From Wikipedia:
The Bohemian Caverns, founded in 1926, is a restaurant and jazz nightclub located at 11th Street and U Street NW in Washington, D.C.
The club started out as Club Caverns - a small establishment in the basement of a drugstore - famous for its floor and variety shows. The club was frequented by many of Washington's elite at the time who would come to see such musical artists as Duke Ellington and Cab Calloway.
In the 1950s, the club's name was changed to Crystal Caverns and then to Bohemian Caverns. In 1959, promoter Tony Taylor and Angelo Alvino bought the club and transformed it into the premier jazz venue in Washington, D.C. Taylor booked many of the leading jazz musicians of the 1960’s including Bill Evans, Miles Davis, Shirley Horn, John Coltrane, Eric Dolphy, Bobby Timmons, and Charles Mingus. In 1962, Ramsey Lewis recorded the critically and commercially successful album, The Ramsey Lewis Trio at the Bohemian Caverns.
By 1968, the club began to lose business. The financial strains and the civil disturbances following the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. led Taylor and Alvino to close the club in September 1968. Thirty years later, as a re-development of the U Street area was underway, the club was purchased by Amir Afshar and re-opened.
Since 2005, Bohemian Caverns has been under the direction of club manager Omrao Brown.
In 2015, the mural was painted over, but you can see how it used to look here and here.
The current mural, The Resurrection, was painted by Aniekan Udofia in 2015. In 2016, the Bohemian Caverns Jazz Club closed due to financial troubles. A new jazz club called Mama 'San is planned to open in 2020.
WARNING: Do not park in the parking lot adjacent to the mural. That lot is owned by the bank across the street and is jealously guarded. Instead, find parking on the street or take advantage of the nearby U Street Metro station. You do not need to enter the parking lot to make the find.
As usual with these urban mural hides, coords are approximate; once you see the mural you'll need to rely on your geosense more than your GPS -- remember to bring your favorite writing utensil and enjoy!
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