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The Ramshead Rathskeller

"The Danzigers had four restaurants: the Ranch House, the Rathskeller, the Zoom Zoom, and the Villa Teo...The Rathskeller was the first place in North Carolina, I believe — I know in Chapel Hill—that had pizza...Very first place. The Rathskeller employed a lot of Black people."

-David Mason, Jr.

The Ramshead Rathskeller (or simply "The Rat") was a restaurant opened in 1947 by the Danzigers and located at 153 E. Franklin Street in "Amber Alley." The restaurant closed in 2007.

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Citation: “The Ramshead Rathskeller,” From the Rock Wall, accessed November 24, 2024, https://fromtherockwall.org/places/the-ramshead-rathskeller.

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 David Mason, Jr. - On Black communities in Chapel Hill

This interview provides an overview of Black communities in Chapel Hill during Mason's life. He notes the consequences of having segregated communities and outdated infrastructures. His employment was at UNC Chapel Hill and he was employed at an early age at several local restaurants. He talks about…
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