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B & M Restaurant in the lower Hill District

ca. 1945-1973

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B & M Restaurant in the lower Hill District
  • Title
  • B & M Restaurant in the lower Hill District
  • Creator
  • Harris, Charles Teenie
  • Date
  • ca. 1945-1973
  • Identifier
  • 1996.69.450
  • Source Identifier
  • Carnegie Museum of Art 1996.69.450
  • Description
  • The B & M Lunch Room run by Bessie Rawls and Verna King opened at 1816 Centre Avenue in the Lower Hill District neighborhood, by 1948. In 1951, Rawls and King had moved to 1617 Centre and renamed their business the B & M Restaurant. The neon sign in the window promises 'Home Cooked Meals.' Cars and pedestrians appear reflected in the black glass surface of the building. This image is cropped from a more expansive view of the street.
  • Type
  • still image
  • Genre
  • photographs
  • Subject
  • B&
    M Restaurant (Pittsburgh, Pa.)
    Centre Avenue (Pittsburgh, Pa.)
    Hill District (Pittsburgh, Pa.)
    Restaurants--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh.
  • Source
  • Teenie Harris Photograph Collection, 1920-1970
  • Contributor
  • Carnegie Museum of Art
  • Collection
  • Teenie Harris Photographs
  • Rights Information
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  • Rights Holder
  • Carnegie Museum of Art, Pittsburgh