Carr's Beach

Carr's Beach, founded in 1926, was a beachfront resort on the Chesapeake Bay that catered to African American patrons during segregation.

[1] Carr's Beach was a stop on the Chitlin' Circuit and hosted musical acts like Chuck Berry, Billie Holiday, Duke Ellington, and Ike & Tina Turner.

Her son Frederick and businessman William L. “Li’l Willie” Adams created Carr’s Beach Amusement Company.

Musical acts that performed at Carr's Beach included Chuck Berry, James Brown, Cab Calloway, Duke Ellington, Billie Holiday, Little Richard, The Shirelles, and The Temptations, and Ike & Tina Turner.

The mural, designed by artist Comacell Brown, is located on an exterior wall of StageOne at Park Place, a venue of the Maryland Cultural and Conference Center.