W. J. Summers established it in 1944 and many black musicians lodged there during the era of segregation.
The Subway was a regular jazz venue and offered popular late-night blues shows from the mid-1980s until the hotel's demolition in 2004.
[1][2] The Subway Lounge was featured in the 2003 documentary film, Last of the Mississippi Jukes.
[3] It has a marker as part of the Mississippi Blues Trail.
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