Former site of Monson Motor Lodge
by grifray
a while ago
32 Avenida Menendez, St. Augustine, FL 32084
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The Monson Motor Lodge was the site of a civil-rights demonstration in the form of a "swim-in" to protest racial segregation. June 18, 1964 James Brock, Manager of the Monson Motor Lodge poured acid on demonstrators and was caught on film.
The site is now the Hilton St. Augustine Historic Bayfront Hotel.
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