Peaches Records Plans Revival of Historic Woolworth’s Counter | Eater New Orleans

"I've long seen Peaches Records as a treasured, decades-long destination for New Orleans music lovers; after moving from the French Quarter to 4318 Magazine Street in 2016, the Magazine Street record store now occupies a former F.W. Woolworth that contains a 1940 lunch counter the owners say was the site of the first sit-in inspired by the 1960 Greensboro Woolworth sit-ins, making it a significant civil-rights landmark. At a June 3 neighborhood meeting the owners outlined plans to seek conditional-use approval to operate as a restaurant and serve alcoholic beverages, and Lee Rea clarified they plan to use the historic counter to host local chefs for pop-ups and fundraising events while honoring its history and "creating a space to strengthen community bonds;" any plan for a daily restaurant is projected three to five years out, and attendees at the meeting seemed supportive." - Clair Lorell