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The Crawford Grill was a renowned jazz club in the Hill District of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. During its heyday in the 1950s and 60s the venue hosted local and nationally-recognized acts, including jazz legends Art Blakey, Charles Mingus, Max Roach, Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Bill Evans, and Kenny Burrell. The club, an important social gathering spot for Pittsburgh's African-American communities, drew devoted listeners from the region's ethnically and racially diverse population making it a rare site of interracial socializing during the civil rights period. The Crawford Grill was one of many black-owned neighborhood clubs in the Eastern United States that supported a tour circuit for small jazz ensembles during the genre's "golden age." Despite the riots of 1968, which severely damaged the neighborhood's economic infrastructure, the club continued to operate until 2003, when it was shuttered. In 2010, by a group of local investors purchased the property with the goal of restoring and reopening the location as a venue and restaurant. ==History== The club was opened by Gus Greenlee in 1930. Greenlee first made his reputation as a numbers runner and racketeer, then later as the owner of the Negro League baseball team the Pittsburgh Crawfords. The Crawford Grill had several incarnations at different addresses during its lifetime. *Crawford Grill No. 1 (1930-1951): The original club was located on the corner of Crawford Street and Wylie Avenue in a former hotel called the Leader House. It remained in business until 1951, when it was destroyed by a fire. The building was demolished in 1959 as part of the Civic Arena development plan. *Crawford Grill No. 2 (1943-2003): The second venue opened on the corner of Wylie Avenue and Elmore Street, approximately ten blocks east of the original location. In 2001, the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission dedicated a marker on the site. *Crawford Grill No. 3 (1948-1955): Located on the corner of Bidwell Street and Pennsylvania Avenue in the Manchester neighborhood of Pittsburgh, this club closed in just seven years. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Crawford Grill」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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