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{{Short description|Defunct restaurant in Miami, Florida, U.S.}}
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'''Jumbo's''' was a restaurant in [[Miami]]'s [[Little River (Miami)|Little River]] neighborhood, in the [[U.S. state]] of [[Florida]]. It initially was named '''Jumbo Frank's''' before a family from [[Pennsylvania]] bought the business and was subsequently renamed to Jumbo's. Its owners identified it as the first white-owned restaurant in Miami to employ and serve black people, having done so in the late 1960s. The restaurant closed in July 2014 after nearly 60 years of business serving foods including conch, fried chicken, and shrimp.
== History ==
After having previously operated under the name Jumbo Frank's, the restaurant was then bought by a family from [[Gibsonia, Pennsylvania]], in 1955; it was then renamed and operated as Jumbo's.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web |last=Reisner |first=Neil |date=August 11, 2014 |title=End of the Road for Jumbo's, Miami Soul Food Joint That Battled Segregation |url=https://forward.com/news/203730/end-of-the-road-for-jumbos-miami-soul-food-joint-t/ |access-date=October 5, 2024 |website=[[The Forward]] |language=en |archive-date=March 3, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240303194427/https://forward.com/news/203730/end-of-the-road-for-jumbos-miami-soul-food-joint-t/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The diner was located near the intersection of Seventh Avenue and Northwest 75th Street in [[Little River (Miami)|Little River]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=July 22, 2014 |title=Despite Pioneering Integration, Jumbo's Did Not Survive |url=https://www.wlrn.org/culture/2014-07-22/despite-pioneering-integration-jumbos-did-not-survive |access-date=October 5, 2024 |website=[[WLRN-TV]] |language=en |archive-date=February 10, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230210024909/https://www.wlrn.org/culture/2014-07-22/despite-pioneering-integration-jumbos-did-not-survive |url-status=live }}</ref> According to the owners, Jumbo's became the first white-owned restaurant in Miami to employ and serve black people, beginning in the late 1960s.<ref group=note>Multiple references have different years that this integration occurred. ''[[New York (magazine)|New York Magazine]]'' has it in 1966, ''[[The New York Times]]'' and ''[[WLRN-FM]]'' includes it in 1967, while the ''[[Miami New Times]]'' states that it occurred in 1968.</ref><ref>Multiple sources:
* {{Cite web |date=July 22, 2014 |title=Despite Pioneering Integration, Jumbo's Did Not Survive |url=https://www.wlrn.org/culture/2014-07-22/despite-pioneering-integration-jumbos-did-not-survive |access-date=October 5, 2024 |website=[[WLRN-TV]] |language=en |archive-date=February 10, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230210024909/https://www.wlrn.org/culture/2014-07-22/despite-pioneering-integration-jumbos-did-not-survive |url-status=live}}
* {{Cite news |last=Robles |first=Frances |date=July 22, 2014 |title=Miami Diner, Pioneer in City's Race Relations, Serves Last Cup |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2014/07/23/us/jumbos-restaurant-closing-in-miami.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231229161024/https://www.nytimes.com/2014/07/23/us/jumbos-restaurant-closing-in-miami.html |archive-date=December 29, 2023 |access-date=December 29, 2023 |work=[[The New York Times]] |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}}
* {{Cite web |last=Fagenson |first=Zachary |date=July 22, 2014 |title=Liberty City Icon Jumbo's, the Temple of Fried Shrimp, Set to Close After Sale |url=https://www.miaminewtimes.com/restaurants/liberty-city-icon-jumbos-the-temple-of-fried-shrimp-set-to-close-after-sale-6575126 |access-date=October 5, 2024 |website=[[Miami New Times]] |language=en |archive-date=October 6, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241006022715/https://www.miaminewtimes.com/restaurants/liberty-city-icon-jumbos-the-temple-of-fried-shrimp-set-to-close-after-sale-6575126 |url-status=live}}
* {{Cite web |last=Rainey |first=Clint |date=July 23, 2014 |title=A Miami Diner That Stands As a Civil-Rights Pioneer Will Close Today |url=https://www.grubstreet.com/2014/07/jumbos-miami-closing.html |access-date=October 5, 2024 |website=[[New York (magazine)|New York]] |language=en |archive-date=April 18, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240418110407/https://www.grubstreet.com/2014/07/jumbos-miami-closing.html |url-status=live }}</ref> Notably, three black people were employed there, and thirty white employees quit as a result of this move.<ref name=":2" />
The restaurant was not affected during the [[1980 Miami riots]], and some people who participated in the civil unrest went to Jumbo's after it concluded.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" /> In 2005, the diner's dining room was substantially damaged following [[Hurricane Wilma]], with damage totaling in excess of $400,000.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1">{{Cite news |last=Robles |first=Frances |date=July 22, 2014 |title=Miami Diner, Pioneer in City's Race Relations, Serves Last Cup |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2014/07/23/us/jumbos-restaurant-closing-in-miami.html |access-date=October 5, 2024 |work=[[The New York Times]] |archive-date=December 29, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231229161024/https://www.nytimes.com/2014/07/23/us/jumbos-restaurant-closing-in-miami.html |url-status=live }}</ref> Seven years later, the restaurant was again damaged after a pickup truck crashed into a parked vehicle in the restaurant's parking lot; the impacted car was pushed into the entrance and dining room, killing two people who were just outside the restaurant.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web |last=Avalos |first=Gilma |date=July 1, 2012 |title=Car Slams Into Restaurant, Killing Two in Liberty City |url=https://www.nbcmiami.com/news/local/car-slams-into-restaurant-killing-two-in-liberty-city/1898966/ |access-date=October 5, 2024 |website=[[WTVJ]] |language=en-US |archive-date=December 29, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231229161030/https://www.nbcmiami.com/news/local/car-slams-into-restaurant-killing-two-in-liberty-city/1898966/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name=":2" />
The restaurant was included in the ''[[Congressional Record]]'' in 2005,<ref>{{USCongRec|2005|E38|date=January 6, 2005 }}</ref> and was named one of [[List of James Beard America's Classics|America's Classics]] by the [[James Beard Foundation]] in 2008.<ref name=":2">{{Cite news |last=Fernandez |first=Andre C. |date=July 22, 2014 |title=Jumbo's, pioneer Liberty City eatery, closes its doors |url=https://www.miamiherald.com/news/local/community/miami-dade/article1976601.html |access-date=October 5, 2024 |work=[[Miami Herald]] |archive-date=October 5, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241005193308/https://www.miamiherald.com/news/local/community/miami-dade/article1976601.html |url-status=live }}</ref> The [[Miami New Times|''Miami New Times'']] described the restaurant as "the Temple of Fried Shrimp".<ref>{{Cite web |last=Fagenson |first=Zachary |date=July 22, 2014 |title=Liberty City Icon Jumbo's, the Temple of Fried Shrimp, Set to Close After Sale |url=https://www.miaminewtimes.com/restaurants/liberty-city-icon-jumbos-the-temple-of-fried-shrimp-set-to-close-after-sale-6575126 |access-date=October 5, 2024 |website=[[Miami New Times]] |language=en }}</ref> It notably served conch, fried chicken, and shrimp.<ref name=":3">{{Cite web |last=Jones |first=Monique |date=July 28, 2014 |title=Remembering Jumbo's, and Five Other Miami Institutions We've Loved and Lost |url=https://www.miaminewtimes.com/arts/remembering-jumbos-and-five-other-miami-institutions-weve-loved-and-lost-6513037 |access-date=October 5, 2024 |website=[[Miami New Times]] |language=en |archive-date=January 17, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210117052934/https://www.miaminewtimes.com/arts/remembering-jumbos-and-five-other-miami-institutions-weve-loved-and-lost-6513037 |url-status=live }}</ref> It closed after nearly 60 years in business during July 2014,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Tester |first=Hank |date=July 23, 2014 |title=Jumbo's Restaurant Closing After Nearly 60 Years in Miami |url=https://www.nbcmiami.com/news/local/jumbos-restaurant-closing-after-60-years-in-miami/53391/ |access-date=February 15, 2024 |website=[[WTVJ]] |language=en-US |archive-date=February 15, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240215171812/https://www.nbcmiami.com/news/local/jumbos-restaurant-closing-after-60-years-in-miami/53391/ |url-status=live }}</ref> and sold to a developer for $490,000 to convert the site where the restaurant stood into an affordable housing complex.<ref name=":1" /><ref>{{Cite web |last=Brozic |first=Ashley |date=July 22, 2014 |title=Jumbo's to Lose Its Soul and Close After 59 Years |url=https://miami.eater.com/2014/7/22/6182733/jumbos-to-lose-its-soul-and-close-after-59-years |access-date=October 5, 2024 |website=[[Eater (website)|Eater]] |language=en |archive-date=October 2, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231002175842/https://miami.eater.com/2014/7/22/6182733/jumbos-to-lose-its-soul-and-close-after-59-years |url-status=live }}</ref>
==See also==
{{Portal|Florida|Food}}
* [[List of defunct restaurants of the United States]]
* [[List of James Beard America's Classics]]
* [[List of restaurants in Miami]]
==Notes==
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==References==
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[[Category:2014 disestablishments in Florida]]
[[Category:America's Classics winners]]
[[Category:Defunct restaurants in Florida]]
[[Category:Restaurants disestablished in 2014]]
[[Category:Restaurants in Miami]]