The story
Sammy Davis Jr. tap danced for change outside this diner that was one of Boston's only restaurants serving Black customers during segregation.
Everything that was here
- 1927–2014
Charlie's Sandwich ShoppeRestaurant
Sammy Davis Jr. tap danced for change outside this diner that was one of Boston's only restaurants serving Black customers during segregation.
See the map in 1928 → - 1937–1959
Hi-Hat ClubJazz Club
This segregated white-only dine-and-dance club became the focal point of Black jazz in Boston after dropping its color bar in 1948.
See the map in 1938 →
Nearby history
Boston Opera House (1909)
367 Huntington Avenue · 685 m away
Fairmont Copley Plaza
138 St. James Avenue · 1.0 km away
Boston Marathon Finish Line (Marathon Sports)
671 Boylston Street · 1.1 km away
The Boston Tea Party (concert venue)
53 Berkeley Street, Boston, MA 02116 (later 15 Lansdowne Street) · 1.2 km away
The Rathskeller (The Rat)
552 Commonwealth Avenue · 1.5 km away
Cocoanut Grove
17 Piedmont Street · 1.5 km away
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