Hotel Dunbar

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Hotel_Dunbar

GPTKB entity

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:hotel
gptkbp:addedToNationalRegisterOfHistoricPlaces	1976
gptkbp:address	gptkb:4225_South_Central_Avenue,_Los_Angeles,_California
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs	gptkb:Dunbar_Hotel
gptkbp:architect	gptkb:Paul_R._Williams
gptkbp:closed	1974
gptkbp:culturalSignificance	hub for Black entertainers, leaders, and travelers during segregation
gptkbp:currentUse	affordable housing and community center
gptkbp:founder	gptkb:John_Alexander_Somerville
gptkbp:historicDistrict	gptkb:Central_Avenue_Historic_District
gptkbp:hostedBy	gptkb:National_Association_for_the_Advancement_of_Colored_People_(NAACP)_national_convention_in_1928
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Hotel Dunbar
gptkbp:location	gptkb:Los_Angeles,_California,_United_States
gptkbp:notableGuest	gptkb:Billie_Holiday gptkb:Duke_Ellington gptkb:Langston_Hughes gptkb:Louis_Armstrong gptkb:Thurgood_Marshall gptkb:W._E._B._Du_Bois gptkb:Lena_Horne
gptkbp:opened	1928
gptkbp:partOf	gptkb:Central_Avenue_Corridor
gptkbp:renovated	1990
gptkbp:significance	center of African-American culture in Los Angeles
gptkbp:significantEvent	site of jazz performances during Central Avenue jazz era
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Walker_&_Eisen
gptkbp:bfsLayer	6