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See the Historical Sights of Washington DC
on the FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS TOUR
For questions on this event,
please email globalconference@teamww.com or cindy.henry@teamww.com
Tour the city of Washington DC
with your Teammates on Friday night from the comfort of a
luxury coach tour bus, complete with guide.
A simple dinner will be available and time to dine together on the grounds of the Lincoln Memorial. The coaches will pick you up at the door of the OMNI and deliver you at
the same. While dinner may be "boxed", and what else can you do on a moving
tour, it will be prepared by the historic Florida Avenue Grill.
"The Oldest Soul Food in the World"...Open since 1944, a no frills diner
slinging large portions of down-home Southern classics.
Lacey C. Wilson, Sr. held a job on Capitol Hill as a shoeshine man. He had been saving his tips, but it wasn't for a new suit or pearls for Bertha, his wife. Lacey had a dream that was even greater than anything materialistic. Lacey had a vision that he was determined to see brought to life and he was willing to work as hard as he could to make it happen. He envisioned a restaurant that felt like home; where customers were friends, where you could get a soulfully, home-cooked meal for an affordable price. Lacey wanted to create a home away from home where people of different races, social standings, and even religions could sit side by side and have a meal. In 1944, with all his tips saved up, Lacey and his wife, Bertha, opened up a small, humble restaurant right on the corner of Florida Avenue and 11th Street in Northwest DC. called the Florida Avenue Grill.
