• Celebrating Black History - Omni Severin Hotel preserves historic legacy

  • Feb 17 2025
  • Length: 3 mins
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Celebrating Black History - Omni Severin Hotel preserves historic legacy

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  • A historic downtown hotel that was once a safe haven for Black travelers is blending its past and present after a multimillion-dollar renovation.

    The Omni Severin Hotel in downtown Indianapolis was listed as a safe space to stay in Victor Hugo Green’s The Negro Motorist Green Book, a guidebook for Black travelers during the Jim Crow era.

    Over 200 business across the country, such as restaurants, gas stations, and hotels, were listed in the book.

    Now, after a $24 million renovation, the Omni Severin Hotel offers new rooms, a lobby, and a newly opened café and bar inspired by trains across the street at Union Station. It kept a lot of its original architecture and art deco roots.

    The hotel was originally built in 1913.

    As one of the last remaining Green Book locations, Quackenbush says he wants guests to not only enjoy their stay, but also understand the importance and history of the space.

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