Inman Hotel

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Known Name(s)

Inman Hotel

Address

White Horse Pike Lawnside, NJ (1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1966)
131 White Horse Pike Lawnside, NJ (Modern Address)

Establishment Type(s)

Hotel

Physical Status

Demolished

Detailed History

The Inman Hotel was advertised in the Green Book from 1952 through to the final issue in 1967.1 Inman Walker, aka Frank Walker, a Philadelphia businessman, obtained the former hotel property in 1948.2 When he died unexpectedly in 1961, his wife Minnie Walker, became proprietor of the hotel. She sold it to Lauretta Adams in 1966. The property was sold twice in 1982. Nothing remains of the original structure. A Take 5 Oil Change currently occupies the site.3.
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     1.Victor H. Green, The Negro Motorist Green Book, An International Travel Guide. New York: Victor H. Green and Co., Publishers, various years between 1936--1967. Digital images available at “Digital Collections,” New York Public Library (https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/9dc3ff40-8df4-0132- fd57-58d385a7b928 : accessed 2/12/2023).

     2. Camden County, New Jersey, Deed Book 1301: 17-22, Between Inman Walker and Eric B. Chandler et al, 23 March 1948; Camden County Clerk’s Office, Camden.

     3. Fred Bonaparte, “Third Heart Attack Fatal To Frank Walker,” Philadelphia Tribune (1912-), 6 June 1961, p. 1; digital image, ProQuest Historical Newspapers (https://www.proquest.com/news : 4/12/2024); Camden County, New Jersey, Deed Book 3097: 167-170, Minnie L. Walker – Loretta Adams, 9 September 1966; Camden County Clerk’s Office, Camden; Camden County, New Jersey , Deed Book 3830: 487-488, (1982), Loretta Adams to South Jersey Land Company; image copy, CamdenCounty.com (https://www.camdencounty.com/service/county-clerk/online-property-records/ : accessed 12/23/2023); Camden County, New Jersey , Deed Book 3830: 489-490, (1982), South Jersey Land Company to Jiffy Lube International; image copy, CamdenCounty.com (https://www.camdencounty.com/service/county-clerk/online-property-records/ : accessed 12/23/2023); LoopNet (https://www.loopnet.com/Listing/131-N-White-Horse-Pike-Lawnside-NJ/22439321/ : accessed 4/20/2024). 

 

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