By Jeff Woodburn
WHITEFIELD – The first left off of Forrest Lake Road is “Newell” and second, just a few feet away, is called “Casino.” Together these Burma-Shave looking signs are the only remaining evidence of the popular dance hall that for forty-years became a summer Saturday night staple drawing crowds of as many as a thousand young people. For many—who are now grandparents or great-grandparents themselves — the memories of adolescences remain and are possibly an uncomfortable reminder that kids will be kids. (more…)
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Newell’s Casino: a place of adolescent memories
Posted in culture - history, tagged 1950s, 1960s, Aerosmith, Bette Davis, Buddy Newell, dance hall, Forest Lake, Hilton Newell, history, Ken Jordan, music, roller skating, Tom Gage, Whitefield on June 26, 2010| Leave a Comment »
