Bicentenaire (Kreyòl : Bisentenè) is a coastal district of Port-au-Prince, Haiti, stretching along the southern waterfront of the capital between the port area and Carrefour. Originally laid out in the mid-twentieth century as a modern civic axis linking downtown to the harbor, it was developed as the main site of the Exposition internationale du Bicentenaire de Port-au-Prince (1949–1950) and was intended to host major civic and administrative institutions.
Over time, however, rapid urbanization and the absence of coordinated planning led to the emergence of two densely populated quarters—Cité de Dieu to the east and Cité de l’Éternel to the west—that now form the core of the Bicentenaire’s residential fabric. Both lie on reclaimed coastal lowlands at the margin of the Bay of Port-au-Prince, where flooding, poor sanitation, and fragile infrastructure contrast sharply with nearby port installations and government offices.
Once envisioned as a showcase of national progress, the zone has become emblematic of Port-au-Prince’s contradictions: state ministries and industrial facilities stand beside densely populated informal settlements built on unstable, flood-prone ground. Cité de l’Éternel, founded in the late twentieth century on marshy terrain, faces chronic flooding, inadequate sanitation, and limited public services, while Cité de Dieu, to the west, has since the early 2000s been affected by cycles of armed violence and contested local governance. Despite these hardships, the Bicentenaire remains a vital corridor for trade, transportation, and community life—its churches, markets, and music events testifying to both the vulnerability and potential of Port-au-Prince’s southern seafront.
Local clean-up crews in the Bicentennaire district of Port-au-Prince, Haiti
Neighboring Areas[]
Location in within the 3rd section of Port-au-Prince, Bicentennaire highlighted in red.
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North Boul. Harry Truman |
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3e Martissant Port-au-Prince |
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South | Southeast Bolosse |
About[]
The Bicentenaire district forms part of the southern coastal extension of Port-au-Prince, within the city’s 3rd municipal section of Martissant. It follows the main boulevard that bears its name, created during the mid-twentieth century (1900s) to commemorate Haiti’s bicentennial and to modernize the national capital with new civic, industrial, and port facilities. The boulevard connects the downtown basin to the southern neighborhoods of Martissant and Fontamara, serving as one of the city’s principal east–west arteries.
Geographically, the area lies on low-lying reclaimed land bordering the Bay of Port-au-Prince, with elevations rarely exceeding two to three meters above sea level. The terrain consists largely of fill and sediment from former mangrove and marsh zones, making it prone to flooding, subsidence, and drainage problems. The climate is tropical and humid, with heavy rains that periodically submerge the coastal settlements.
Administratively, the Bicentenaire is an urban sector of the commune of Port-au-Prince, encompassing several informal neighborhoods, among them Cité de l’Éternel and Cité de Dieu. Though once envisioned as a symbol of national progress—home to ministries, courts, and public works installations—the district today combines industrial, governmental, and residential uses within a dense and often precarious urban fabric. Its population is predominantly low-income, engaged in small-scale commerce, port labor, informal services, and community-based activities along the waterfront.
History[]
Founding of Port-au-Prince (1749)[]
Port-au-Prince was officially founded in 1749, during the French colonial period of Saint-Domingue, as part of an effort to establish a more centrally located administrative capital between Léogâne and Cul-de-Sac. The site was chosen for its deep natural bay, its relatively flat coastal terrain, and its strategic position midway along the colony’s southern coastline. French engineer Amédée-François Frézier oversaw the initial plan, which divided the new town into a grid of rectangular blocks facing the waterfront, centered on what became the Place d’Armes (today’s Champ de Mars).
At that time, the southern fringe of the city—where the modern Bicentennaire now lies—was an uninhabitable shoreline of mangroves, swamps, and salt flats. The land was considered too marshy for construction and was mainly used for brickmaking, storage yards, and grazing animals. Early colonial maps identify the area as part of the Plaine du Cul-de-Sac littorale, a zone periodically flooded by tides and small coastal streams. The urban grid stopped several hundred meters inland, where the firm ground ended and the wetlands began.
Colonial Growth and the Southern Shore (1750s–1790s)[]
Throughout the second half of the 18th century, Port-au-Prince rapidly grew into the administrative and commercial heart of western Saint-Domingue. Its port became a hub of maritime activity, with warehouses, sugar depots, and shipyards stretching along the northern and central waterfronts. The southern edge, where Bicentennaire would later rise, remained peripheral but functionally important—it hosted storage yards, boat repair sites, and docking areas for smaller coastal vessels.
Two major disasters struck the colonial capital in quick succession. The 1751 earthquake destroyed much of the young city, and the 1770 earthquake finished what remained, leveling most stone buildings. Reconstruction afterward followed the same urban plan but used lighter wooden materials. During this rebuilding phase, the low-lying southern areas continued to be avoided for permanent structures, as the ground remained saturated and prone to flooding. Enslaved African laborers were occasionally quartered there in temporary huts while working on harbor maintenance or fortifications.
By the 1780s, the colony had become the richest in the Caribbean, but beneath that wealth lay social instability. The enslaved majority labored under brutal conditions, while a free population of color, often skilled artisans or merchants, formed small communities near the periphery of the port. The southern flats served as a fringe zone between the elite town center and the broader landscape of labor and production, an ambiguous space neither fully urban nor rural.
Revolution and Early Independence (1791–1820s)[]
The Haitian Revolution that began in 1791 profoundly altered the landscape. Port-au-Prince became a battlefield, repeatedly burned and occupied by rival forces. The waterfront—particularly the southern sector—was devastated as fires consumed warehouses, ships, and settlements. Many of the low-lying properties were abandoned during the fighting, turning once-busy storage zones back into wasteland.
After independence in 1804, the new Haitian Republic inherited a capital in ruins. The government of Jean-Jacques Dessalines, and later 1Alexandre Pétion, gradually restored administrative buildings around the Champ de Mars and the port, but the southern coast remained largely undeveloped. Engineers viewed it as unstable ground, still vulnerable to the tides. For most of the 19th century, this area remained a marginal coastal strip—part salt flat, part dumping ground—used occasionally by the army for drills and by civilians for salt gathering and fishing.
Arc à l'Exposition Internationale d'Haïti, c.1950
19th-Century Urban Shifts and Reclamation Ideas (1830s–1930s)[]
Architectural rendering of the Exposition Internationale de Port-au-Prince (1949–1950), showing the newly reclaimed Bicentennaire waterfront. The fairgrounds stretched westward from downtown along Boulevard Harry Truman, featuring exhibition halls, fountains, and pavilions representing each Haitian department.
During the 19th century, Port-au-Prince evolved northward and eastward rather than southward. Neighborhoods such as Bois-Verna, Turgeau, and Canapé-Vert began to develop on higher terrain, attracting the city’s middle and upper classes. The southern littoral, meanwhile, continued to serve utilitarian functions. By the mid-1800s, the government established small warehouses, customs outposts, and quarantine facilities near the port’s southern edge to manage shipping.
Repeated flooding and the accumulation of debris from the city’s drainage channels gradually extended the shoreline outward, creating new patches of reclaimed land. These accidental land formations inspired occasional proposals for formal reclamation, especially during the presidency of 26Louis Borno (1922–1930), when modernization projects such as the Bureau d’Urbanisme de Port-au-Prince were introduced with foreign technical assistance. None of these early plans, however, were realized on a large scale.
By the 1930s, Port-au-Prince’s population was swelling, and the waterfront south of the port was already seen as a potential site for expansion. Engineers noted that with proper drainage and fill, the marshes could support construction—a vision that would finally take form during the great urban projects of 31President Dumarsais Estimé two decades later.
Exposition du Bicentenaire, Boulevard Harry Truman, c.1949,
The Bicentennial Reclamation (1949)[]
The Verdure Theater of Port-Au-Prince was once a massive outdoor wooden amphitheater, where concerts, festivals, and national celebrations brought the Bicentennial grounds to life.
In 1949, marking the 200th anniversary of Port-au-Prince’s founding, President Dumarsais Estimé launched an ambitious urban renewal project known as the Exposition du Bicentenaire. The plan reclaimed large sections of the southern waterfront—nearly the entire area that had remained swampy since colonial times. Engineers dredged the bay, built seawalls, and filled the land with gravel and sediment, creating a vast platform for new buildings, gardens, and roads.
The central feature was the Boulevard du Bicentenaire, a wide coastal avenue symbolizing national progress and modernity. Exhibition pavilions showcased Haitian art, industry, and culture to visiting delegations. For a brief moment, the southern shore that had once been forgotten became the proud face of a modernizing capital.
However, after the exposition closed, state maintenance dwindled. Many structures were left without clear function—some converted into warehouses or military facilities, others abandoned. The filled terrain became a forgotten urban fringe.
Over time, as the city’s population exploded and housing shortages worsened, the reclaimed land was gradually occupied by informal settlers—families displaced by rural poverty, political instability, or later by disasters such as the 2010 earthquake. Out of this process grew the communities now known as Cité de Dieu and Cité l’Éternel, forming the neighborhoods that make up the Bicentennaire area.
A beautiful view of the Luminous Fountain at the Bicentennial, situated between the Post Office and the former American Embassy. In earlier days, its water jets danced gracefully to music, while young people played or rode bicycles along the winding garden paths.
Late 20th Century and 21st Century[]
In the decades following the 1949 Exposition, the southern waterfront of Port-au-Prince underwent profound social and physical change. The reclaimed land that once hosted exhibition pavilions and gardens gradually lost its official function as state maintenance declined. By the 1960s, the former fairgrounds had become an uneven patchwork of warehouses, barracks, and open lots used for vehicle storage and small-scale trade. The area’s proximity to the port and central basin made it attractive to workers, artisans, and migrants seeking affordable land within reach of the city’s core.
By the 1970s and 1980s, as Port-au-Prince’s population surged beyond its planned capacity, waves of rural migrants began occupying the Bicentennaire zone. Families built homes from wood, sheet metal, and cinder blocks on unregulated plots near the sea. Over time, two distinct communities took shape: Cité de Dieu, developing closer to the shoreline, and Cité l’Éternel, expanding inland toward the Boulevard du Bicentenaire. Despite precarious conditions, residents established churches, schools, and small markets, weaving dense social networks amid the absence of public services.
Throughout the late 20th century, the district remained a symbol of urban marginalization—visible from the capital’s main avenues yet rarely included in formal planning. Flooding, unemployment, and limited sanitation persisted, while nearby industrial depots and the busy port created environmental strain. Periodic state interventions, often linked to political events or humanitarian projects, brought temporary attention but little lasting infrastructure.
The 1990s introduced new social dynamics. Economic decline, embargoes, and political upheaval weakened state authority, allowing local groups to fill the void in community organization and security. What began as neighborhood defense and mutual aid eventually evolved into more structured territorial control. By the early 2000s, both Cité de Dieu and Cité l’Éternel were experiencing episodes of armed rivalry, a phenomenon tied to national instability and the fragmentation of law enforcement across Port-au-Prince’s poorer quarters.
Residents trace this turning point to the years sometimes described as the “Vilayet et Dieu” period, when rival leaders and armed factions emerged. According to local testimonies, early efforts by citizens to manage neighborhood security gradually gave way to internal disputes and alliances with external actors. As state institutions retreated further, the area became associated with “banditisme”, the urban term for armed group activity that now affects multiple parts of the capital.
Despite these conditions, community life has persisted. Religious congregations, informal schools, and small cooperatives continue to operate, often under difficult circumstances. Humanitarian and civic groups have organized relief and youth programs, particularly following the 2010 earthquake, which displaced thousands into the low-lying Bicentennaire zone. In recent years, several local initiatives have sought to promote dialogue, vocational training, and small enterprise development as alternatives to violence.
Today, Bicentennaire stands as a microcosm of Port-au-Prince’s contradictions: a district born from the optimism of modernization, reshaped by migration and neglect, and sustained by the resilience of its inhabitants. The coexistence of its two neighborhoods—communities built from the same reclaimed ground—continues to define both the promise and the peril of Haiti’s capital in the twenty-first century.
Aerial of the Bicentennaire area, Cité de Dieu taking up the middle and right sections.
Geography[]
The Bicentennaire district occupies a low-lying coastal tract along the southern waterfront of Port-au-Prince, within the commune’s second communal section of Morne l'Hôpital. The area lies immediately west of Portail Léogâne and Université Quisqueya, bordered to the south by Boulevard Harry Truman (Route Nationale 2) and to the north by the Bay of Port-au-Prince. The zone covers reclaimed lands, extending from the port terminal and Bicentenaire pier in the west to the National Theater of Haiti and Rue Joseph Janvier—the downtown corridor leading toward the State University Hospital of Haiti—near its eastern limit.
Cité l’Éternel shoreline. Every bottle tells a story — of someone upstream. Most of this trash started its trip in other parts of Port-au-Prince. By the time it reaches Bicentennaire, it has already passed through several neighborhoods, collecting not just debris — it carries the city’s habits.
Topography[]
Bicentennaire sits at elevations ranging from sea level to about 5 meters, forming one of the lowest sectors of the capital. The terrain is entirely artificial, composed of fill materials overlying former tidal flats. Drainage is poor, and the district remains vulnerable to flooding, coastal erosion, and groundwater saturation, especially during the rainy season. The absence of a natural slope limits runoff, creating persistent standing water in low areas after heavy storms.
Layout and Boundaries[]
The district is divided into two contiguous neighborhoods:
- Cité de Dieu, occupying the northwestern coastal strip, stretches from the small peninsula and the Terminal du Bicentenaire eastward toward the Izo area. Its layout follows irregular, curved lanes that mirror the shape of the reclaimed shoreline. Houses are tightly clustered, with little open space, and many alleys terminate near the sea.
- Cité l’Éternel, forming the inland and southeastern portion, extends from Rue Chareron and Boulevard Harry Truman northward to the edge of Cité de Dieu. The street pattern is denser and more orthogonal, with narrow lanes intersecting larger corridors such as Martissant 23 and Rue des Dons de Dieu, which function as internal axes.
Together, these two neighborhoods make up the Bicentennaire area, bounded generally by the Palmera Canal and Martissant 4 to the southwest, the Bay of Port-au-Prince to the northwest, Boulevard Harry Truman to the east, and Boulevard Jean-Jacques Dessalines (Route Nationale 2) to the south.
Demographics[]
A residential area of Cité de Dieu — this land wasn’t planned; it was made, piece by piece, from everything the city left behind.
Bicentennaire is among the most densely populated districts of Port-au-Prince. Although no official census has ever been conducted specifically for the area, estimates from municipal sources and humanitarian organizations suggest a combined population of 25,000 to 30,000 residents within roughly 0.45 square kilometers (0.17 square miles), yielding an average density exceeding 60,000 inhabitants per square kilometer (about 155,000 per square mile)—one of the highest in the metropolitan basin.
The population is divided between the two constituent neighborhoods:
- Cité de Dieu, the smaller but denser coastal enclave, is home to an estimated 10,000–12,000 inhabitants, concentrated along the narrow shoreline and inner alleys.
- Cité l’Éternel, covering a slightly larger inland area, hosts approximately 15,000–18,000 residents distributed across compact blocks and interconnected corridors.
Households are typically large, averaging five to six persons, and multi-generational living arrangements are common. Many families trace their origins to rural communes in the departments of Grand’Anse, Nippes, and the Artibonite, owing to migration waves from Haiti’s southern and central regions during the second half of the 20th century.
The population is predominantly young. Surveys conducted by local NGOs report that over 60% of residents are under the age of 30, with children and adolescents forming a visible majority in community spaces and schools. Women constitute slightly more than half of the total population and play central roles in household economies and informal commerce.
Housing density varies by microzone. In Cité de Dieu, one-story dwellings of concrete or corrugated metal stand side by side along narrow footpaths, while in Cité l’Éternel, a greater number of multi-room cement-block houses have gradually replaced earlier wooden structures. Most homes lack formal land titles, and access to utilities such as electricity and water is irregular, depending on informal connections and shared systems.
Residents of Bicentennaire generally belong to the city’s low-income strata. Employment is largely informal, encompassing street vending, motorcycle transport, artisanal repair, domestic work, and small-scale fishing along the coast. Despite economic precarity, the community retains strong social cohesion through neighborhood associations, church networks, and mutual-aid groups.
Along Boulevard Harry Truman, the urban fabric of Cité de Dieu unfolds in vivid contrast — the avenue’s open expanse separates the flow of traffic from the neighborhood of clustered rooftops and the path of Rue Charéron to the east.
Economy[]
Economic activity in Bicentennaire is tightly woven into the district’s residential fabric. Along the main southern corridors, particularly Boulevard Harry Truman and Boulevard Jean-Jacques Dessalines (RN-2), a continuous line of workshops, auto depots, and small repair shops operates beside grocery stalls, eateries, and roadside vendors. Deeper inside Cité de Dieu and Cité l’Éternel, narrow lanes function as local marketplaces where residents sell food, charcoal, water, clothing, and household supplies from doorfronts or improvised stands. The absence of formal market facilities has produced a dispersed but constant form of street commerce that sustains most families.
Many residents participate in micro-scale trades—motorcycle taxis (moto-taxis), construction labor, tailoring, and petty resale of imported goods. A small number engage in fishing and boat maintenance along the coastal edge, using the embankments near the old Bicentenaire terminal to dry nets and store equipment. These activities are often seasonal and highly informal, providing modest but essential income to households.
The proximity of the industrial port zone and the central transportation corridor gives Bicentennaire access to casual work in logistics, warehousing, and street vending aimed at dockworkers and commuters. Women form a visible majority in the local economy, managing food stalls, beverage sales, and small trading circuits that link the district to nearby markets such as Marché Salomon and Marché Tèt Dlo.
Despite limited capital and infrastructure, Bicentennaire maintains a self-sustaining micro-economy supported by neighborhood cooperation and credit networks. Churches, youth groups, and mutual-aid associations often provide small lending schemes or pooled savings, while remittances from relatives abroad supplement local earnings. Together, these activities illustrate the community’s resilience and capacity to adapt economic life to the constraints of its urban environment.
Life moves steadily through the narrow streets of Cité de Dieu — vendors at their stalls, children weaving past on bicycles, and neighbors carrying water beneath the hills that rise behind Port-au-Prince.
Infrastructure[]
Transportation[]
Located along Port-au-Prince’s southern waterfront, Bicentennaire is bordered by the city’s two principal arteries, Boulevard Harry Truman and Boulevard Jean-Jacques Dessalines (RN-2), which connect it to downtown and the western suburbs. These boulevards form the district’s southern and eastern boundaries and provide its primary external access routes. Despite this strategic position within the city’s road network, internal circulation remains limited, constrained by narrow lanes, poor drainage, and periodic flooding that isolate many blocks during the rainy season.
The two neighborhoods—Cité de Dieu and Cité l’Éternel—are linked by a dense maze of narrow unpaved lanes, many no wider than two meters. These passages accommodate both pedestrian and motorcycle traffic, serving as the primary means of local mobility. Moto-taxis are the dominant mode of transport, providing flexible access to the surrounding districts and connecting residents to public transit stops along the boulevards. Small tap-taps and pickup trucks occasionally enter the wider corridors, particularly those leading toward Rue Chareron and Rue Joseph Janvier, but flooding and road damage frequently limit vehicle passage.
Seasonal inundation and waste accumulation impede mobility, especially in the low areas between the two neighborhoods, where the drainage canals overflow during heavy rain. Community groups sometimes organize cleanup efforts to reopen footpaths and restore access to the main arteries. Despite these obstacles, the district remains well connected to the city’s economic core: its southern edge lies less than two kilometers from the Port-au-Prince port terminals, and its location along the national route ensures continuous flows of goods and commuters.
Education[]
A young girl practices reading with her grandmother on a quiet afternoon in Bicentennaire, turning a narrow passageway into a study hall.
Educational opportunities in Bicentennaire are limited and largely informal. The district contains a small number of primary and preschool institutions, most operated by churches or community organizations. These establishments often function in multipurpose buildings that also serve as worship spaces or community halls. Classrooms are typically overcrowded, and resources such as books, desks, and trained teachers remain scarce.
Many families rely on private low-fee schools located in nearby neighborhoods—such as Martissant, Carrefour-Feuilles, and the lower sections of Turgeau—where students can reach by foot or moto-taxi along the main boulevards. However, the cost of tuition and transportation limits consistent attendance, especially among lower-income households.
Though Bicentennaire lacks a large public high school, its proximity to central Port-au-Prince allows older students to commute to institutions in nearby neighborhoods. Adult education and informal training workshops—especially sewing, carpentry, and small-business management—are occasionally hosted by community groups within Cité l’Éternel’s churches or NGO compounds.
Several NGOs and faith-based initiatives have developed literacy and vocational training programs targeting youth and single mothers. These programs often emphasize practical skills—including basic literacy, to improve employability in the informal sector. Local educators and volunteers play a crucial role in sustaining access to learning for children in a community where formal public schools are absent.
Health[]
Health services in Bicentennaire are modest but essential, centered on a handful of community clinics and faith-based dispensaries that serve residents of Cité de Dieu and Cité l’Éternel. Facilities such as the Centre de Santé Communautaire de Cité de Dieu and the Dispensaire Sainte-Thérèse provide basic consultations, maternity care, and vaccinations, often with support from humanitarian partners like Médecins Sans Frontières during crises. Ambulance access inside the district remains difficult due to narrow alleys, forcing residents to reach the main boulevards for transport to larger hospitals. Despite shortages of equipment and personnel, local volunteers and church groups continue to promote hygiene, distribute water, and offer first aid.
Utilities[]
Residents receive Aquatabs along with their purified drinking water.
Utilities in Bicentennaire operate under strained conditions, with most households relying on informal or community-based systems. Electricity supply is irregular, drawn from private generators or shared neighborhood lines that run along the boulevards and adjoining streets. Water access depends largely on public fountains, hand pumps, and private vendors who deliver by truck or barrel, while a few aid projects have installed small storage tanks to stabilize distribution.
Waste collection remains inconsistent, leaving residents and youth groups to organize cleanup drives, especially in flood-prone areas near the coast. Drainage channels are often obstructed by debris, contributing to seasonal flooding and sanitation risks, yet local committees and church groups regularly coordinate maintenance efforts.
Administration[]
Administratively, Bicentennaire forms part of the second communal section of Port-au-Prince within the West Department and its two subdivisions each function with its own informal local committees and community leaders. While the district lacks a permanent municipal office, public affairs are overseen through the Mairie de Port-au-Prince, which coordinates waste removal, sanitation, and emergency response when conditions permit.
A small police sub-station near Boulevard Harry Truman provides limited security presence, often reinforced by periodic patrols from the National Police. Local governance also depends heavily on neighborhood associations that mediate disputes, manage aid distribution, and liaise with NGOs. In practice, administration in Bicentennaire operates through a blend of official oversight and community initiative, demonstrating its capacity for self-organization.
A canal forms the boundary between Cité de Dieu and Cité l’Éternel. Se moun ki fe katye ("It is people who make the neighborhood").
Culture[]
Religion[]
Religion and community gatherings form the social backbone of Bicentennaire. Churches, prayer halls, and vodou peristyles coexist within the same blocks, offering both spiritual refuge and practical aid. Sunday services often spill into the streets, accompanied by drumming, singing, and neighborhood solidarity that momentarily lift the weight of daily struggle.
Organiztions[]
- FCLD (Fanm Cité L’Éternel pou Devlopman) supports women’s entrepreneurship through small credit programs and literacy training.
- KJD (Komite Jenès Dieu) organizes football matches and street cleanups to engage local youth.
Communication[]
Communication within Bicentennaire relies largely on mobile networks and word-of-mouth systems that tie the community together. Coverage from Digicel and Natcom is generally reliable along Boulevard Harry Truman, though weaker in the inner lanes of Cité de Dieu. Residents use WhatsApp groups and Facebook pages to share news, announce church events, or warn neighbors of flooding and insecurity.
Small cybercafés and phone-charging kiosks operate near the boulevard, serving as informal communication hubs. Local radio and community-run online stations remain an essential link to citywide information, ensuring that even in times of isolation, the voices of Bicentennaire stay connected to the rest of Port-au-Prince.
Leisure / Recreation[]
Leisure activities in Bicentennaire are largely informal and community-based. Open lots, street corners, and church courtyards serve as the principal gathering spaces for residents. Football (soccer) is the most popular pastime, played on improvised fields or in cleared alleys by children and youth from both neighborhoods. Adults frequently engage in dominoes and board games in shaded areas along the Boulevard, where small kiosks and vendors also function as social meeting points.
Churches often host concerts, talent shows, and holiday celebrations that attract participants from across the neighborhood, while low-lying coastal areas occasionally provide open space for evening gatherings and community events. Recreation remains an integral part of social cohesion in Bicentennaire, sustained through collective organization and the adaptive use of the district’s limited public spaces.
References[]
L'exposition du Bicentenaire de la ville de Port-au-Prince - Friznel Sanon [1]
Haiti, triste réalité / Martissant A 2 ou ou Cité l'Éternel - Jonas Laurince [2]
Promenade à la Cité de l'Éternel - Slycast [3]
Cité de l'Eternel: 10ans de Ministère - Yesusolution William IKOLO [4]
ISTWA VILLAGE DE DIEU AVEC ARNEL JOSEPH - Alexis Haiti [5]
Bicentennaire - Richard St Juste [6]
Sogexpress - Madarah Joseph [7]
Some images of the 1949-50 Bicentenaire Exposition in Port-au-Prince - R/Haiti [8]
Exposition du Bicentenaire, PauP, 1949, Haiti - Moun.com [9]
The International Exposition of Port-au-Prince, 1949-50 - Hadassah St. Hubert [10]
Haïti Jadis - Frankie Morone [11]
Did you know the Verdure Theater of Port-Au-Prince was once a massive outdoor wooden amphitheater? - Haitian American [12]
Families in Haiti's Cité l'Eternel struggle to get through each day - Unicef [13]