Pwenner: This aerial photo is of the Blue Ridge Grill near Burkittsville from what appears to have been the 1970s, judging from the cars. According to local historian, Jody Brumage: "It stood behind the house that is at the corner of Route 17 and Coatsville Lane. I think it was torn down around 2005, I remember the building still standing, though in very bad condition. Roscoe "Gene" and Mary Johnson lived in the house in front of the Blue Ridge Grill." The grill was a popular gathering place for loc...

2025-11-03T03:39:22Z

This aerial photo is of the Blue Ridge Grill near Burkittsville from what appears to have been the 1970s, judging from the cars. According to local historian, Jody Brumage: "It stood behind the house that is at the corner of Route 17 and Coatsville Lane. I think it was torn down around 2005, I remember the building still standing, though in very bad condition. Roscoe "Gene" and Mary Johnson lived in the house in front of the Blue Ridge Grill." The grill was a popular gathering place for loc...

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== Summary ==
This aerial photo is of the Blue Ridge Grill near Burkittsville from what appears to have been the 1970s, judging from the cars.

According to local historian, Jody Brumage: "It stood behind the house that is at the corner of Route 17 and Coatsville Lane. I think it was torn down around 2005, I remember the building still standing, though in very bad condition. Roscoe "Gene" and Mary Johnson lived in the house in front of the Blue Ridge Grill."

The grill was a popular gathering place for local residents and was a meeting place for the "Old Friends Club", a local philanthropic organization of Black veterans, who held social events there to support fellow veterans.

This property was owned at one time by Evon and Melvin Jackson.

Wayne Smith
I played music there in the late 1960s. Wow let me think. Tim and Earl Jackson
Herdie Monroe, myself. One other I can't remember put a band together and played there several times. I dont know if we had a name..lol.It was a throw together type thing. We played James Brown, Wilson Pickett etc. I remember doing an old slow song by Peaches and Herb called "For Your Love, i would do anything" and the dance floor would get packed.

(Photo courtesy of Jody Brumage)

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