:: X-Ray
Clinic
171 NW 11th Street
Year Built: 1939
Builders: Godfrey C. Scovello and H. S. Braggs
Date Designated: 1984
a. Historic photograph of the X-Ray Clinic, date unknown.
The X-Ray Clinic served as the office of Dr. Samuel H. Johnson, South
Florida's first African-American radiologist. At the time of construction,
Johnson built his clinic because black residents were not allowed to use
the x-ray facilities at Miami's City Hospital. A mechanical drawing instructor
at Booker T. Washington High School, identified only as “Mr. Barker,”
created the plans for this small Streamline Moderne building.
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