Marilyn, The Twin Coaches was waaaaay out, past Elizabeth and then some. I think that their address was Belle Vernon but that's been a long time. As to the Elks, Lions, etc., I do have a few years on you but I don't think that helps in this case. It's possible that your parents did take you to one of their lodges and it's possible that it was some kind of family function, maybe for a Christmas party. Al At 04:37 PM 12/30/2001, you wrote: >Al, > >Thanks for the info, but only the Twin Coaches sounds even vaguely >familiar. But if it burned in the 60's or 70's, it couldn't have been the >one I recognized. > >I wonder if the "nightclub" I thought I recognized a few years ago could >have been a Masons Hall, or the Elks, something like that - we didn't stop >(I wish we had) so I don't know what it is today and don't even know if I >could find it again (!) - I recall a neon sign and the facade looking >familiar - it was one of those "deja vu" type things where you know you've >seen it, been in it, what it looked like inside, but when and where you >can't recall. > >The Twin Coaches - you say farther out - you mean farther south of the >city, don't you? Because we lived southeast of Pittsburgh. My father was >a Mason, my mother an Eastern Star and I think my father belonged to some >of the fraternal type clubs - Elks, Lions, etc. So I could have been >remembering something like that, but why would they take a child into >those places? Was that common practice in the early 50's around that >area? I was really young, proabbly not older than 3 or 4. > >Marilyn > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Al Lenkner > To: PA-PITTSBURGH-L@rootsweb.com > Sent: Sunday, December 30, 2001 11:07 AM > Subject: Re: [PITTSBURGH] Pittsburgh Nightclubs circa 1940-1950's > > > Marilyn, > > There were two nightclubs on Route 51. The one closest was the Ankara > which is now part of Southland Shopping Mall, if my memory serves me > correctly. It disappeared in the 50s. Much further out was the Twin > Coaches which was destroyed by fire in the 60s or 70s. The Twin Coaches > featured a lot of headliners and was second to the Holiday House in > popularity. Greed of performers killed the Holiday House. > > Al > > > > At 10:49 PM 12/28/2001, you wrote: > >Paula, > > > >Where did you and your parents live? Your last name sounds very familiar > >to me - I was young when we left the area in 1961. I know my parents > >frequented some of the clubs around there (they used to take me in when I > >was small) and I'm quite certain I recognized one of the places when we > >were back there a few years ago. But I couldn't tell you what place it > >was or where it was, except it was on Rte. 51, south of the > city. Both of > >my parents are gone, so I can't ask. > > > >Thanks! > >Marilyn G. > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: Paula Murphy > > To: PA-PITTSBURGH-L@rootsweb.com > > Sent: Friday, December 28, 2001 7:26 AM > > Subject: [PITTSBURGH] Pittsburgh Nightclubs circa 1940-1950's > > > > > > I recently came across a bunch of souvenir photos of my parents > taken at > > nightclubs in Pittsburgh. I am wondering if any of them still > exist or if > > anyone can tell me anything about them. They are: > > > > Lenny Litman's Copa Pittsburgh at 818 Liberty Avenue > > The New Hollywood Show Bar at 122 Sixth Street > > Johnny Brown's New Club Cafe - for reservations phone Hiland 4962 > > > > By the way, if any of you frequented these places, my parents were > Rita and > > Paul Dudick. > > > > Thanks! > > > > Paula > > > > > > ==== PA-PITTSBURGH Mailing List ==== > > Check out these COMMUNITY LISTS: MyStErY, Horror, SAHM, M-W-C, > Nost-TV, > > Palm-Gen, and Westie > > > > ============================== > > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy > > records, go to: > > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > > > > > > --- > > Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. > > Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). > > Version: 6.0.310 / Virus Database: 171 - Release Date: 12/19/01 > > > > > >==== PA-PITTSBURGH Mailing List ==== > >How to unsubscribe. 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