Biltmore Hotel and Cafe (Hotel Biltmore / Biltmore Cafe)

Identifier: DBB-BUS-00690
Name: Biltmore Hotel and Cafe
Name Variations: Hotel Biltmore; Biltmore Cafe
Type: Business
Activity: hotel; restaurant
Description: The Biltmore Hotel was established by O. H. Banks in the mid-1910s and was later operated by Theodore Jones. It was in operation until at least 1944 (and possible longer). The Biltmore Hotel advertisements usually listed the address 1926 St. Antoine Street. The hotel building spanned multiple lots on St. Antoine Street. The Biltmore Cafe was located inside the hotel. Additionally, Biltmore Barber Shop advertised services at 1918 St. Antoine Street, which was part of the same large hotel building.
Location: 1926 St Antoine St
Affiliates: Banks, Oliver H.
Role: Owner and/or Operator

Jones, Theodore
Role: Owner and/or Operator
Related Organization: Biltmore Barber Shop
Book Pages: This business or an affiliated person appears in the book Freedom Enterprise on page(s): xi, 57.
Documentation: Freedom Enterprise, xi (Biltmore Hotel); 1927 Detroit Negro Business League Directory, 16 (Biltmore Hotel); 1935 BTWTA Directory, 15 (Biltmore)
Title: Biltmore Hotel and Cafe (Hotel Biltmore / Biltmore Cafe)

Detroit Black Business