spurred by former Miami mayor and longtime city commissioner Wilfredo "Willy" Gort to honor the sizable Dominican American population in the community.