The Dumas Hotel Legacy Inc

The Dumas Hotel Legacy Inc An organization devoted to the return of urban renewal property back into the hands of the community.

To provide a gateway to the Historic Gainsboro Neighborhood and a first step toward rebuilding the village concept within the northwest community.

07/04/2026

Take a look at what someone created with ChatGPT.

06/25/2026

By 1920, the Stradford Hotel on Greenwood Avenue was one of the finest Black-owned hotels in the United States.

J.B. Stradford built it to prove something. He believed, explicitly and publicly, that Black people were capable of owning and maintaining luxury establishments on par with anything in the white business district. He was right. The Stradford had fifty-four rooms, a billiard room, a barbershop, a restaurant, and a lobby that welcomed Black travelers, professionals, and residents of Greenwood with the same elegance that white establishments in downtown Tulsa refused to offer.

One year after this scene, the hotel would be burned to the ground by white rioters during the Tulsa Race Massacre. Stradford himself would be falsely accused and forced to flee the state. He was not exonerated until 1996 — more than fifty years after his death.

06/25/2026
04/04/2026

He decided to die just to save me!

Address

1818 Centre Avenue NW
Roanoke, VA
24017

Opening Hours

Monday 9am - 5pm
Tuesday 9am - 5pm
Wednesday 9am - 5pm
Thursday 9am - 5pm
Friday 9am - 5pm

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+15403435219

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