The Campbell Hotel in Midtown Daytona Beach now sits empty, condemned after a fire two years ago. The building, with deep roots in the community, has sparked conversation about preservation and potential redevelopment.

Local historian Harold Lucas Jr. emphasizes the importance of maintaining the hotel’s history. Latest Forecast

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"It did house Black baseball players during the time that Jackie Robinson came in, sometimes after," Lucas said.

For residents like Kim Moten, the hotel holds personal significance.

"My mom would say that all of the prominent people, Black people and business people, celebrities, would always stay at the Campbell Hotel," Moten said.

During the Jim Crow era, the hotel was one of the few places in Daytona Bea

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