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21 photographs

VenuePal’s Lounge at 254 Auburn Avenue NE.Matthew Pearson / WABEVenuePal’s Lounge on Auburn Avenue, viewed from across the intersection.Image supplied in the redesign brief; photographer and capture date not identified.PeopleButtermilk Freeman, fourth-generation owner, great-grandson of Robert Lee Murray aka Buttermilk.Matthew Pearson / WABEVenueThe intimate, music-led room inside Pal’s Lounge.Pal’s Lounge MySpace, via Creative LoafingPerformancesA Yo! Karaoke night at Pal’s Lounge, with the room singing along.AJC, “Yo! Karaoke draws a crowd”; photographer credit not listed on the supplied source page.PerformancesA live guitar set with the audience gathered close to the stage.Image supplied in the redesign brief; performer, photographer, and event date not identified.Sweet AuburnA Royal Peacock marquee and Pal’s Cleaners sign in a historic Sweet Auburn street scene; neighborhood context, not a Pal’s Lounge founding record.Courtesy of Pal’s Lounge; original photographer and collection not identified in supplied materials.Sweet AuburnA 1947 Royal Peacock Club advertisement for Little Miss Cornshucks and Amos Milburn; Sweet Auburn music history, not a Pal’s Lounge event.Courtesy of Pal’s Lounge; original archive and creator not identified in supplied materials.PerformancesButtermilk Freeman · Just Freed artwork.Image supplied by Pal’s Lounge; original designer and date not identified.VenuePal’s Lounge glowing after dark.Sweet AuburnPal’s Lounge sign on Auburn Avenue.PeopleA conversation at the lounge.PeopleA dance inside the lounge. Buttermilk aka Robert Lee Murray inside Pal’s Lounge.VenueWings and fries at the Pal’s table.Image supplied by Pal’s Lounge; dish details and date not identified.VenueCrispy chicken sandwich and fries.Image supplied by Pal’s Lounge; dish details and date not identified.PeopleTogether at the lounge.PerformancesSaturday live music at Pal’s Lounge.Image supplied by Pal’s Lounge; performer, photographer, and date not identified.VenueInside the Pal’s Lounge bar.PeopleA portrait at the bar.Image supplied by Pal’s Lounge; identity, photographer, and date not identified.VenuePal’s Lounge on Auburn Avenue in daylight.PeopleA moment inside Pal’s Lounge.Image supplied by Pal’s Lounge; identity, photographer, and date not identified.

Media credits WABE photographs are credited to Matthew Pearson/WABE; the interior image is credited to Pal’s Lounge MySpace via Creative Loafing; the karaoke image is linked to the AJC gallery. Archival images supplied by Pal’s Lounge retain a note that their original collection or photographer was not identified in the supplied materials.