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Motel in Pawleys Island, South Carolina.
(photo by Shelley Robins)

Opened in 1934, the motel was once the only coastal resort between New York and Miami that catered to African Americans, especially travelling musicians who were not allowed to stay at the white resorts where they were booked to perform. Musicians who played in the area and probably stayed there include Count Basie, Charlie Parker, Billie Holiday, Ray Charles, Duke Ellington and Lena Horne. It closed in the 1970’s and is slated for demolition according to a demo permit posted on the property. The motel is all that is left of Magnolia Beach Club, also known as Mckenzie Beach. The motel is located on Highway 17 between Litchfield Beach and Pawleys Island.

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i already reblogged this last summer when i was at pawleys. my sister and i were going to go here during the golden hour this year, but we never got around to it and i already regret it. i really hope it’s still there next year. south carolina has such a sad and shameful yet very intircately woven history which remains prevalent today in the culture down there.  little uncovered sites like this, the swinging spanish moss, the dilapidated pelican inn on pawleys with dinner bells, hearing the occasional gullah accent. it’s absolutely remarkable. i hate a lot of south carolina for what it is now but there remains a very strong cultural heart that beats somewhere you can find down there but only if you look.

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Posted on 13 August 2011
Tags: #wanna gooooo  #submission