Liberty Square (Miami)

Liberty Square
Aerial view toward the southeast of the original 243-unit complex, circa 1937
General information
LocationLiberty City, Miami
Coordinates25°50′10″N 80°13′12″W / 25.83611°N 80.22000°W / 25.83611; -80.22000
StatusOpen
Construction
Constructed1934–37
Other information
Governing
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Miami-Dade Public Housing Agency

Liberty Square, often referred to as the Pork & Beans, is a 753-unit Miami-Dade public housing apartment complex in the Liberty City neighborhood of Miami, Florida. It is bordered at Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard/North 62nd Street to the south, North 67th Street to the north, State Road 933 (Northwest 12th Avenue) to the east, and Northwest 15th Avenue to the west. Constructed as a part of the New Deal by the Public Works Administration and opening in 1937, it was the first public housing project for African Americans in the Southern United States. It is featured in the 2023 documentary film, Razing Liberty Square.