COLLECTION NAME:
Steven A. Birchfield Collection mediaCollectionId McCracken~12~12 Steven A. Birchfield Collection Collection true
Record
Filename:
MCPL_SB_039.tif filename MCPL_SB_039.tif Filename false
Identifier:
MCPL_SB_039 identifier MCPL_SB_039 Identifier false
Identifier:
118 identifier 118 Identifier false
Title:
Hotel Metropolitan, Paducah title Hotel Metropolitan, Paducah Title false
Creator:
Steven A. Birchfield creator Steven A. Birchfield Creator false
Subject:
Hotels and motels -- Paducah (KY) subject Hotels and motels -- Paducah (KY) Subject false
Subject:
African-American music -- Paducah (KY) subject African-American music -- Paducah (KY) Subject false
Subject:
Business enterprises -- Paducah (KY) subject Business enterprises -- Paducah (KY) Subject false
Subject:
Historic Buildings -- Paducah (KY) subject Historic Buildings -- Paducah (KY) Subject false
Description:
The hotel was built in 1909 by Maggie Steed, a daughter of a former slave, who saw the need for a black hotel in segregated Paducah. Louis Armstrong, Billie Holiday, Ray Charles, Ike and Tina Turner, Duke Ellington, Thurgood Marshall, B. B. King and Jesse Owens all stayed at the hotel. The hotel has been restored since this photograph was taken and stands now as a non-profit and museum at 724 Oscar Cross Dr. description The hotel was built in 1909 by Maggie Steed, a daughter of a former slave, who saw the need for a black hotel in segregated Paducah. Louis Armstrong, Billie Holiday, Ray Charles, Ike and Tina Turner, Duke Ellington, Thurgood Marshall, B. B. King and Jesse Owens all stayed at the hotel. The hotel has been restored since this photograph was taken and stands now as a non-profit and museum at 724 Oscar Cross Dr. Description false
Publisher:
McCracken County Public Library publisher McCracken County Public Library Publisher false
Date:
1-Mar-99 date 1-Mar-99 Date false
Type:
Still Image type Still Image Type false
Format:
image/jpeg format image/jpeg Format false
Language:
English language English Language false
Coverage:
Paducah, KY coverage Paducah, KY Coverage false
Rights:
Permission must be obtained from the McCracken County Public Library, Local and Family History Department rights Permission must be obtained from the McCracken County Public Library, Local and Family History Department Rights false
Physical Description:
Photograph, color, [100 x 150 mm] physical_description Photograph, color, [100 x 150 mm] Physical Description false

Hotel Metropolitan, Paducah

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Hotel Metropolitan, Paducah