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Negro Hotels in Kentucky

In preparation for the publication of the first Negro Handbook, compiled and edited by Florence Murray, there was a survey of Negro-owned and -operated hotels in the United States. Approximately 400 hotels were identified, including 10 in Kentucky, including the Preston Hotel in Glasgow Junction [between the L&N Railroad mainline and a branch to Glasgow and a branch to Mammoth Cave]; in 1938, the name Glasgow Junction was changed to Park City.

Louisville had several hotels, as well: the Allen Hotel at 2516 W. Madison Street; Knights of Pythias Temple Hotel at 10th and Chestnut Streets; and Walnut Hotel at 615 Walnut Street.

The Brantsford Hotel [see Bransfords] was located at Mammoth Cave. In Mt. Sterling, the Dew Drop Inn stood on E. Locust Street. There were four hotels in Paducah: the Burlington Hotel at 48 Kentucky Avenue; the Jefferson Hotel at 514 S. 8th Street; the Washington Hotel at 805 Washington Street; and the city's oldest African American hotel, the Metropolitan, owned by Maggie Steed.

For more see "Facts Concerning Hotels" in The Negro Handbook (1942), by F. Murray.

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NKAA Entry: Knights of Pythias Temple (Louisville, KY)
NKAA Entry: The Bransfords
NKAA Entry: Steed, Maggie M.
NKAA Source: The Negro handbook [1942]

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“Negro Hotels in Kentucky,” Notable Kentucky African Americans Database, accessed September 28, 2023, https://ukscrc001.net/nkaa/items/show/1792.

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