Historic
Dunbar Hotel
Since 1928
The Dunbar Hotel, originally known as the Hotel Somerville, was the focal point of the Central Avenue African-American community in Los Angeles, California, during the 1930s and 1940s. Built in 1928 by John Alexander Somerville, it was known for its first year as the Hotel Somerville. Upon its opening, it hosted the first national convention of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) to be held in the western United States.
Why it's on the map
In 1974, the Dunbar was designated as an Historic-Cultural Landmark (no. 131) by the city's Cultural Heritage Commission.
The plaque called the hotel "an edifice dedicated to the memory and dignity of black achievement." It was also added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1976.
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