manton
manton

Victory Grill on 11th, originally opened at the end of World War II with dining, blues, and jazz as African American veterans returned to a segregated Austin.

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jayeless
jayeless

@manton Looks like a cool place :)

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maique
maique

@manton I'm enjoying these so much ☺️

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manton
manton

@maique Thanks! It has been fun to do.

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manton
manton

@jayeless Yeah, I didn't go inside but I'm sure it has an incredible history… Sad that I didn't even know it was there.

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jonesbp
jonesbp

@manton A grad school friend of mine and I work on a public history website on Austin music and we’ll have some stuff on Victory Grill eventually, but in the meantime here’s an article about another E. 11th spot that was home to the Royal Auditorium and the Cotton Club about a block down the street: local-memory.org/athens-on...

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manton
manton

@jonesbp Thanks for sharing that! Learning a lot. Great web site.

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jonesbp
jonesbp

@manton thank you! I appreciate your checking it out.

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