Re-release: Welcome to the Hotel Metropolitan!

This week we're sharing a previously released episode from our first season.

We hear from a woman that embarked on a journey to save and rehabilitate a historic Black hotel from demolition. This journey was life-changing for her as it coincided with the rehabilitation of her own body after being diagnosed with multiple sclerosis. Betty Dobson shares with us what it took to save the Hotel Metropolitan in Paducah, Kentucky and how the mission of saving the hotel and all its history helped with emotional healing as well as her own physical wellness. 

Betty Dobson as Maggie Steed in front of the Hotel Metropolitan.

Image courtesy of Paducah Convention and Visitors Bureau.

To see more images and the transcript for the original episode please visit Welcome to the Hotel Metropolitan!

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