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2/5/15 Portland Black History Month: Entrepreneurship

For my black Portland entrepreneur I picked W.D. Allen. In 1906 Allen opened the Golden West Hotel. Around this time, the transcontinental railroad was completed, the Union Station opened, and the Lewis and Clark Centennial Fair was happening, which meant that the economy was doing great. The hotel's purpose was to provide a place for black workers to stay if they weren't being allowed to stay at the hotels in Portland. Along with being a place to sleep at night, the Golden West Hotel also offered "all the conveniences of home", giving residents a place to get a haircut and shave, and ice ream parlor, and athletic club, and a candy store.

As an Entrepreneur, Allen capitalized on the situation at hand, but I don't think he acted out of entrepreneurship. His contributions to society were more than just a place for black workers to stay, they were peace of mind.