The story
The finest Black-owned theater in America featured silent films and live entertainment with revolutionary central cooling.
Everything that was here
- 1914–1967
Williams Dreamland TheatreTheater
The finest Black-owned theater in America featured silent films and live entertainment with revolutionary central cooling.
See the map in 1915 → - 1918–1921
Stradford HotelHotel
The largest Black-owned and operated hotel in America featured 54 modern rooms, chandeliers, and a concert hall.
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Gurley HotelHotel
The first commercial building on Black Wall Street, valued at $55,000, anchored a district that would become America's wealthiest Black community.
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Nearby history
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