BRADY'S RESTAURANT
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The original "Brady's," also known as Brady's Service Station and Brady's Tavern, opened in 1934. It was located in an expanded Esso service station structure that was built circa 1930.
Brady's facade and interior were drastically remodeled and modernized in late 1956.
In February 1964, 26 local Civil Rights demonstrators were arrested while staging a sit-in at Brady’s, as it was a segregated establishment.
Brady's closed November 26, 1985, and the building was demolished soon afterwards. The Siena Hotel was constructed in 1987 on the site.
1937 ad (via Daily Tar Heel)
1950 ad (via Daily Tar Heel)
January 1957 (via Chapel Hill Weekly)
Brady's ad, 1957
Brady's ad, 1959
Protesting segregation at Brady's, 1964 (photo by Jim Wallace)
Protesting segregation at Brady's, 1964 (photo by Jim Wallace)
1965
October 6, 1965 ad (from the Daily Tar Heel)
Interior and waitstaff, October 29, 1965 (photo by Roland Giduz, via UNC)
Interior and waitstaff, October 29, 1965 (photo by Roland Giduz, via UNC)
Brady's ad, 1966
March 1984 ad/menu (from theDaily Tar Heel)
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