El Dorado Motel

In 1961, Harry Belafonte and Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. were scheduled to stay in El Dorado Motel on Ed Temple Blvd. Harry Belafonte was scheduled to perform at the Ryman Auditorium but became sick. Unfortunately, he had to cancel the concert so they didn't get to stay there. The motel’s neon sign still remains today!

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