Manhattan hotel


Known Name(s)

Manhattan hotel

Address

1001 5th St. Lynchburg, VA

Establishment Type(s)

Hotel

Physical Status

Demolished

Description

According to lynchburgmuseum.org, the "road house" housing the Manhattan Hotel and Goldendale Inn was demolished circa 1950 and replaced with the current building, the Johnson Building, on the site. 

Detailed History

The existing building also housed Dr. Walter Johnson's office. Dr. Johnson's name is still on the building. Source: Rev. Carl Hutcherson, interviewed by Noreen Turyrn, WSET, "Central Virginia's Place in Green Book History," May 6, 2019.

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