Pictured above is the Golden West Hotel in North West Portland, on the Corner of Everett and Broadway. This was the first Hotel in the city to accommodate African Americans, and became the social center point of the Black Community in Portland for 25 years (1906-1931). It was also the place where the first performance of Jazz in Portland may have been, when Freddie Sheppard's Original Creole Orchestra preformed there in 1914.
The Hotel Closed in 1931 as a result of the Great depression, and is now a commercial use building owned by Central City Concern.
The Hotel Closed in 1931 as a result of the Great depression, and is now a commercial use building owned by Central City Concern.
(this is the building today)
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