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or Tucker's for an atmosphere-soaked gin and tonic.

Looking for a pre-theater dinner? Try Carranza's for steak and seafood.

Located near the Alamodome on the east edge of downtown, the Carver theater was built by the city's African-American community in 1929, and hosted the likes of Ella Fitzgerald, Charlie "Bird" Parker, and Dizzy Gillespie over the years. It continues to serve the community while providing a widely popular venue for an international array of performers in a variety of genres, including drama,...

Where It's Been
During segregation, the building that houses the Carver was a ""colored library."" In the '30s, it was a place where greats like Ella Fitzgerald, Dizzy Gillespie and...

Equality is everyone's birth right and no one has the right to impinge on it! This is the main reason why the Carver library Auditorium was set up in 1938, in honor of George Washington Carver. Set up for the Afro-American community, this center focused on educational, cultural, political, social activities till the late 1950s. It was only in 1976 that it was re-christened the Carver Community...

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