Once known as Hotel Robinson, the Julian Gold Rush Hotel is the sole surviving Julian mining-era hotel. KPBS reporter AlexNSanDiego says it's one of the oldest formerly Black-owned hotels still in operation.
The Julian Gold Rush Hotel, formerly known as Hotel Robinson, is one of the oldest Black-owned hotels still in operation. Julian, Calif. Feb. 10, 2023.
"It’s not only one of the oldest hotels owned by African Americans, but it’s also a national historical site,” said Larry Malone, a local historian who wrote"Black Pioneers in San Diego: 1880-1920" With the gold rush and the opportunities that came with it, Julian became a popular destination for many Black people. Among them was Albert Robinson — who showed up on the Census record in Julian in 1880, according to David Lewis, the town's historian. His family has lived in Julian for four generations.
The hall was also the social hub for Julian, with dances that could last all night, Lewis said."And according to what I've read, the hotel provided meals for those dances at night." “Her name gets linked sometimes with the apple pies, but she wasn't the only one that made apple pies," he said."And so 'Julian apple pies' was not started by Margaret Robinson — that may be a folklore.”Albert Robinson's tombstone in Julian's Pioneer Cemetery, Feb. 10, 2023
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