LAKE WORTH BEACH, Fla. — Artists from all over South Florida converged on Wingfield Street in Lake Worth Beach on Saturday to revitalize the historic Unity Wall.
Artist revitalize historic Unity Wall in Lake Worth Beach
Organizers recalled a time when the wall in the Osborne Community stood for separation. It was built in 1954 and separated white and Black neighborhoods.
Now, the hope is the revitalization effort of the 1,000-foot wall will break down barriers.
"The wall represents a sense of art, culture and unity, " said artist Sara Gayoso. "It is a wall of unity of Whispering Palms and we are all a big family in this town and we'd like to keep it that way. Art brings all of us together."
Work on the wall will continue on Saturdays for the next six to eight weeks.
GALLERY: REVITALIZING THE UNITY WALL
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Artists start to work on Lake Worth Beach's Osborne Community Wall during MLK Weekend.This wall is a 1,100-foot cinder block wall that runs along Wingfield Street in the South end of Lake Worth Beach. There was a time when this wall represented separation. Today, the community of Lake Worth Beach said this wall will forever stand for people of all races and cultures coming together to break down the walls and barriers of hate, injustice.It was built in 1954, the wall served as an unofficial border between residents of the "Osborne Colored Addition" and their white neighbors in the Whispering Palms community at the city's south end. In 1954, the city's zoning code required Black residents to live in the Osborne subdivision. It remained that way until 1969.
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Artists start to work on Lake Worth Beach's Osborne Community Wall during MLK Weekend.This wall is a 1,100-foot cinder block wall that runs along Wingfield Street in the South end of Lake Worth Beach. There was a time when this wall represented separation. Today, the community of Lake Worth Beach said this wall will forever stand for people of all races and cultures coming together to break down the walls and barriers of hate, injustice.It was built in 1954, the wall served as an unofficial border between residents of the "Osborne Colored Addition" and their white neighbors in the Whispering Palms community at the city's south end. In 1954, the city's zoning code required Black residents to live in the Osborne subdivision. It remained that way until 1969.
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Artists start to work on Lake Worth Beach's Osborne Community Wall during MLK Weekend.This wall is a 1,100-foot cinder block wall that runs along Wingfield Street in the South end of Lake Worth Beach. There was a time when this wall represented separation. Today, the community of Lake Worth Beach said this wall will forever stand for people of all races and cultures coming together to break down the walls and barriers of hate, injustice.It was built in 1954, the wall served as an unofficial border between residents of the "Osborne Colored Addition" and their white neighbors in the Whispering Palms community at the city's south end. In 1954, the city's zoning code required Black residents to live in the Osborne subdivision. It remained that way until 1969.
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Artists start to work on Lake Worth Beach's Osborne Community Wall during MLK Weekend.This wall is a 1,100-foot cinder block wall that runs along Wingfield Street in the South end of Lake Worth Beach. There was a time when this wall represented separation. Today, the community of Lake Worth Beach said this wall will forever stand for people of all races and cultures coming together to break down the walls and barriers of hate, injustice.It was built in 1954, the wall served as an unofficial border between residents of the "Osborne Colored Addition" and their white neighbors in the Whispering Palms community at the city's south end. In 1954, the city's zoning code required Black residents to live in the Osborne subdivision. It remained that way until 1969.
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Artists start to work on Lake Worth Beach's Osborne Community Wall during MLK Weekend.This wall is a 1,100-foot cinder block wall that runs along Wingfield Street in the South end of Lake Worth Beach. There was a time when this wall represented separation. Today, the community of Lake Worth Beach said this wall will forever stand for people of all races and cultures coming together to break down the walls and barriers of hate, injustice.It was built in 1954, the wall served as an unofficial border between residents of the "Osborne Colored Addition" and their white neighbors in the Whispering Palms community at the city's south end. In 1954, the city's zoning code required Black residents to live in the Osborne subdivision. It remained that way until 1969.
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Artists start to work on Lake Worth Beach's Osborne Community Wall during MLK Weekend.This wall is a 1,100-foot cinder block wall that runs along Wingfield Street in the South end of Lake Worth Beach. There was a time when this wall represented separation. Today, the community of Lake Worth Beach said this wall will forever stand for people of all races and cultures coming together to break down the walls and barriers of hate, injustice.It was built in 1954, the wall served as an unofficial border between residents of the "Osborne Colored Addition" and their white neighbors in the Whispering Palms community at the city's south end. In 1954, the city's zoning code required Black residents to live in the Osborne subdivision. It remained that way until 1969.
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Artists start to work on Lake Worth Beach's Osborne Community Wall during MLK Weekend.This wall is a 1,100-foot cinder block wall that runs along Wingfield Street in the South end of Lake Worth Beach. There was a time when this wall represented separation. Today, the community of Lake Worth Beach said this wall will forever stand for people of all races and cultures coming together to break down the walls and barriers of hate, injustice.It was built in 1954, the wall served as an unofficial border between residents of the "Osborne Colored Addition" and their white neighbors in the Whispering Palms community at the city's south end. In 1954, the city's zoning code required Black residents to live in the Osborne subdivision. It remained that way until 1969.
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Artists start to work on Lake Worth Beach's Osborne Community Wall during MLK Weekend.This wall is a 1,100-foot cinder block wall that runs along Wingfield Street in the South end of Lake Worth Beach. There was a time when this wall represented separation. Today, the community of Lake Worth Beach said this wall will forever stand for people of all races and cultures coming together to break down the walls and barriers of hate, injustice.It was built in 1954, the wall served as an unofficial border between residents of the "Osborne Colored Addition" and their white neighbors in the Whispering Palms community at the city's south end. In 1954, the city's zoning code required Black residents to live in the Osborne subdivision. It remained that way until 1969.
T.A. Walker
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Artists start to work on Lake Worth Beach's Osborne Community Wall during MLK Weekend.This wall is a 1,100-foot cinder block wall that runs along Wingfield Street in the South end of Lake Worth Beach. There was a time when this wall represented separation. Today, the community of Lake Worth Beach said this wall will forever stand for people of all races and cultures coming together to break down the walls and barriers of hate, injustice.It was built in 1954, the wall served as an unofficial border between residents of the "Osborne Colored Addition" and their white neighbors in the Whispering Palms community at the city's south end. In 1954, the city's zoning code required Black residents to live in the Osborne subdivision. It remained that way until 1969.
T.A. Walker
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Artists start to work on Lake Worth Beach's Osborne Community Wall during MLK Weekend.This wall is a 1,100-foot cinder block wall that runs along Wingfield Street in the South end of Lake Worth Beach. There was a time when this wall represented separation. Today, the community of Lake Worth Beach said this wall will forever stand for people of all races and cultures coming together to break down the walls and barriers of hate, injustice.It was built in 1954, the wall served as an unofficial border between residents of the "Osborne Colored Addition" and their white neighbors in the Whispering Palms community at the city's south end. In 1954, the city's zoning code required Black residents to live in the Osborne subdivision. It remained that way until 1969.
T.A. Walker
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Artists start to work on Lake Worth Beach's Osborne Community Wall during MLK Weekend.This wall is a 1,100-foot cinder block wall that runs along Wingfield Street in the South end of Lake Worth Beach. There was a time when this wall represented separation. Today, the community of Lake Worth Beach said this wall will forever stand for people of all races and cultures coming together to break down the walls and barriers of hate, injustice.It was built in 1954, the wall served as an unofficial border between residents of the "Osborne Colored Addition" and their white neighbors in the Whispering Palms community at the city's south end. In 1954, the city's zoning code required Black residents to live in the Osborne subdivision. It remained that way until 1969.
T.A. Walker
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Artists start to work on Lake Worth Beach's Osborne Community Wall during MLK Weekend.This wall is a 1,100-foot cinder block wall that runs along Wingfield Street in the South end of Lake Worth Beach. There was a time when this wall represented separation. Today, the community of Lake Worth Beach said this wall will forever stand for people of all races and cultures coming together to break down the walls and barriers of hate, injustice.It was built in 1954, the wall served as an unofficial border between residents of the "Osborne Colored Addition" and their white neighbors in the Whispering Palms community at the city's south end. In 1954, the city's zoning code required Black residents to live in the Osborne subdivision. It remained that way until 1969.
T.A. Walker
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Artists start to work on Lake Worth Beach's Osborne Community Wall during MLK Weekend.This wall is a 1,100-foot cinder block wall that runs along Wingfield Street in the South end of Lake Worth Beach. There was a time when this wall represented separation. Today, the community of Lake Worth Beach said this wall will forever stand for people of all races and cultures coming together to break down the walls and barriers of hate, injustice.It was built in 1954, the wall served as an unofficial border between residents of the "Osborne Colored Addition" and their white neighbors in the Whispering Palms community at the city's south end. In 1954, the city's zoning code required Black residents to live in the Osborne subdivision. It remained that way until 1969.
T.A. Walker
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Artists start to work on Lake Worth Beach's Osborne Community Wall during MLK Weekend.This wall is a 1,100-foot cinder block wall that runs along Wingfield Street in the South end of Lake Worth Beach. There was a time when this wall represented separation. Today, the community of Lake Worth Beach said this wall will forever stand for people of all races and cultures coming together to break down the walls and barriers of hate, injustice.It was built in 1954, the wall served as an unofficial border between residents of the "Osborne Colored Addition" and their white neighbors in the Whispering Palms community at the city's south end. In 1954, the city's zoning code required Black residents to live in the Osborne subdivision. It remained that way until 1969.
T.A. Walker
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Artists start to work on Lake Worth Beach's Osborne Community Wall during MLK Weekend.This wall is a 1,100-foot cinder block wall that runs along Wingfield Street in the South end of Lake Worth Beach. There was a time when this wall represented separation. Today, the community of Lake Worth Beach said this wall will forever stand for people of all races and cultures coming together to break down the walls and barriers of hate, injustice.It was built in 1954, the wall served as an unofficial border between residents of the "Osborne Colored Addition" and their white neighbors in the Whispering Palms community at the city's south end. In 1954, the city's zoning code required Black residents to live in the Osborne subdivision. It remained that way until 1969.
T.A. Walker
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Artists start to work on Lake Worth Beach's Osborne Community Wall during MLK Weekend.This wall is a 1,100-foot cinder block wall that runs along Wingfield Street in the South end of Lake Worth Beach. There was a time when this wall represented separation. Today, the community of Lake Worth Beach said this wall will forever stand for people of all races and cultures coming together to break down the walls and barriers of hate, injustice.It was built in 1954, the wall served as an unofficial border between residents of the "Osborne Colored Addition" and their white neighbors in the Whispering Palms community at the city's south end. In 1954, the city's zoning code required Black residents to live in the Osborne subdivision. It remained that way until 1969.
T.A. Walker
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Artists start to work on Lake Worth Beach's Osborne Community Wall during MLK Weekend.This wall is a 1,100-foot cinder block wall that runs along Wingfield Street in the South end of Lake Worth Beach. There was a time when this wall represented separation. Today, the community of Lake Worth Beach said this wall will forever stand for people of all races and cultures coming together to break down the walls and barriers of hate, injustice.It was built in 1954, the wall served as an unofficial border between residents of the "Osborne Colored Addition" and their white neighbors in the Whispering Palms community at the city's south end. In 1954, the city's zoning code required Black residents to live in the Osborne subdivision. It remained that way until 1969.
T.A. Walker
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Artists start to work on Lake Worth Beach's Osborne Community Wall during MLK Weekend.This wall is a 1,100-foot cinder block wall that runs along Wingfield Street in the South end of Lake Worth Beach. There was a time when this wall represented separation. Today, the community of Lake Worth Beach said this wall will forever stand for people of all races and cultures coming together to break down the walls and barriers of hate, injustice.It was built in 1954, the wall served as an unofficial border between residents of the "Osborne Colored Addition" and their white neighbors in the Whispering Palms community at the city's south end. In 1954, the city's zoning code required Black residents to live in the Osborne subdivision. It remained that way until 1969.
T.A. Walker
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Artists start to work on Lake Worth Beach's Osborne Community Wall during MLK Weekend.This wall is a 1,100-foot cinder block wall that runs along Wingfield Street in the South end of Lake Worth Beach. There was a time when this wall represented separation. Today, the community of Lake Worth Beach said this wall will forever stand for people of all races and cultures coming together to break down the walls and barriers of hate, injustice.It was built in 1954, the wall served as an unofficial border between residents of the "Osborne Colored Addition" and their white neighbors in the Whispering Palms community at the city's south end. In 1954, the city's zoning code required Black residents to live in the Osborne subdivision. It remained that way until 1969.
T.A. Walker
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Artists start to work on Lake Worth Beach's Osborne Community Wall during MLK Weekend.This wall is a 1,100-foot cinder block wall that runs along Wingfield Street in the South end of Lake Worth Beach. There was a time when this wall represented separation. Today, the community of Lake Worth Beach said this wall will forever stand for people of all races and cultures coming together to break down the walls and barriers of hate, injustice.It was built in 1954, the wall served as an unofficial border between residents of the "Osborne Colored Addition" and their white neighbors in the Whispering Palms community at the city's south end. In 1954, the city's zoning code required Black residents to live in the Osborne subdivision. It remained that way until 1969.
T.A. Walker
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Artists start to work on Lake Worth Beach's Osborne Community Wall during MLK Weekend.This wall is a 1,100-foot cinder block wall that runs along Wingfield Street in the South end of Lake Worth Beach. There was a time when this wall represented separation. Today, the community of Lake Worth Beach said this wall will forever stand for people of all races and cultures coming together to break down the walls and barriers of hate, injustice.It was built in 1954, the wall served as an unofficial border between residents of the "Osborne Colored Addition" and their white neighbors in the Whispering Palms community at the city's south end. In 1954, the city's zoning code required Black residents to live in the Osborne subdivision. It remained that way until 1969.
T.A. Walker
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Artists start to work on Lake Worth Beach's Osborne Community Wall during MLK Weekend.This wall is a 1,100-foot cinder block wall that runs along Wingfield Street in the South end of Lake Worth Beach. There was a time when this wall represented separation. Today, the community of Lake Worth Beach said this wall will forever stand for people of all races and cultures coming together to break down the walls and barriers of hate, injustice.It was built in 1954, the wall served as an unofficial border between residents of the "Osborne Colored Addition" and their white neighbors in the Whispering Palms community at the city's south end. In 1954, the city's zoning code required Black residents to live in the Osborne subdivision. It remained that way until 1969.
T.A. Walker
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Artists start to work on Lake Worth Beach's Osborne Community Wall during MLK Weekend.This wall is a 1,100-foot cinder block wall that runs along Wingfield Street in the South end of Lake Worth Beach. There was a time when this wall represented separation. Today, the community of Lake Worth Beach said this wall will forever stand for people of all races and cultures coming together to break down the walls and barriers of hate, injustice.It was built in 1954, the wall served as an unofficial border between residents of the "Osborne Colored Addition" and their white neighbors in the Whispering Palms community at the city's south end. In 1954, the city's zoning code required Black residents to live in the Osborne subdivision. It remained that way until 1969.
T.A. Walker
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Artists start to work on Lake Worth Beach's Osborne Community Wall during MLK Weekend.This wall is a 1,100-foot cinder block wall that runs along Wingfield Street in the South end of Lake Worth Beach. There was a time when this wall represented separation. Today, the community of Lake Worth Beach said this wall will forever stand for people of all races and cultures coming together to break down the walls and barriers of hate, injustice.It was built in 1954, the wall served as an unofficial border between residents of the "Osborne Colored Addition" and their white neighbors in the Whispering Palms community at the city's south end. In 1954, the city's zoning code required Black residents to live in the Osborne subdivision. It remained that way until 1969.
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A look at what Lake Worth Beach's "Unity Wall" looks like after week 1 of the restoration.
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A look at what Lake Worth Beach's "Unity Wall" looks like after week 1 of the restoration.
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A look at what Lake Worth Beach's "Unity Wall" looks like after week 1 of the restoration.
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A look at what Lake Worth Beach's "Unity Wall" looks like after week 1 of the restoration.
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A look at what Lake Worth Beach's "Unity Wall" looks like after week 1 of the restoration.
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A look at what Lake Worth Beach's "Unity Wall" looks like after week 1 of the restoration.
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A look at what Lake Worth Beach's "Unity Wall" looks like after week 1 of the restoration.
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A look at what Lake Worth Beach's "Unity Wall" looks like after week 1 of the restoration.
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A look at what Lake Worth Beach's "Unity Wall" looks like after week 1 of the restoration.
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A look at what Lake Worth Beach's "Unity Wall" looks like after week 1 of the restoration.
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A look at what Lake Worth Beach's "Unity Wall" looks like after week 1 of the restoration.
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A look at what Lake Worth Beach's "Unity Wall" looks like after week 1 of the restoration.
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A look at what Lake Worth Beach's "Unity Wall" looks like after week 1 of the restoration.
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A look at what Lake Worth Beach's "Unity Wall" looks like after week 1 of the restoration.
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A look at what Lake Worth Beach's "Unity Wall" looks like after week 1 of the restoration.
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A look at what Lake Worth Beach's "Unity Wall" looks like after week 1 of the restoration.
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A look at what Lake Worth Beach's "Unity Wall" looks like after week 1 of the restoration.
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A look at what Lake Worth Beach's "Unity Wall" looks like after week 1 of the restoration.
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A look at what Lake Worth Beach's "Unity Wall" looks like after week 1 of the restoration.
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