Analysis of information sources in references of the Wikipedia article "Hotels in Meridian, Mississippi" in English language version.
The E.F. Young Jr. Hotel, which once hosted civil rights workers and was one of few places in Meridian where African-Americans could stay, has been shuttered and a block of 25th Avenue outside the hotel closed since September 2021 out of concern the decayed building might fall.
A small crowd of onlookers and passersby gathered along 5th Street on Monday as demolition of the historic E.F. Young Hotel got underway.
The downtown event venue, The Ruins, has collapsed following the April 24 demolition of the historic E.F. Young Young Jr. Hotel next door.