A virtual tour of The Deuces

Seven C Music & Coffee is a specialty guitar and coffee shop.

Nicknamed “The Home of Happy Feet,” the Manhattan Casino was the heart and soul of the Deuces. Developed by local black entrepreneur Elder Jordan, the Manhattan operated from 1925 until 1968. Both white and black music lovers went to the Manhattan to see the likes of Fats Waller, Count Basie, Lionel Hampton, Nat King Cole, Sarah Vaughn, Fats Domino, and the Ink Spots.

The business and residence of Dr. Franklin Vereen, the maternal Great Grandfather of the Jaxson’s Ennis Davis, was located on a stretch of 22nd Street South that was razed for the construction of Interstate 275.

The offices of Deuces Live, Inc. at 833 22nd Street South. The building was the long time location of the Twenty Second Street Package Store (Eddie’s Place) during the Chitlin Circuit era.

Construction nears completion on Deuces Park. A long time vacant lot at the intersection of 22nd Street South and 9th Avenue South, the park will allow for the public to congregate and events to take place.

Chief’s Creole Cafe is located in the former George Washington Tavern building at 901 22nd Street South. The business focuses on authentic New Orleans cuisine.