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Yesteryear Pool Hall's - Still around.
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I gave a lesson to a guy last week in his 40's. He knew I was coming and how much it would be.
Asked me if I took Venmo. I barely have a paypal account. Lucky for me he found some cash.
I played in many Sunday tournaments at Jack and Jill’s in Brewster back around early 2000’s . The town of Brewster is mostly Hispanic and was back then too. I have not been there in 20 years - maybe I’ll run up there this afternoon just for kicks.
The wife of second owner Steve Priest was a wonderful host at the old time front desk for the room .
Original owner Turk owned a Palmer Model M - the one with the famous winding veneers only made by the hands of Palmer Cue Co. owner Gene Balner- Turk’s Palmer always was displayed in a glass case on the room’s wall in homage to Turk - I hope that it is still there.
Current Joss tour frequent top finisher Yesid ( Jessie) Garibello was always in the room going back 20- 25 years ago.
They had a large service bar towards the back of the room and the Spanish food was very good going back to those tournament days.
I miss these rooms so much - going back to the mid 60s - who cares if it’s cash only - I think that just adds to the whole story- this room was all about the pool resurgence post 1961 Hustler movie ( GCIs) - the game of 14.1 —and it remains one of the last in America - Brewster is a very old town going back hundreds of years- thankful that the room has survived.
The wife of second owner Steve Priest was a wonderful host at the old time front desk for the room .
Original owner Turk owned a Palmer Model M - the one with the famous winding veneers only made by the hands of Palmer Cue Co. owner Gene Balner- Turk’s Palmer always was displayed in a glass case on the room’s wall in homage to Turk - I hope that it is still there.
Current Joss tour frequent top finisher Yesid ( Jessie) Garibello was always in the room going back 20- 25 years ago.
They had a large service bar towards the back of the room and the Spanish food was very good going back to those tournament days.
I miss these rooms so much - going back to the mid 60s - who cares if it’s cash only - I think that just adds to the whole story- this room was all about the pool resurgence post 1961 Hustler movie ( GCIs) - the game of 14.1 —and it remains one of the last in America - Brewster is a very old town going back hundreds of years- thankful that the room has survived.
Steve Priest bought my first Southwest for a guy in his room.That was my regular pool hall for about three months in 1981 when I was a spring intern down the road.
At the time, an ancient Italian guy owned it -- I think his name was "Turk". A local good player later bought it from him, last name Priest, I think.
No eight ball or nine ball on the front tables. They had a carom table and I think they also had pocket blocks to turn pool tables into carom.
The first run over 150 I ever saw was there by Pete Margo in an exhibition. 198 and a scratch on the break shot following through balls to the side pocket.
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It was Turk, and the new owner was Steve Priest. Here is a thread in the Brewster facebook page:
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And here is Turk, close to how I remember him:
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As one of the Brewster residents commented, a lot more Spanish is spoken there now. I had lunch and played there a few years ago on a trip to the Kingston area.
Today I called the town North Hollyweird, it was actually North Hollywood. North Hollywood Billiards was the place at one time, Pool & Billiards Tables only, No Alcohol Serviced, Food was limited to not much. Chips, Candy Bar, and Soft Drinks, and the only item served sort of warm was Pre-made Hot dogs, that were Semi Frozen, and Warmed in Large Silver Box with Warming Light. When Tiff Payne had the place if you broke simple house rules ,you were booted. Something simple like a Cue Case on the Table. Place close long ago, today North Hollywood is not the same as the first time I set foot in the town just North of Hollyweird.
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North Hollywood was a middle-class working-people area, with a large Jewish population, and had just about anything from grocery stores, to car dealers, to a Bob’s Big Boy restaurant. Today I am not sure what is left of the old city, but let’s be diplomatic, and say it has changed IMHO in typical California Wrong Direction.
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North Hollywood was a middle-class working-people area, with a large Jewish population, and had just about anything from grocery stores, to car dealers, to a Bob’s Big Boy restaurant. Today I am not sure what is left of the old city, but let’s be diplomatic, and say it has changed IMHO in typical California Wrong Direction.
That room was purchased and I believe it is " Brick Yard Pub " now.Today I called the town North Hollyweird, it was actually North Hollywood. North Hollywood Billiards was the place at one time, Pool & Billiards Tables only, No Alcohol Serviced, Food was limited to not much. Chips, Candy Bar, and Soft Drinks, and the only item served sort of warm was Pre-made Hot dogs, that were Semi Frozen, and Warmed in Large Silver Box with Warming Light. When Tiff Payne had the place if you broke simple house rules ,you were booted. Something simple like a Cue Case on the Table. Place close long ago, today North Hollywood is not the same as the first time I set foot in the town just North of Hollyweird.
North Hollywood Billiards Closes After 42 Years
One of your neighbors posted in Business. Click through to read what they have to say. (The views expressed in this post are the author’s own.)
North Hollywood was a middle-class working-people area, with a large Jewish population, and had just about anything from grocery stores, to car dealers, to a Bob’s Big Boy restaurant. Today I am not sure what is left of the old city, but let’s be diplomatic, and say it has changed IMHO in typical California Wrong Direction.
They covered the tables in red cloth which is really bad.........
Back in the day that place had a lot of 3 cushion players.
That kind of lighting is hard on the eyes........
I Think it has something to do with income tax returns, Like I said, I think whoever owns it is just keeping it alive and maybe doesn't need the income, maybe just wants to preserve it.
The intent of the post was not to bring attention to a pool room that takes cash only, but thanks for chiming in!
That's so cool,
Awesome story, thanks!
Thanks!
I checked it out- thanks again
Cochran's across the street and a block and a half south (IIRC) was soothingly dark.
CajunPopeye
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I play at a bar/hall that only accepts cash. Atm's inside.
Location looks same, not sure about anything else, but had a lot of 3C players.
In case a anyone's thinking of going it is all Spanish. Patrons, food, music etc.