Golden West Hotel - Tour Guide

Golden West Hotel - Tour Guide The Golden West Hotel was a vibrant place of employment and socializing for Portland's African Ameri Under the management of Geo. P. With the Mt.

In the early year's of this century, the Golden West Hotel offered blacks the best, and only, hostelry in Oregon. Connected with the hotel is a well appointed barber shop owned by Waldo Bogle; the finest ice cream and candy shop west of Chicago, serving its patrons all kinds of delicacies and soft drinks under the constant supervision of A.G. Green, the proprietor; a well appointed restaurant serv

ing all kinds of dishes. Wo Gong, manager; a well furnished club room with Turkish baths and gymnasium for the Golden West Athletic league. Moore; all provide for the amusement and satisfaction of the guest. PORTLAND TIMES AUGUST 2, 1919
Until Oregon's public accommodations law was passed in 1953, this was the only hotel in Portland catering to African Americans. Built in 1906 for railroad men away from home, it soon became a social center, especially on Sunday afternoons. Olivet Baptist Church just across the street, the Golden West Hotel hotel drew church goers to its restaurant, billiards room, ice cream parlor and candy shop. There was a thriving saloon, too (though perhaps not after church!). The barber shop was operated from 1913 to 1930 by Waldo Bogle, grandfather of former television news anchor and Portland City Commissioner Dick Bogle. Closed during the Depression, the hotel now serves the homeless mentally ill. Interpretive historical displays are on either side of the entrance. www.african-american-historical-district.com/About.html

04/16/2026

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April 11, 2026 @ 12:00pm - 4:00pm

04/04/2026

Come One, Come All & Celebrate this Joyus Occasion with Hurtis & Dorothy Hadley Sr. 🙌🏾

April 11, 2026 12-4PM. A Celebration of Oregon’s First Black Owned Bakery and Milwaukie Oregon’s First Black owned business. RSVP link below.

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INDEX -- This is a 75-minute video by Jim Lockhart of Dr. Bob Zybach's November 18, 2024 79-slide PowerPoint presentation to the Douglas County (Oregon) Hist...

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Bring history to life with our printable activity pages! Download a Streets of Albina word search, a Louis Southworth maze, a coloring page with cowboy hero George Fletcher, and a cut-and-paste covered wagon highlighting Amanda Gardner's Oregon Trail journey.

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