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.
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.
@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.
@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...