“History Colorado will soon set out on a preservation road trip across the state to explore and investigate Green Book sites thanks to a national grant. These places were businesses that would serve Black travelers when segregation was legal.
History Colorado’s State Historic Preservation Office was awarded an almost $75,000 grant by the National Park Service late last month, to jump start in depth studies into the sites and eventually nominate at least one of them for historic designation with both the National and State Registers of Historic Places.
The project began last year and the idea stemmed from the three-time Oscar award winning film, “The Green Book,” according to Patrick Eidman, the Chief Preservation Officer and Deputy State Historic Preservation Officer.”
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Mathurin, Desiree. Denverite 5 January 2023.