Check-Inn-Lunch was a restaurant also known as Check Inn Café, located at 691 Edgewood Avenue in Akron. The first found mention of Check Inn Café was an ad listed in the Call & Post in 1937 for “delicious sandwiches [and] soft drinks.”
The structure at 691 Edgewood Avenue contained seven rooms and one store, and the rooms were rented out as apartments. Some local social groups hosted events at the Check Inn Café, such as a card party held by the Neighborhood Club No. 10 in 1936. In 1940 the Women of Wesley Temple sponsored a rummage sale at the location.
Check Inn Cafe ad | Call & Post, May 27, 1937 
The Neighborhood Club No. 10, 1943. The Neighborhood Club No. 10 was a member group of the Akron Council of Negro Women. The Akron Council of Negro Women was founded in 1932 by Mary Eagle. Smaller neighborhood groups were formed in predominately Black neighborhoods “…to work with the schools to establish better relations between white teachers and black students.” Neighborhood Club No. 10. | Stewart Collection, Box 9, 426B, 1943. University of Akron Archives and Special Collections.
Green Book Details
Check-Inn-Lunch appears in the Green Book in 1940 at 691 Edgewood St. (Edgewood Ave.) in Akron under the category Restaurants.
Resources
- “691 Edgewood Ave.” Akron Beacon Journal. March 13, 1937.
- “Akron Council of Negro Women Still Going Strong After 81 Years.” Akron Beacon Journal. February 26, 2013.
- “Akron’s West Side Stores.” Call & Post, May 27, 1937.
- “City Life.” Akron Beacon Journal. April 23, 1940.
- “Club No. 10.” Call & Post. June 11, 1937.