[AGL] Picadilly gone and best forgotten

[Michael Eisenstadt]

yes. and what a dreary place it was. think white tile.
the chipotle on the other hand is a vast improvement
visually and gastronomically.

----- Original Message -----
From: "Fontaine Maverick" <fontainem at att.net>
To: "survivors' reminiscences about Austin Ghetto Daze in the 60s"
<austin-ghetto-list at pairlist.net>
Sent: Saturday, July 17, 2010 11:55 AM
Subject: Re: [AGL] Theater stand-ins in Austin 1961 or so



> was that the picadilly?

>

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>

>

> ________________________________

> From: Michael Eisenstadt <mike.eisenstadt at gmail.com>

> To: survivors' reminiscences about Austin Ghetto Daze in the 60s

> <austin-ghetto-list at pairlist.net>

> Sent: Sat, July 17, 2010 9:51:19 AM

> Subject: Re: [AGL] Theater stand-ins in Austin 1961 or so

>

> What was the name of the cafeteria on Congress & 9th

> (where Chipotle is now)? It was a chain headquartered

> in Louisiana and was segrated until the Civil Rights act

> was passed. I don't remember it being picketed but maybe

> it was.

>

> ----- Original Message -----

> From: "Fontaine Maverick" <fontainem at att.net>

> To: "Frances Morey" <frances_morey at yahoo.com>; "survivors' reminiscences

> about Austin Ghetto Daze in the 60s" <austin-ghetto-list at pairlist.net>

> Sent: Saturday, July 17, 2010 8:34 AM

> Subject: Re: [AGL] Theater stand-ins in Austin 1961 or so

>

>

> > This is interesting. I hadn't remembered that about the Night Hawk. In

the

> sixth

> > grade (58?), I went to Woolworth's for grilled cheese before the movie

at

> the

> > Paramount or State & didn't even notice that neither was integrated. As

a

> 12

> > year old from San Antonio, I was blissfully unaware of the "colored

only"

> > restrooms on the outskirts of Austin. Took a greyhound down to Lockhart

to

> see

> > my recently transplanted best friend and was shocked to see one as I

gazed

> out

> > of the bus. Woke me the hell up. It wasn't much later that my mom

started

> taking

> > me to the Varsity stand-ins.

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

> > ________________________________

> > From: Frances Morey <Frances_Morey at yahoo.com>

> > To: survivors' reminiscences about Austin Ghetto Daze in the 60s

> > <austin-ghetto-list at pairlist.net>

> > Sent: Sat, July 17, 2010 12:36:59 AM

> > Subject: Re: [AGL] Theater stand-ins in Austin 1961 or so

> >

> >

> > Harry Akins as mayor had a meeting with the other restaurant owners and

> told

> > them that if they all integrate their facilities at the same time then

> there

> > would be no grounds for singling out any one of them to effectively

> boycott over

> > the issue. They saw the logic of that and the public accommodations

> ordinance

> > passed and the restaurants were integrated overnight. That's the story I

> > remember.

> > Best,

> > Frances

> >

> >

> >

> > ________________________________

> > From: Michael Eisenstadt <mike.eisenstadt at gmail.com>

> > To: survivors' reminiscences about Austin Ghetto Daze in the 60s

> > <austin-ghetto-list at pairlist.net>

> > Sent: Fri, July 16, 2010 4:27:06 PM

> > Subject: Re: [AGL] Theater stand-ins in Austin 1961 or so

> >

> > I arrived in Austin only in 1963. I do remember participating in

> > a protest at a gas station on the drag which did not serve

> > African-Americans. At that time Harry Akins' Night Hawk

> > restaurants were the ONLY integrated restaurants. The

> > next year, spring 1964, the City Council considered but

> > did not pass an equal access ordinance. Their excuse was

> > that Congress was working on Civil Rights laws which indeed

> > were passed that year, forced through Congress by then

> > Pres. LBJ.

> >

> > Mike eisenstadt

> >

> > ----- Original Message -----

> > From: "Jim McCulloch" <mcculloch at mail.utexas.edu>

> > To: <austin-ghetto-list at pairlist.net>

> > Sent: Thursday, July 15, 2010 10:39 PM

> > Subject: [AGL] Theater stand-ins in Austin 1961 or  so

> >

> >

> > > Chandler Davidson is arranging a reunion in December of people who

> > > participated in the standins.  Some members of the list may have

> > > participated, and if Chandler has not  contacted you and you would be

> > > interested in such a reunion, you can reach Chandler at fcd at rice.edu

> > >

> > > As I understand it, the reunion would be in Austin.

> > >

> > > --Jim McCulloch