Agreement approved between city and Upper Heritage Foundation for Hotel Metropolitan

During Tuesday night's called meeting, the Paducah Board of Commissioners approved a municipal order approving the co-stewardship agreement between the City of Paducah and the Uppertown Heritage Foundation defining a public and private partnership for the Hotel Metropolitan and Purple Room at 724 Oscar Cross Avenue. 

The three-year agreement outlines the responsibilities of the city and the Uppertown Heritage Foundation in preserving the Hotel Metropolitan and growing its capacity to thrive as an educational and cultural icon. 

The Hotel Metropolitan provided a place of safety and refuge during racial segregation with noted artists, athletes, entrepreneurs, and intellectuals staying there.