The Allen Hotel was the largest black-friendly hotel in Louisville, Kentucky during the 1940’s and 1950’s. As a result, it is the hotel where African-American celebrities stayed when they came to town. This 50-room hotel is also where boxing champion Joe Louis stayed in the 1950’s. Today, it serves as a center that
provides housing and drug and alcohol treatment for women.
This small business card-sized advertisement includes its original envelope.
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