The story
MLK's favorite ham hocks were served at this soul food institution that won a James Beard Award 75 years after opening.
Everything that was here
- 1947–present · still open
The Busy Bee CafeRestaurant
MLK's favorite ham hocks were served at this soul food institution that won a James Beard Award 75 years after opening.
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Paschal's RestaurantRestaurant
Martin Luther King Jr. kept a private suite here for civil rights planning sessions, earning it the name 'Atlanta's Black City Hall.'
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Nearby history
Paschal's Restaurant & Motor Hotel (original Hunter Street location)
830 Martin Luther King Jr. Drive SW (formerly West Hunter Street), Atlanta, GA · 51 m away
Paschal's La Carrousel Lounge
830 Martin Luther King Jr. Drive SW (formerly West Hunter Street), Atlanta, GA · 51 m away
Aleck's Barbecue Heaven
Corner of Martin Luther King Jr. Drive and Northside Drive area, Atlanta, GA (exact lot now occupied by a Walmart) · 240 m away
Rich's Department Store
45 Broad Street · 2.0 km away
Atlanta Terminal Station
Spring Street at Mitchell Street SW, Atlanta, GA (now the Richard B. Russell Federal Building) · 2.0 km away
152 Nassau Street
152 Nassau Street NW · 2.1 km away
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