SARASOTA, Fla. (WFLA) — City leaders got a look at plans for the old Colson Hotel Monday.
The structure was built in 1925-1926 and was the only hotel where Black visitors to the city could stay during the Jim Crow era.
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The structure, built 100 years ago, sits along 8th Street, boarded up and in disrepair. The building is now in the hands of a new owner who aims to preserve its history.
Previously, it was owned by a developer aiming to demolish the structure to make way for new construction…