Colbrook Inn


Known Name(s)

Colbrook Inn

Address

U.S. Highway 1 – 301 Chester, VA

Establishment Type(s)

Inn

Physical Status

Demolished

Detailed History

https://www.chesterfieldobserver.com/articles/local-green-book-motel-was-a-haven-for-black-travelers-during-jim-crow-an-affordable-housing-project-seeks-to-honor-that-history/

W.E. Brooks, of the Colbrook's Inn in Chester, VA, attended the second annual convention of the Nation-Wide Hotel Association (NHA) held in Detroit in November of 1955. (Source: "1955 Hotel Men of the Year," Afro-American, November 19, 1955, page A3.)

Current address is 13916 Emancipation Hwy.

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